Job prospects Aircraft Fitter-assembler - Aircraft Assembly 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 very good for Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors (NOC 93200) 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment trends in this occupation are heavily influenced by trends in the manufacturing of aerospace products and parts, where the level of activity is cyclical and fluctuates frequently.

On the one hand, the state of the world economy, foreign competition and the value of the Canadian dollar influence the demand for Quebec aerospace products. On the other hand, the aging of the world's aircraft fleet and the reinforcement of safety and environmental protection regulations promote the purchase of new, less energy-consuming aircraft, such as those produced in Quebec.

As post-pandemic activities resume, demand should continue to rise, which will lead to an increase in production and investments. As a result, new jobs will be created.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is very good at the provincial level, it will be moderate or undetermined in 12 regions.

Here are some key facts about Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors in Quebec:

• Approximately 5,500 people work in this occupation.
• Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 78%
• 62% of aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors work all year, while 38% 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 86% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 14% 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: 47% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 5% 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