Job prospects Occupational Health And Safety Inspector in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for occupational health and safety specialists (NOC 22232) in Yukon for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 occupational health and safety specialists in Yukon:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Occupational health and safety specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 40%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 24%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 8%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 8%
• 63% of occupational health and safety specialists work all year, while 38% 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 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 35% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 65% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a