Job prospects Filmmaker in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 51120) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many 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 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 71%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 15%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 80% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 54% of producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations work all year, while 46% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 36% of producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 57% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 42% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 16% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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