General office support workers in Lower Mainland - Southwest

The employment outlook will be Limited for general office support workers (NOC 14100) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new 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 general office support workers in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

• Approximately 15,400 people work in this occupation.
• General office support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 24%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 8%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 8%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 7%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 7%