Job prospects Software Technical Support Analyst in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "User support technicians" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for User support technicians in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for User support technicians (NOC 22221) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about User support technicians in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

  • Approximately 10,370 people work in this occupation.
  • User support technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 37%
    • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 14%
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): 7%
    • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 6%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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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