Job prospects Building Superintendent in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for General building maintenance workers and building superintendents (NOC 73201) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about General building maintenance workers and building superintendents in Quebec:

• Approximately 10,400 people work in this occupation.
• General building maintenance workers and building superintendents mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 19%
  • Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing (NAICS 52, 53): 15%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 80% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 20% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 57% of general building maintenance workers and building superintendents work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 17% of general building maintenance workers and building superintendents are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 92% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 8% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 25% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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