Job prospects Post-secondary Research Assistant near Québec (QC)

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Post-secondary teaching and research assistants" near Québec (QC) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Post-secondary teaching and research assistants near Québec (QC). The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (NOC 41201) in the Capitale-Nationale region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several 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.

Employment trends in this occupation are dependent on post-secondary student enrolment, government investment in education, and public and private funding of university research.

According to forecasts by the Ministère de l'Éducation

The labour shortage in the job market in general creates an environment conducive to students dropping out of school. Major investments in education are planned over the next few years to encourage graduation, student retention and worker requalification.

Measures are also intended to promote student mobility, by attracting students from other regions of Quebec outside major urban centres or from abroad.

Full-time or alternating distance education, which began with the pandemic, will have required hiring additional resources to support faculty and students. While in-person instruction has returned to the norm, these non-traditional modes could continue to be integrated into students' academic careers.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is good at the provincial level, it will be moderate in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

Here are some key facts about Post-secondary teaching and research assistants in the Capitale-Nationale region:

Approximately 3,140 people work in this occupation.
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology