Job prospects Firefighter in the Cariboo Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Firefighters" in the Cariboo Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
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.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a major labour shortage for Firefighters in the Cariboo Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Limited for firefighters (NOC 42101) in the Cariboo region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- 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 firefighters in the Cariboo region:
- Approximately 160 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Firefighters mainly work in the following sectors:
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 79%
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 11%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 10%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Firefighters across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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