Job prospects Claims Officer in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Limited for administrative officers (NOC 13100) in British Columbia 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Administrative officers differ from administrative assistants with tasks and responsibilities that relate more to coordination, planning, and oversight. 

Employment opportunities may be impacted by digital transformation initiatives, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence (for example virtual agents), and the automation of back-office processes (for example data entry). 

Key trends for this occupation include the use of advanced software and automation which may result in more complex tasks and fewer positions in the future.

Here are some key facts about administrative officers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 29,250 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 10%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 70% of administrative officers work all year, while 30% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 10% of administrative officers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 13% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 87% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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