Job prospects Horse Identifier in Alberta

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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 Sports officials and referees (NOC 53202) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities may vary depending on the time of the year.

Here are some key facts about Sports officials and referees in Alberta:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Sports officials and referees mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 76%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 9% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 91% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 13% of sports officials and referees are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 83% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 17% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 63% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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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