Job prospects Director, Sports-service Sports Programs 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 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors (NOC 50012) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors in Quebec:

• Approximately 2,300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 61%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 63% of recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors work all year, while 37% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 15% of recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 60% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 40% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 34% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 15% compared to 11% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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