Job prospects Employment Manager in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Human resources managers (NOC 10011) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Human resources managers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 6,350 people work in this occupation.
• Human resources managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 5%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 5%
• 82% of human resources managers work all year, while 18% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 32% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 68% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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