Job prospects Patrol Officer - Police in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "patrol officer - police" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Police officers (except commissioned) (NOC 42100) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Job growth for this occupation depends mainly on demand for police services and government budget allocations for public safety. The majority of jobs in the field are with the federal police services, but limited opportunities also exist in First Nations police services.

Here are some key facts about Police officers (except commissioned) in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Police officers (except commissioned) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): more than 95%
• 90% of police officers (except commissioned) work all year, while 10% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 68% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 32% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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