Sports officials and referees

British Columbia

The employment outlook will be Limited for sports officials and referees (NOC 53202) in British Columbia for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.Not many positions will become available due to retirements.There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Employment will see the most gains in regions with high population growth, such as parts of the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan.  Here are some key facts about sports officials and referees in British Columbia: Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Sports officials and referees mainly work in the following sectors: Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 61%Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 13%Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 8% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 8% compared to 78% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 92% compared to 22% for all occupations8% of sports officials and referees work all year, while 92% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 15 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.25% of sports officials and referees are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 82% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 18% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: 63% compared to 8% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 28% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Manitoba

The employment outlook will be Limited for sports officials and referees (NOC 53202) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.Not many 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 sports officials and referees in Manitoba: Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Sports officials and referees mainly work in the following sectors: Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 45%Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 30%Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 24% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 25% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 75% compared to 19% for all occupations28% of sports officials and referees are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 75% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 25% compared to 47% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: 54% compared to 12% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 31% 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: n/a university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations