Job prospects Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified General Accountant (CPA, CGA) in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Financial auditors and accountants" in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region or Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Recent trends from the past 3 years

The prospect of finding work in this occupation was good over the past few years (2019-2021). There were more job openings than workers available to fill them.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Financial auditors and accountants (NOC 1111) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Financial auditors and accountants in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:

• Approximately 370 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Financial auditors and accountants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 32%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 25%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 8%

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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