Job prospects Patrol Officer - Police in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Police officers (except commissioned) (NOC 42100) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new 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 Police officers (except commissioned) in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 1,300 people work in this occupation.
• Police officers (except commissioned) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 67%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 26%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
• 91% of police officers (except commissioned) work all year, while 9% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 49 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 79% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 21% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% 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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