Job prospects Business Development Officer in Ontario
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "business development officer" in Ontario or across Canada.
Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Business development officers and market researchers and analysts (NOC 41402) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Several 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 Business development officers and market researchers and analysts in Ontario:
- Approximately 14,150 people work in this occupation.
- Business development officers and market researchers and analysts mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 18%
- Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 9%
- Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 9%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 8%
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 73% of business development officers and market researchers and analysts work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 13% of business development officers and market researchers and analysts are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 54% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 46% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 43% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 27% compared to 13% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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