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Job opportunities in British Columbia
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers (NOC 43202) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- Persistent shortages in this occupation are present throughout the province. An increasing number of retirements in this occupation are contributing to a shortage. There is increasing demand for bylaw officers as recruitment is challenging.
Here are some key facts about By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers in British Columbia:
- Approximately 1,650 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 52%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 18%
- Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 6%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 5%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 90% compared to 78% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
- 76% of by-law enforcement and other regulatory officers work all year, while 24% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 66% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 34% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Location | Job prospects |
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Cariboo Region | |
Kootenay Region | |
Lower Mainland–Southwest Region | |
Nechako Region | |
North Coast Region | |
Northeast Region | |
Thompson–Okanagan Region | |
Vancouver Island and Coast Region |
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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