These statistics cover the career grouping of Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation and Sport (NOC 644), which includes Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guides.

Workers are employed in the following industries: Accommodation and food services (30%), Arts, entertainment and recreation (30%), Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%), Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services (8%), Manufacturing (4%).

This occupation (Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guides) is part of a larger group called Tour and Recreational Guides and Casino Occupations (NOC 644). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 25%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.