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Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2018-2019):

+6.0%

Job growth (2018-2019):

+10,100

Total employment (2019):

178,700

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Key points

The unemployment rate in this industry is low compared to the provincial average.
Women account for the majority of the industry’s workforce.
Temporary work in this industry is notably higher than the provincial average.
The majority of employees in this industry are in the public sector.
This industry is highly unionized.

The Educational Services industry is made up of institutions that are engaged primarily in providing instruction and training in a wide breadth of subjects. These establishments may be public or privately owned, and for-profit or non-profit.

Workforce

Gender

Employment by gender in 2019

Men: 31%

Women: 69%

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Provincial average in 2019

Men: 52%

Women: 48%

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Age groups

% of employees under 25 years of age

2014
2019
B.C. average (2019)

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

% of employees 55 years and older

2014
2019
B.C. average (2019)

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Employment

Types of employment

	2014	2019	B.C. average (2019)
Part time (% of employees working part time)	2014 30%	2019 30%	B.C. average (2019) 22%
Self-employed (% of employees who are self-employed)	2014 10%	2019 12%	B.C. average (2019) 18%
Temporary jobs (% of employees in temporary jobs)	2014 21%	2019 21%	B.C. average (2019) 13%

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Workplace

% of workers in firms less than 20 employees

2014
2019
B.C. average (2019)

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

% of workers in private sector jobs

2014
2019
B.C. average (2019)

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Unemployment rate

2014
2019
B.C. average (2019)

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Earnings

Average hourly wages in this industry

Men

2014
2019
B.C. average (2019)

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Women

2014
2019
B.C. average (2019)

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Youth

2014
2019
B.C. average (2019)

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Location of work

% employment of this industry

% employment of all industries

Vancouver Island / Coast

Mainland / Southwest

Thompson-Okanagan

Kootenay

Cariboo

North Coast & Nechako

Northeast

Source: 2019 Labour Force Survey

Employment outlook

			2019	2024	2029
Forecasted employment			2019 174,600	2024 182,100	2029 190,800

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted average annual employment growth rate

2019 - 2024
2024 - 2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted industry share of total employment

2019
2024
2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

College and other vocational instructors (NOC 4021)

Secondary school teachers (NOC 4031)

Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 4032)

Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (NOC 4413)

Additional resources

B.C. Ministry of Education
https://www.gov.bc.ca/bced

BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training
http://www.gov.bc.ca/aeit/

BC Teachers’ Federation
http://bctf.ca/

Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA/BC)
http://www.cufa.bc.ca/

Teacher Regulation Branch – B.C. Ministry of Education
https://teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca/

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