Job prospects Intranet Site Designer 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 moderate for Web designers (NOC 21233) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

The computer technology sector is a major economic contributor in the province. While most of the employment in this sector is in the Metro Vancouver region, both Victoria and the Okanagan are emerging as tech hubs.

While activity in the sector was subdued in 2024, investment activity is expected to increase as interest rates decline.

Here are some key facts about Web designers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 2,250 people work in this occupation.
• Web designers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 65%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 60% of web designers work all year, while 40% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 50% of web designers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 55% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 45% 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: 27% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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