Job prospects Multimedia Information Trader in British Columbia
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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Journalists (NOC 51113) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • Several 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 Journalists in British Columbia:

  • Approximately 1,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Journalists mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 69%
    • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 17%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 77% compared to 78% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • 67% of journalists work all year, while 33% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • 28% of journalists are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 57% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 42% 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: 9% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 43% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 23% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour Market Information Survey
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