Job prospects Steel Framer - Carpentry in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Carpenters (NOC 72310) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Employment in this occupation primarily depends on activity in the construction industry, particularly in residential construction and the institutional and commercial sectors.

In residential construction, the number of constructions starts is expected to decline, primarily due to rising construction costs and interest rates. These factors will also decrease demand for residential renovation.

In the institutional sector, there are still many projects thanks to public investments in infrastructure, especially in health and education. Activity in the commercial sector is set to remain stable, but rising interest rates will limit the development of high-rise residential projects.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is limited at the provincial level, it will be moderate in Centre-du-Québec.

Here are some key facts about Carpenters in Quebec:

• Approximately 39,500 people work in this occupation.
• Carpenters mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 90%
• 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
• 39% of carpenters work all year, while 61% 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 carpenters are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 65% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% 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

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