Job prospects Flight Dispatcher in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Air traffic controllers and related occupations (NOC 72601) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• 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.

Occupations in aviation requiring significant technical skills continue to be in demand in British Columbia. A growing number of retirements has left these occupations with a shortage.
Job creation from military and firefighting aircraft projects as part of Boeing and De Havilland Canada investments respectively.

Here are some key facts about Air traffic controllers and related occupations in British Columbia:

• Approximately 700 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Air traffic controllers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 79%
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 12%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
• 79% of air traffic controllers and related occupations work all year, while 21% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 70% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 30% 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: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations

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