By Canadian HR Reporter | Link to Article
Go west, young worker. Or if you’re in British Columbia, go east.
That would be the best advice to jobseekers looking for the brightest employment prospects between 2014 and 2020, according to new research.
By Canadian HR Reporter | Link to Article
Go west, young worker. Or if you’re in British Columbia, go east.
That would be the best advice to jobseekers looking for the brightest employment prospects between 2014 and 2020, according to new research.
Not surprisingly, Edmonton and Calgary were number one and number two for expected job growth, according to CareerBuilder.ca and Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI). Edmonton expects to add more than 59,000 jobs (eight per cent growth) and Calgary is expected to add 62,700 jobs (seven per cent growth).
“Employment grew by an average of 21,300 per month in the six months leading to November, and our findings show that employers will continue adding jobs at a steady pace across a variety of industries and regions,” said Mark Bania, director of CareerBuilder Canada.
See chart below for a full list of growth by job markets.
In-demand careers
The growth won’t be spread evenly across all jobs — some skills will be more in-demand, depending on the city.
Mechanical engineers may want to head to Calgary — it will need 18 per cent more of them by 2020, according to the research. Occupational health and safety inspectors may want to book a ticket for Edmonton, which expects growth of 21 per cent in that field.
See chart below for a full list of growing occupations by city.
Click here to view the table of Top Job Growth for Canadian Cities