Job prospects Automobile Upholsterer in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "automobile upholsterer" in British Columbia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Upholsterers (NOC 63221) 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.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• As a specialized and niche occupation employment has been declining in this occupation. Vacancies may arise as retirements increase.

Here are some key facts about Upholsterers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Upholsterers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 63%
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (NAICS 337): 14%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 9%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 57% of upholsterers work all year, while 42% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 56% of upholsterers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 74% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 26% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 26% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology