Job prospects Information Technology (IT) Support Technician in the West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador Region

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

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be good for User support technicians (NOC 22221) in the West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of 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 West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador region:

• Approximately 70 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• User support technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 34%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 31%
  • Management and Administrative Services (NAICS 55-56): 21%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 14%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology