Job prospects Business Analyst, Informatics in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Business systems specialists (NOC 21221) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Several 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 Business systems specialists in Alberta:
- Approximately 3,000 people work in this occupation.
- Business systems specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 30%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 7%
- Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 5%
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 5%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5%
- 77% of business systems specialists work all year, while 23% 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.
- 15% of business systems specialists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 54% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 46% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 11% 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: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 45% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 9% for all occupations
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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