Job prospects Division Chief - Fire Department in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers" in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers (NOC 40041) in the Vancouver Island and Coast region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Several 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 Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers in the Vancouver Island and Coast region:

  • Approximately 120 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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