Job prospects Analyst, Fitness in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "analyst, fitness" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41406) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,050 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 47%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 21%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 70% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 30% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 28% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 71% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 41% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology