Job prospects Manager, Engineering Service Group in Canada
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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Other business services managers (NOC 10029) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 Other business services managers in British Columbia:

  • Approximately 3,050 people work in this occupation.
  • Other business services managers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 20%
    • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 10%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 9%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 78% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • 77% of other business services managers work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • 48% of other business services managers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 54% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 46% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

What percentage of people in this occupation are self-employed?

This occupation (Engineering managers) is part of a larger group called Managers in engineering, architecture, science and information systems (NOC 021). According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 6% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 14%.

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What proportion of people in this occupation work full-time?

According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 98% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.

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What is the proportion of women working in this occupation?

According to the National Household Survey (2011), in Canada, women represented 12% of workers in this occupation compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.

Source Labour Force Survey – Statistics Canada | queryString="cid=2561"Legal note

What percentage of people in this occupation are members of a union?

This occupation (Engineering managers) is part of a larger group called Managers in engineering, architecture, science and information systems (NOC 021). According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, the unionization rate for this group was 11%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.

Source Labour Force Survey – Statistics Canada | queryString="cid=2561"Legal note

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