Job prospects Community Services Officer - Police in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "community services officer - police" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 28, 2026. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Very good

The employment outlook will be Very good for police officers (except commissioned) (NOC 42100) 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Job growth for this occupation depends mainly on demand for police services and government budget allocations for public safety.
The majority of jobs in this field are with federal police services, but limited opportunities also exist in First Nations police services.
The Yukon's Budget 2025-26 included funding for eight new RCMP officers and one additional public service worker.
The crime rate per 100,000 people in the Yukon was the third highest in Canada in 2024, increasing demand for this occupation (Statistics Canada, 2025).

Here are some key facts about police officers (except commissioned) in Yukon:

Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Police officers (except commissioned) mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
77% of police officers (except commissioned) work all year, while 23% 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 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 77% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 23% compared to 51% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations

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