Job prospects Occupational Health And Safety Inspector in the Red Deer Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Occupational health and safety specialists" in the Red Deer Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Occupational health and safety specialists in the Red Deer Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for occupational health and safety specialists (NOC 22232) in the Red Deer region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
  • Several 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 occupational health and safety specialists in the Red Deer region:

  • Approximately 280 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Occupational health and safety specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 27%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 18%
    • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 13%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 9%
    • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Occupational health and safety specialists across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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