Job prospects Finance Director 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 good for Financial managers (NOC 10010) 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.
• Several 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 Financial managers in Quebec:

• Approximately 18,650 people work in this occupation.
• Financial managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing (NAICS 52, 53): 21%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 12%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
  • Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services (NAICS 5412): 6%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
• 83% of financial managers work all year, while 17% 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 42% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 57% 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: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 34% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 30% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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