Archivists

Ontario

The employment outlook will be Moderate for archivists (NOC 51102) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.Several 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 archivists in Ontario: Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Archivists mainly work in the following sectors: Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 21%Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 19%Universities (NAICS 6113): 13%Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 10%Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 10% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 85% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations72% of archivists work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 36% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 64% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 6% compared to 25% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 24% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 62% compared to 13% for all occupations

British Columbia

The employment outlook will be Moderate for archivists (NOC 51102) in British Columbia for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.Several positions will become available due to retirements.There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about archivists in British Columbia: Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Archivists mainly work in the following sectors: Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 27%Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 22%Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 17%Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 13%Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 12% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 64% compared to 78% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations68% of archivists work all year, while 32% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 31% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 69% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: n/a high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 56% compared to 12% for all occupations

Quebec

The employment outlook will be Limited for archivists (NOC 51102) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.A moderate number of 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 archivists in Quebec: Approximately 700 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Archivists mainly work in the following sectors: Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 27%Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 15%Universities (NAICS 6113): 11%Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 8%Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 8% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 88% compared to 82% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations74% of archivists work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 34% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 66% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 41% compared to 17% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 41% compared to 11% for all occupations