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Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2019-2020):

-2.7%

Job growth (2019-2020):

-5,000

Total employment (2020):

178,700

Source: 2020 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 2020

Men: 30%

Women: 70%

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 27%	2020 29%	B.C. average (2020) 21%
Self-employed (% of employees who are self-employed)	2015 8%	2020 9%	B.C. average (2020) 18%
Temporary jobs (% of employees in temporary jobs)	2015 24%	2020 20%	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

% 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 183,400	2026 195,600	2031 200,200

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

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/

Latest numbers for B.C. in November 2022