Job prospects Medical Examiner in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Police investigators and other investigative occupations (NOC 41310) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Job growth for this occupation depends mainly on demand for police services and government budget allocations for public safety.
• The majority of jobs in the field are with the municipal police services, but   opportunities also exist in federal and First Nations police services.
• Targeted hiring initiatives to improve diversity in the police workforce are also supporting opportunities

Here are some key facts about Police investigators and other investigative occupations in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Police investigators and other investigative occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 50%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 35%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 85% of police investigators and other investigative occupations work all year, while 15% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 43% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 33% 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: 64% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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