Job prospects Architectural Technologist in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

The employment outlook will be limited for Architectural technologists and technicians (NOC 2251) in Alberta for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Architectural technologists and technicians in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,250 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Architectural technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 73%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 16%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 68% of architectural technologists and technicians work all year, while 32% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 29 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• 19% of architectural technologists and technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 57% compared to 54% for all occupations
  • Women: 42% compared to 46% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 63% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 8% for all occupations

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