Job prospects Camera Operator 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 very limited for Film and video camera operators (NOC 52110) 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Film and video camera operators in British Columbia:

• Approximately 1,150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Film and video camera operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 68%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 10%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 28% of film and video camera operators work all year, while 72% 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 32 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 55% of film and video camera operators are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% 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: 25% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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