Job prospects Special Education Technician - Persons With Disabilities in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Instructors of persons with disabilities (NOC 42203) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Instructors of persons with disabilities in British Columbia:

• Instructors of persons with disabilities mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 46%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 21%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 9%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 8%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 49% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 51% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 32% of instructors of persons with disabilities work all year, while 68% 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.
• 27% of instructors of persons with disabilities are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 14% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 86% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 15% compared to 12% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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