Occupation Report
Professional occupations in business
management consulting
NOC-S B022 (NOC 1122)
Ottawa, Ontario, & Canada (2012-2017)
3-year historical data & forecasted growth
Professional occupations in business services to management
(NOC 2011 Professional occupations in business management consulting)
Ottawa Outlook
NOC-S B022 (NOC 2011 1122*) (NOC 2006 1122) Limited
Fair
Good
Based on past and forecasted growth.
NOTE: The outlook remained the same from 2014 to 2015.
NOTE: EMSI Analyst uses NOC-S; B022 is the closest comparable to NOC 1122 according to Statistics Canada
(Exception - NOC 1122 does not include advertising and marketing professionals which are included in the NOC-S data.)
A Local Snapshot
Employment in this occupation grew steadily in Ottawa from 2012 to 2014 (15.5%); it is forecast to
continue to expandover the next three years (5.8%).
3.0% were unemployed in Ottawa in 2011; 3, 668 (46.8%) of those in this occupation are self-employed.
Median hourly wage for this occupation was $34.82.
40.5% of the 2014 jobs were in the Management, scientific and technical consulting services industry sector.
Ottawa has a higher share of thi s occupation than the province and, to an even greater extent, than the nation.
Provincially, this occupation showed very little change from 2012 to 2014 (0.8%); it is expected to grow over the next three years (5.5%).
The GOC Job Bank forecasts good employment potential for this occupation in Ottawa from 2013-2015.
Overview
Ottawa Jobs (2014)
7,845
(47% self-employed = 3,668)
2011 Ottawa Unemployment Rate 3.0% Province 3.4%
Location Quotient to Nation (2014) 2.09 Province 1.53
Change in Jobs (2012 - 2014) 15.5% (2014 - 2017) 5.8%
NOTE: Location quotient (LQ) is a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular occupation is in a region compared to the nation or province. A quotient of 1.00 means Ottawa has the same share of the occupation as the nation/province. A quotient higher than 1.00 means Ottawa has a greater share, and lower than 1.00 means Ottawa's s hare is lower than the average.
ONTARIO | Percentile Earnings (not including self-employed)
$19.01/hr
$34.82/hr
$55.85/hr
Ottawa | Growth
6,793
8,297
1,504
22.1%
2012 Jobs 2017 Jobs Change (2012-2017) % Change (2012-2017)
Regional Trends
Region 2012 Jobs 2017 Jobs % Change
● Ottawa 6,793 8,297 22.1%
● Ontario 62,975 65,909 4.7%
● Canada 128,929 123,186 -4.5%
Ottawa Ontario Canada
2012 Jobs 6,793 62,975 128,929 2013 Jobs 7,677 66,208 128,826 2014 Jobs 7,845 62,465 119,944 2015 Jobs 8,018 63,823 121,215 2016 Jobs 8,169 64,964 122,305 2017 Jobs 8,297 65,909 123,186
Ottawa | Inverse Staffing Patterns
Industry Occupation Jobs in Industry (2014) % of Occupation in Industry (2014) % of Total Jobs in Industry (2014) Management, scientific and technical consulting services (5416) 3,176 40.5% 37.0%Federal protective services (9112) 817 10.4% 1.0%
Computer systems design and related services (5415) 446 5.7% 2.3% Advertising, public relations, and related services (5418) 238 3.0% 13.8%
Defence services (9111) 171 2.2% 1.1%
NOTE: Inverse staffing patterns provides a table of percentages that shows how regional occupations are divided up among regional industries. For example, an inverse staffing pattern for registered nurs es may show that 70% of RNs are employed by hospitals, 10% by local government (i.e., public schools), 10% by nursing homes, and 10% by offices of physicians.
Educational programs and completions in Ottawa (public institutions only)
1
0
Programs (2012) Completions (2012) Program 2009 2010 2011 2012 Management sciences and quantitative methods (52.13) 0 1 6 0NOTE: EMSI Analyst uses Statistics Canada’s PSIS data to compile completions for postsecondary programs offered in Canada, classified by the 2011 CIP codes.2012 data includes those who graduated in spring 2013.
Other Considerations
LICENSURE/OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ONTARIO: None required (not a regulated profession)
NOTE: Work ers in regulated occupations require a licence to work legally. Work ers in non-regulated occupations do not require a licence, but employers may have other certification requirements.
About EMSI Occupational data
Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMS I) amalgamates information from several data sources in order to produce its occupation counts:
Canadian Business Patterns (CBP) – Updated twice annually in June and December
Census – 2006 and 2011
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) – Updated monthly
Labour Force Survey (LFS) – Updated monthly
Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS) – Latest projections cover 2013-2022
Demographic CANSIM tables – Various updates
Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) - Updated annually; 2012/13 data available now Information from t hese sources is combined into a datas et that is updated twice annually by EMSI; the latest release came in May 2015 and these reports reflect actuals and projections based on that data. Detailed occupation data is based primarily on industry staffing patterns collected by the SEPH, which surveys businesses and is considered more reliable than the LFS, which surveys individuals.
