Job prospects Emergency Medical Attendant (EMA) in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Paramedical occupations" in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Paramedical occupations in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Paramedical occupations (NOC 32102) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Paramedical occupations in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:
- Approximately 140 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Paramedical occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 73%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 12%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 9%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 5%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Paramedical occupations across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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