Job prospects Occupational Health And Safety Inspector in Northwest Territories

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "occupational health and safety inspector" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

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 Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several 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 Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 50 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%
• 67% of occupational health and safety specialists work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 50% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a