Those looking for a job in oil and gas or related industries this year will not find the\u00a0odds too favorable. With an\u00a0economy that has some softness economists at the Conference Board of Canada said in their latest report that job seekers will have to wait until 2016 for real broad based employment opportunities to arise.<\/p>\n
According to Statistics Canada, 35,000 jobs were added in January but the increase was largely due to part-time work. Meanwhile, the percentage of Canadians who aren\u2019t working is at historic highs with many dropping out of the job search altogether.<\/p>\n
However, according to some experts, if you\u2019re able to adapt, there are many jobs\u00a0for people\u00a0across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Canada right now, most industries are stable,\u201d said Nathan Laurie, president of Jobpostings.ca, a company that works to connect students and recent graduates to meaningful careers.<\/p>\n
Areas that are experiencing the most growth include science, technology, engineering,\u00a0and math (STEM) fields.<\/p>\n
Laurie said anyone with a computer science, math or engineering degree will find lots of opportunity on the job market and areas including web development, design, robotics and big data are also seeing a lot of growth. If you\u2019re a good communicator and like working with people, Laurie also recommends a\u00a0job in sales.<\/p>\n
Health care jobs and careers focused on our aging population will also experience growth in the coming years.<\/p>\n
\u201cOccupations and industries that provide services and support to the aging population will certainly be growing over the next decade,\u201d said\u00a0Sean Lyons, associate professor in the\u00a0College of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph.<\/p>\n
The drop in oil prices means the once-booming oil and gas industry is taking a hit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve seen some of our [oil and gas] clients cut jobs across the board,\u201d said Laurie. \u201cWe\u2019ve also heard that some companies are reducing the number of jobs they\u2019re hiring for. So that\u2019s going to be a much tighter market now, companies are letting people go, rather than hiring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jobs in manufacturing will continue to become scarcer and scarcer over the next decade, said Haldenby, \u201cEspecially here in Canada where we\u2019ll likely see a rapid upswing in automation through advanced robotics, smart systems, and sophisticated design tools that seem to do more and more of the heavy lifting for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust about anything that you might be puzzled by a human tackling today \u2014 for safety, economic, or efficiency reasons \u2014 is going to be the job of an automated robotic system in the near future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Occupations focused on youth are going to be \u201chit hard by Canada\u2019s age demographics in the foreseeable future,\u201d said Lyons.<\/p>\n
Recently Target Canada closed down, leading to the unemployment of 17,500 employees. Target joins\u00a0Mexx, Jacob, Sony, Smart Set\u00a0and other\u00a0chains that are closing or going bankrupt across the country. While the retail market is in tough at the moment, Laurie thinks this situation is temporary. \u201cI personally feel there\u2019s lots of opportunity in [the] retail sector, especially in tech and innovation side,\u201d he said. However, the current retail closures present an opportunity for retailers who will have a large pool of highly qualified workers to select from.<\/p>\n
On the heels of Target liquidating its 133 Canadian stores, Home Depot announced it would hire more than 2,600 people in Ontario, ramping up to its busy spring season.<\/p>\n
While keeping on top of industry trends is one\u00a0important method for navigating today\u2019s job market, job seekers should also take a close look at the skills section of their resume. According to experts, it is important to obtaining and develop certain skills, rather than focusing entirely on specific jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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