Job prospects Patrol Officer - Police in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

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 Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Budgetary restrictions are expected to limit overall employment growth.

Here are some key facts about Police officers (except commissioned) in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 950 people work in this occupation.
• Police officers (except commissioned) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 51%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 46%
• 91% of police officers (except commissioned) work all year, while 9% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 75% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 25% compared to 49% 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 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 35% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 14% 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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