Job prospects Data Scientist near Calgary (AB)

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Database analysts and data administrators" near Calgary (AB) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2020-2022), the labour market was balanced for Database analysts and data administrators near Calgary (AB). 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 Data scientists (NOC 21211) in the Calgary region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

In 2023 there were more than 3,000 technologies companies in Alberta, many of them located in Calgary. The Alberta tech industry has grown and diversified greatly in recent years, and had developed into an ecosystem with strong digital, digital heath, life sciences, and artificial intelligence (AI) sub sectors.

In addition, for the fifth consecutive year, the province experienced record-breaking venture capital investment in 2022, a trend that will likely continue.

Finally, Alberta Innovates, Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC) and regional partners have joined forces to launch Start Alberta, a pan-provincial scaleup and growth accelerator program, as part of a broader vision to strengthen Alberta’s innovation ecosystem.

Here are some key facts about Data scientists in the Calgary region:

Approximately 940 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Data scientists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 40%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 13%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 8%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 6%
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology