Job prospects Occupational Health Officer 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 Occupational health and safety specialists (NOC 22232) in Newfoundland and Labrador 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The outlook for this occupation reflects differing prospects depending on industry. Generally, growing emphasis on workplace safety should contribute to more positions, though fiscal pressures in public administration may limit such growth. Many workers in this occupation are also employed in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction and construction. Mining should be a key contributor to employment opportunities over the forecast period, with expansions underway as well as the development of new mining projects in the central part of the island.

Here are some key facts about Occupational health and safety specialists in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 600 people work in this occupation.
• Occupational health and safety specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 26%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 57% of occupational health and safety specialists work all year, while 42% 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 41 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 43% 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: 9% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 59% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% 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