Job prospects Director, Human Resources Management 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

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Human resources managers (NOC 10011) 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.

Here are some key facts about Human resources managers in British Columbia:

  • Approximately 6,350 people work in this occupation.
  • Human resources managers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
    • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
    • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 5%
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5%
    • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 5%
  • 82% of human resources managers work all year, while 18% 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.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 32% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 68% 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: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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