Job prospects Content Coordinator in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Graphic designers and illustrators (NOC 52120) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Strong growth in digital advertising will support employment opportunities. 

Some job functions for this occupation may change with continuing adoption of artificial intelligence for data analytics, natural language processing, marketing automation, virtual agents, and/or robotics process automation.

Some job functions for this occupation may change with continuing adoption of information and communication technologies, specifically cloud computing, to improve data management and business decision making.

Here are some key facts about Graphic designers and illustrators in British Columbia:

• Approximately 17,750 people work in this occupation.
• Graphic designers and illustrators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 28%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 25%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 11%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 7%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 61% of graphic designers and illustrators work all year, while 39% 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 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 34% of graphic designers and illustrators are self-employed compared to an average of 17% 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: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 35% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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