Job prospects Automotive Painter - Motor Vehicle Repair 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 moderate for Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators (NOC 72411) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators in Quebec:

• Approximately 6,650 people work in this occupation.
• Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 81%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 56% of auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators work all year, while 44% 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.
• 24% of auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators 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: 22% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 55% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 5% 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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