Job prospects Recording Studio Technician in British Columbia

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

Job opportunities in British Columbia

The employment outlook will be very limited for Audio and video recording technicians (NOC 5225) in British Columbia for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 British Columbia:

• Approximately 2,550 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): 66%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 77% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 23% for all occupations
• 52% of audio and video recording technicians work all year, while 48% 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.
• 26% of audio and video recording technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 85% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 15% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% 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: 46% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology