Job prospects Correctional Officer in the Cape Breton Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Correctional service officers" in the Cape Breton Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Correctional service officers in the Cape Breton Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Correctional service officers (NOC 43201) in the Cape Breton region for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 Correctional service officers in the Cape Breton region:
- Approximately 80 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Correctional service officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 76%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 17%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Correctional service officers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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