Job prospects Technical Support Specialist – Information Technology (IT) in the Saskatoon–Biggar Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "User support technicians" in the Saskatoon–Biggar Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for User support technicians in the Saskatoon–Biggar Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for User support technicians (NOC 22221) in the Saskatoon - Biggar region for the 2023-2025 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 a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about User support technicians in the Saskatoon - Biggar region:
- Approximately 860 people work in this occupation.
- User support technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 24%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 23%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 12%
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 7%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for User support technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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