Job prospects Food Production Manager 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 good for Manufacturing managers (NOC 90010) 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 a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Manufacturing managers in Quebec:

• Approximately 29,250 people work in this occupation.
• Manufacturing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 17%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 8%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 8%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 7%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 7%
• 80% of manufacturing managers work all year, while 20% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of manufacturing managers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 76% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 24% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations

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