These statistics are for the career group Photographers, Graphic Arts Technicians and Technical and Co-ordinating Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts (NOC 522).
Workers are employed in the following industries: Professional, scientific and technical services (81%), Arts, entertainment and recreation (8%), Information and cultural industries (6%), Other services (except public administration) (4%).
According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 41% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.
75% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.
Women represented 31% of workers in this occupation, compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.
This occupation (Photographers) is part of a larger group called Photographers, Graphic Arts Technicians and Technical and Co-ordinating Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts (NOC 522). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 43%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.