Job prospects Director, Elementary Education 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 good for Government managers - education policy development and program administration (NOC 40012) 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.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Persistent demand for teaching occupations remains at all levels of education in British Columbia. Some schools in the province have been experiencing a shortage of instructors.

Investments in public school services around the province will improve employment opportunities in the educational services sector.

In 2024, the government announced school expansion projects in the communities of Surrey, Burnaby, Sooke, Mission, Richmond, Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows, and other communities.

Here are some key facts about Government managers - education policy development and program administration in British Columbia:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Government managers - education policy development and program administration mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 44%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 24%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 22%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 89% of government managers - education policy development and program administration work all year, while 11% 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 50 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 35% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 65% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 56% compared to 12% for all occupations

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