Job prospects Designer, Textile in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers (NOC 53123) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers in Alberta:

• Approximately 700 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 27%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 24%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 11%
  • Textile and textile product and clothing manufacturing and leather and allied product manufacturing (NAICS 313-316): 10%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 64% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 36% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 41% of theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers work all year, while 59% 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 37 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 63% of theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 23% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 77% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 9% for all occupations

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