Job prospects Operating Systems Programmer near St. John's (NL)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Computer systems developers and programmers " near St. John's (NL) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

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.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2022-2024), the labour market was balanced for Computer systems developers and programmers near St. John's (NL). The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for computer systems developers and programmers (NOC 21230) in the Avalon Peninsula region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about computer systems developers and programmers in the Avalon Peninsula region:

  • Approximately 210 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Computer systems developers and programmers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 25%
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): 20%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 18%
    • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 12%
    • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 11%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Computer systems developers and programmers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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