Job prospects Insurance Legal Assistant in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Legal administrative assistants (NOC 13111) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Legal administrative assistants in Quebec:

  • Approximately 11,150 people work in this occupation.
  • Legal administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Legal services (NAICS 5411): 76%
    • Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing (NAICS 52, 53): 8%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 82% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • 69% of legal administrative assistants work all year, while 31% 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 legal administrative assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: more than 95% 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: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 34% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 15% 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 Good
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region Moderate
Capitale-Nationale Region Very good
Centre-du-Québec Region Good
Chaudière-Appalaches Region Very good
Côte-Nord Region Moderate
Estrie Region Very good
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region Undetermined
Lanaudière Region Very good
Laurentides Region Very good
Laval Region Good
Mauricie Region Very good
Montréal Region Good
Montérégie Region Very good
Nord-du-Québec Region Moderate
Outaouais Region Good
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region Good

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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