Job prospects User Support Technician near Kelowna (BC)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "User support technicians" near Kelowna (BC) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2020-2022), there was a labour shortage for User support technicians near Kelowna (BC). There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about User support technicians in the Thompson - Okanagan region:

  • Approximately 520 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • User support technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 28%
    • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 25%
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): 11%
    • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 9%

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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