Job prospects Audiovisual (AV) Technician in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "audiovisual (AV) technician" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Audio and video recording technicians (NOC 52113) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many 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 Audio and video recording technicians in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Audio and video recording technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 28%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 20%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 13%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 11%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 57% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 42% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 52% of audio and video recording technicians work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 36 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 30% of audio and video recording technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 82% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 18% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology