Job prospects Research Scientist - Composite Materials in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for other professional occupations in physical sciences (NOC 21109) in British Columbia for the 2025-2027 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about other professional occupations in physical sciences in British Columbia:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Other professional occupations in physical sciences mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 45%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 35%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 20%
• 60% of other professional occupations in physical sciences work all year, while 40% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 67% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 33% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 50% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 12% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology