Job prospects Electronic Communications Technician 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 Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians (NOC 72205) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• 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 Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians in British Columbia:

• Approximately 3,100 people work in this occupation.
• Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 60%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 25%
• 74% of telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 10% of telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% 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: 32% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 32% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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