Job prospects Industrial And Commercial Buildings Architect in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Architects (NOC 21200) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a few 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.

Here are some key facts about Architects in Alberta:

Approximately 1,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Architects mainly work in the following sectors:
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 82%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 91% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
74% of architects work all year, while 26% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
30% of architects are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 69% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 31% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 59% compared to 9% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Alberta by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region	Undetermined
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region	Undetermined
Calgary Region	Moderate
Camrose–Drumheller Region	Undetermined
Edmonton Region	Moderate
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region	Undetermined
Red Deer Region	Undetermined
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region	Undetermined