Job prospects Technical Support Agent in the Southern Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "User support technicians" in the Southern Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for User support technicians in the Southern Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for User support technicians (NOC 22221) in the Southern region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about User support technicians in the Southern region:

  • Approximately 70 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • User support technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 54%
    • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55-56): 34%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 11%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for User support technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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