Job prospects Operating Systems Programmer in the Southern Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Computer programmers and interactive media developers" in the Southern Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Computer programmers and interactive media developers in the Southern Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Computer systems developers and programmers (NOC 21230) in the Southern region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about Computer systems developers and programmers in the Southern region:

  • Approximately 30 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Computer systems developers and programmers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Find out what will be the job prospects for Computer programmers and interactive media developers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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