Job prospects Collector in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "collector" in British Columbia or Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Collectors (NOC 1435) in British Columbia for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Collectors in British Columbia:

• Approximately 1,250 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Collectors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 36%
  • Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 16%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 6%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 77% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 23% for all occupations
• 70% of collectors work all year, while 30% 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 32 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• less than 5% of collectors are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 31% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 69% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology