Job prospects Forester, Projects in the Northwest Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Forestry professionals" in the Northwest Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Forestry professionals in the Northwest Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be limited for Forestry professionals (NOC 21111) in the Northwest region for the 2024-2026 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.
Here are some key facts about Forestry professionals in the Northwest region:
- Approximately 160 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Forestry professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
- Forestry and logging and fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 113, 114, 1153): 59%
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 15%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 13%
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 7%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Forestry professionals across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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