Job prospects Police Captain in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services (NOC 40040) in Saskatchewan 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 56%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 34%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 10%
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 78% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 22% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 44% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 22% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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