Job prospects Firefighter in the Calgary Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Firefighters" in the Calgary Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Firefighters in the Calgary Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Firefighters (NOC 42101) in the Calgary region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Alberta has not provided additional budget for wildfire fighting or wildfire and flood support in the next three years, though there is a contingency fund for disaster relief.

Here are some key facts about Firefighters in the Calgary region:

Approximately 1,540 people work in this occupation.
Firefighters mainly work in the following sectors:
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 92%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology