Job prospects Documentation Clerk 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 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks (NOC 14301) 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.
• 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.

This occupation is found in many industries, but a large share of jobs is mainly concentrated in public administration.

Opportunities in this profession come from the growing need of private and public institutions to prepare, draft and review various documents.

The computerization and diversification of administrative tasks have created new roles that require more training and flexibility, which is a trend that this occupational group should benefit from.

Most of these workers can perform their duties remotely. In the context of a labour shortage, some employers are adopting more flexible work arrangements to attract and retain staff.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is good at the provincial level, it will be moderate in the regions of Estrie and Outaouais, and limited in Lanaudière.

Here are some key facts about Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks in Quebec:

• Approximately 5,300 people work in this occupation.
• Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 16%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 11%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 9%
  • Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing (NAICS 52, 53): 7%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 6%
• 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
• 68% of correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks work all year, while 32% 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.
• 6% of correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 32% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 68% 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: 21% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 24% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations

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