Job prospects Recording Studio Technician in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "recording studio technician" in Alberta or Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Audio and video recording technicians (NOC 5225) in Alberta for the 2022-2024 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Audio and video recording technicians in Alberta:

• Approximately 750 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Audio and video recording technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 37%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 13%
  • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 9%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 54% of audio and video recording technicians work all year, while 46% 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 30 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• 28% of audio and video recording technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 85% compared to 54% for all occupations
  • Women: 15% 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: 26% 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: 49% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology