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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 Industrial and manufacturing engineers (NOC 21321) 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 Industrial and manufacturing engineers in Quebec:
- Approximately 5,350 people work in this occupation.
- Industrial and manufacturing engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 16%
- Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 14%
- 76% of industrial and manufacturing engineers work all year, while 24% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of industrial and manufacturing engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 75% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 25% 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: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 54% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 28% compared to 11% for all occupations
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