The following comments apply to the career grouping of Technical Occupations in Electronics and Electrical Engineering (NOC 224), which includes Electronic Service Technicians (Household and Business Equipment).
Workers are employed in the following industries: Other services (except public administration) (17%), Wholesale trade (15%), Retail trade (14%), Professional, scientific and technical services (11%), Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services (10%), Educational services (6%), Manufacturing (6%).
According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 10% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.
91% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.
Women represented 8% of workers in this occupation, compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.
This occupation (Electronic Service Technicians (Household and Business Equipment)) is part of a larger group called Technical Occupations in Electronics and Electrical Engineering (NOC 224). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 31%, which is equal to the unionization rate for all occupations.