Job prospects Marker - Post-secondary Teaching Assistance in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (NOC 41201) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 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 a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Persistent demand for teaching occupations remains at all levels of education in British Columbia. Some schools in the province have been experiencing a shortage of instructors.

Here are some key facts about Post-secondary teaching and research assistants in British Columbia:

• Approximately 12,250 people work in this occupation.
• Post-secondary teaching and research assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 86%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 60% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 40% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 48% of post-secondary teaching and research assistants work all year, while 52% 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 39 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of post-secondary teaching and research assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 42% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 57% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 16% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 39% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 38% compared to 12% for all occupations

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