In BC PNP

This article is part 5 of a 8 part series: Top Occupations – Skills Immigration. In these articles, we will share with you the findings from the BC PNP Statistical Report for 2018.

  1. Registration Intake
  2. Application Intake
  3. Nominations
  4. Top Source Countries
  5. Top Occupations – Skill Immigration
  6. Tech Pilot
  7. Regional Distribution
  8. Average Salary

Top Occupations – Skills Immigration 2018

In 2017, the top occupations for Skills Immigration (SI) nominations included administrative officers, food service supervisors, and accounting technicians and bookkeepers. In 2018, these positions were replaced by software engineers and designers, carpenters, graphic designers, and illustrators.

SI Nominees – Occupations

NOC Level Occupation 2018 2017 2016
0 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers 397 393 232
B 6322 – Cooks 345 267 311
B 1241 – Administrative assistants 318 352 183
0 0621 – Retail and wholesale trade managers 261 261 335
A 2173 – Software engineers and designers 220 119 132
C 7511 – Transport truck drivers 201 233 343
B 7271 – Carpenters 184 122 59
D 6711 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related 180 152 204
B 5241 – Graphic designers and illustrators 179 87 38
B 6211 – Retail sales supervisors 152 202 147
Total Top 10 Occupations 2,437 2,188 1,984

Source: BC PNP Statistical Report 2018 (p.8)

SI Nominees* – Occupations

NOC Level Occupation 2018 2017 2016
0 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers 6.1% 6.6% 3.9%
B 6322 – Cooks 5.3% 4.5% 5.2%
B 1241 – Administrative assistants 4.9% 5.9% 3.0%
0 0621 – Retail and wholesale trade managers 4.0% 4.4% 5.6%
A 2173 – Software engineers and designers 3.4% 2.0% 2.2%
C 7511 – Transport truck drivers 3.1% 3.9% 5.7%
B 7271 – Carpenters 2.8% 2.0% 1.0%
D 6711 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related 2.8% 2.5% 3.4%
B 5241 – Graphic designers and illustrators 2.8% 1.5% 0.6%
B 6211 – Retail sales supervisors 2.3% 3.4% 2.4%
Total Top 10 Occupations 37.5% 36.5% 33.0%

*As a proportion of total BC PNP nominations
Source: BC PNP Statistical Report 2018 (p.8)

Summary of Top occupations – Skills immigration

Food service occupations remain at the top of all BC PNP nominations, making up 14.2% in 2018 and 16.3% in 2017.

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