Builder Profile
Industry Experience Approximately a third (34%) of builders reported 20 years or more experience as a residential builder, while around half (47%) had 10 years or less experience and 20% had between 11 and 19 years. Since 2003, the proportion of builders with 3 to 10 years’ experience i ncreased from 22% to 38% in 2020. Over the same timeframe, the largest decline was for builders with 20 to 29 years’ experience, from 26% to 17%. The average reported builder experience was 16 years in 2020, close to the 15 years average experience reported in 2019. The average builder experience has varied from a high of 17 years in 2009 to a low of 13 years in 2017.
Figure 20: Percentage of Builders by Years of Industry Experience, 2020
9%
17%
34% 20+ years of experience
16%
17%
22%
5%
15%
0 - 2 years
3 - 5 years
6 - 10 years
11 - 15 years
16 - 19 years 20 - 29 years 30+ years
Base: (n=1,291)
The average builder experience in 2020 was the lowest in the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan at 15 years and the highest in the Southern Islands and Central and Northern B.C. at 20 years. Builders constructing single detached homes reported the least amount of experience with an average of 16 years, while those building multi-unit homes averaged between 20 to 21 years of experience.
Figure 21: Percentage of Builders by Years of Industry Experience, 2003-2020
14% 13% 15% 13% 15% 15% 17%
14% 15% 16%
19% 18% 17% 17%
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17%
19% 18% 18%
17% 17%
24% 22%
26%
22% 21%
4%
25% 23%
5% 5%
4% 4% 3%
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14%
4%
5%
12% 12% 13%
13% 13%
5%
7% 9% 9%
15%
6%
11%
10% 11%
11%
9%
20%
17% 13%
19% 19% 19%
20% 22%
12%
22%
22%
21%
12%
18% 22%
13%
19%
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21% 17%
9% 14%
15% 15%
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15% 13%
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13% 13% 13%
10% 10% 13%
10% 10% 9%
9%
7%
2003 (n=968)
2005 (n=1,094)
2007 (n=1,162)
2009 (n=1,125)
2011 (n=1,316)
2012 (n=1,477)
2013 (n=1,452)
2014 (n= 1,097)
2015 (n=1,288)
2016 (n=1,526)
2017 (n=1,008)
2018 (n=1,206)
2019 (n=1,230)
2020 (n=1,291)
0 - 2 years
3 - 5 years
6 - 10 years
11 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 29 years
30+ years
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