Job prospects Artistic Director - Motion Picture 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 limited for Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 51120) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations in British Columbia:

• Approximately 7,800 people work in this occupation.
• Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 69%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 54% of producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations work all year, while 46% 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 40 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 41% of producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 65% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 35% 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: 19% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations

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