Job prospects Supervisor, Security Guards in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "supervisor, security guards" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Other services supervisors (NOC 62029) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new 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.

Here are some key facts about Other services supervisors in Alberta:

• Approximately 2,350 people work in this occupation.
• Other services supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 38%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 24%
  • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 9%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 6%
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 61% of other services supervisors work all year, while 39% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of other services supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 65% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 35% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology