Job prospects Enroute Air Traffic Controller 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 Air traffic controllers and related occupations (NOC 72601) 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.
• Not many 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 Air traffic controllers and related occupations in Quebec:

• Approximately 750 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Air traffic controllers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 485-486, 487, 493): 60%
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 28%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 9%
• 77% of air traffic controllers and related occupations work all year, while 23% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 74% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 26% 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: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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