BACKGROUND – HISTORICAL TRENDING AND OUTLOOK
NET TECH EMPLOYMENT TRENDING 282k jobs
KEY POINTS ⇥ Net tech employment in Canada – as described on the previous page, reached an estimated 1,717,471 workers in 2019, an increase of nearly 59,954 net new jobs and a growth rate of 3.6 percent over the previousyear. ⇥ Since 2011, net tech employment increased by an estimated 282,000 net new jobs. Net tech employment growth has been steady during this span, averaging approximately 34,600 new jobs peryear. ⇥ As the largest component of net tech employment (71 percent), technology occupations are the primary driver of job growth. Just 5 of 25 tech occupation categories accounted for the majority (74 percent) of job gains during the 2013-2019 timeperiod. ⇥ Largest tech occupation contributors to job gains,2013-2019:
1.72
1.66
added
1.60
1.56
1.54
1.51
1.47 1.49
1.44
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 est
⇥ Systems analysts and consultants: +52,963 ⇥ Programmers and media developers: +37,201 ⇥ User support technicians: +26,465 ⇥ Information systems managers: +22,576 ⇥ Software engineers and designers: +20,320
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT TRENDING
900
⇥ On a percent change basis, the occupation category covering other professional engineers grew by +62% percent, the largest increase among tech occupations during 2013-2019. Database analysts and administrators (60%) was next, followed by software engineers (+59%). ⇥ Most occupation categories experienced positive job gains during the 2013-2019 time period, although a few were negative. The category covering electronics service technicians lost 10,133 jobs while electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors, and testers lost 1,543 jobs. ⇥ Largest tech industry contributors to job gains,2013-2019: ⇥ IT Services and Custom Software Services: +96,744 ⇥ Software [packaged]: +11,597 ⇥ The steepest decline occurred in the R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services where -7,315 jobs were shed during the 2013-2019 time period. The tech manufacturing category saw a drop of -3,205 jobs 2013-2019. Telecommunicationsand internet services saw a drop of 3,644 jobs in this time period. ⇥ Looking ahead, the overall base of employment is projected to increase by 6 percent between 2019 and 2027. The growth projections for many technology occupation categories exceed the national benchmark, and in some cases, by a significant amount. For example, database analysts and administrator roles are projected to grow at more than three times the rate as the national average. Software, systems analysts, which includes cybersecurity roles, and user support technicians will also experience notable gains through2027.
800
Software [packaged]
700
TechManufacturing
600
Telecommunications and Internet Services
500
400
Engineering Services, R&D, and Testing
300
200
IT Services and Custom Software Services
100
0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
OCCUPATION OUTLOOK: 2019-2027
Databaseanalysts/admin
22%
Heathoccupations
19%
Sys. analysts/consultants
17%
Software engineers
16%
User support technicians
15%
All occupations inCanada
6%
Natural resources/agriculture
4%
Sources: EMSI | Statistics Canada | CompTIA
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