Recreation, sports and fitness program supervisors

Nova Scotia

The employment outlook will be Moderate for recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41406) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Nova Scotia: Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors: Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 46%Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 22%Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 12%Social assistance (NAICS 624): 8% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 82% compared to 82% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 18% compared to 18% for all occupations67% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 34% compared to 51% for all occupations Women: 66% compared to 49% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: n/a high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 27% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 55% compared to 20% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 10% for all occupations

Saskatchewan

The employment outlook will be Moderate for recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41406) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Saskatchewan: Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors: Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 34%Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 19%Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 12%Hospitals (NAICS 622): 11%Social assistance (NAICS 624): 6% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 88% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations80% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 20% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 27% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 73% compared to 47% 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: 12% compared to 33% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 15% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 37% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 18% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Quebec

The employment outlook will be Moderate for recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41406) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to several 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.Here are some key facts about recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Quebec: Approximately 3,550 people work in this occupation. Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors: Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 31%Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 23%Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 8%Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 8%Social assistance (NAICS 624): 6% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 86% compared to 82% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 14% compared to 18% for all occupations65% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 35% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.Less than 5% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 43% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 56% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 46% compared to 17% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations