Job prospects Quality Assurance Officer 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 moderate for Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers (NOC 22231) 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers in Quebec:

• Approximately 1,800 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 18%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 12%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 485-486, 487, 493): 7%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 7%
  • Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing (NAICS 52, 53): 6%
• 79% of engineering inspectors and regulatory officers work all year, while 21% 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 62% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 38% 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: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 34% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 11% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology