Job prospects Real Estate Lawyer in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Lawyers and Quebec notaries (NOC 41101) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several 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 Lawyers and Quebec notaries in Ontario:

Approximately 45,200 people work in this occupation.
Lawyers and Quebec notaries mainly work in the following sectors:
- Legal services (NAICS 5411): 71%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
79% of lawyers and quebec notaries work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% 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.
40% of lawyers and quebec notaries are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 55% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 45% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 45% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 55% compared to 13% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Ontario by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region	Very good
Kingston–Pembroke Region	Very good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region	Very good
London Region	Very good
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region	Very good
Northeast Region	Very good
Northwest Region	Very good
Ottawa Region	Good
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region	Very good
Toronto Region	Good
Windsor-Sarnia Region	Very good