Job prospects Deskside Support Technician in the Halifax Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "User support technicians" in the Halifax Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for User support technicians in the Halifax Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for User support technicians (NOC 22221) in the Halifax region for the 2024-2026 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Additional information is available at the provincial level.
Here are some key facts about User support technicians in the Halifax region:
- Approximately 2,350 people work in this occupation.
- User support technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 31%
- Management and administrative services (NAICS 55-56): 19%
- Finance, insurance and real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 10%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 6%
- Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 5%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for User support technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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