Job prospects Building Materials Technician in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Civil engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 22300) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Civil engineering technologists and technicians in Quebec:

  • Approximately 7,400 people work in this occupation.
  • Civil engineering technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 35%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 21%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 11%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 6%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 82% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • 64% of civil engineering technologists and technicians work all year, while 36% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • Less than 5% of civil engineering technologists and technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 81% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 19% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 61% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region Moderate
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region Moderate
Capitale-Nationale Region Moderate
Centre-du-Québec Region Moderate
Chaudière-Appalaches Region Moderate
Côte-Nord Region Limited
Estrie Region Moderate
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region Limited
Lanaudière Region Limited
Laurentides Region Moderate
Laval Region Limited
Mauricie Region Moderate
Montréal Region Limited
Montérégie Region Moderate
Nord-du-Québec Region Limited
Outaouais Region Limited
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region Moderate

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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