Job prospects Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Analyst in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Business systems specialists (NOC 21221) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Increasing awareness of the importance of efficient data systems and management makes this occupation in demand across a number of sectors. 

Demand is centered in the Lower Mainland-Southwest region as many companies have headquarter offices in Metro Vancouver.

Here are some key facts about Business systems specialists in British Columbia:

• Approximately 3,000 people work in this occupation.
• Business systems specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 27%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 10%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 7%
  • Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 6%
• 79% of business systems specialists work all year, while 21% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 13% of business systems specialists are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% 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: 8% 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: 15% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 49% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 24% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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