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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Overview Workforce Employment Earnings
Location of work Employment outlook Related careers Additional resources
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Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2019-2020):
0.0%
Job growth (2019-2020):
0
Total employment (2020):
230,600

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Key points
  • The majority of the employment in this industry occurs in the Mainland / Southwest region.
  • Wages for both men and women in this industry are above their respective provincial averages.
  • The unemployment rate is less than the provincial unemployment rate.
  • Almost the entire industry is in the private sector.

The Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry is made up of businesses whose employees offer particular specialized skill sets and knowledge to clients. Most of the industries grouped in this sector have production processes that are almost completely dependent on worker skills.

Workforce

Gender

Employment by gender in 2020

  Men: 58%
  Women: 42%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Provincial average in 2020

  Men: 52%
  Women: 48%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Age groups

% of employees under 25 years of age

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

% of employees 55 years and older

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Employment

Types of employment

2015 2020 B.C. average (2020)
Part time
(% of employees working part time)
2015
17%
2020
17%
B.C. average (2020)
21%
Self-employed
(% of employees who are self-employed)
2015
36%
2020
34%
B.C. average (2020)
18%
Temporary jobs
(% of employees in temporary jobs)
2015
7%
2020
6%
B.C. average (2020)
11%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Workplace

% of workers in firms less than 20 employees

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

% of workers in private sector jobs

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Unemployment rate

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Earnings

Average hourly wages in this industry

Men

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Women

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Youth

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Location of work

Select your region:
Vancouver Island / Coast Mainland / Southwest Thompson-Okanagan Kootenay Cariboo Northeast North Coast & Nechako
  % employment of this industry
  % employment of all industries

Vancouver Island / Coast

Mainland / Southwest

Thompson-Okanagan

Kootenay

Cariboo

North Coast & Nechako

Northeast

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Employment outlook

2021 2026 2031
Forecasted employment
2021
256,700
2026
291,800
2031
330,200

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted average annual employment growth rate

  • 2021 - 2026
  • 2026 - 2031

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted industry share of total employment

  • 2021
  • 2026
  • 2031

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Additional resources

Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC)
http://www.aibc.ca/

Association of Consulting Engineering Companies | Canada
http://www.acec.ca/

Canadian Architectural Certification Board
http://www.cacb.ca/

Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors (CAGC)
http://www.cagc.ca/

LifeSciences British Columbia
http://www.lifesciencesbc.ca

North American Industry Classification System
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/industry-industrie-eng.htm

Latest numbers for B.C. in November 2022
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