NOC 2021 · minor groupAcross the economy

Technical occupations in computer and information systems

134,170 people in Canada, 29.6% of them in Professional, scientific and technical services. Found in at least fourteen of the twenty sectors, with no single one holding 30% of it. At any size, an employer in any industry might have this role.

EmployedA
134,170
Canada, 2021 Census
Sectors employing itA
14
of 20, at 1% or more
Largest sectorA
29.6%
Professional, scientific and technical services
Median pay
$72,800
across 3 job titles
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Where this work is done

The measured share of everyone in this occupation, by sector. It is spread across the economy — a job almost any employer might have.

Professional, scientific and technical services 29.6%
Information and cultural industries 12.8%
Public administration 10.7%
Educational services 7.6%
Finance and insurance 7.2%
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 5.1%
Manufacturing 4.8%
Health care and social assistance 4.6%
Wholesale trade 4%
Retail trade 3.7%
Transportation and warehousing 2%
Construction 1.6%
Other services (except public administration) 1.5%
Utilities 1.2%
02

The jobs inside it

Statistics Canada counts these together as one minor group. These are the job titles underneath.

Computer network and web technicians 22220User support technicians 22221Information systems testing technicians 22222

Sources for this page

The sector split is a count; the industry tag is a reading of it. Statistics Canada publishes this cross-tabulation against the twenty NAICS sectors and no finer, so everything above the industry table is measured and the table itself is judgment — offered because "which industry employs a veterinarian" has a useful answer that the published data stops just short of.