Job prospects Industrial Mechanic And Millwright in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "industrial mechanic and millwright" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Nursery and greenhouse labourers (NOC 85103) 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Nursery and greenhouse labourers in Quebec:

• Approximately 3,300 people work in this occupation.
• Nursery and greenhouse labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 56%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 14%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 10%
  • Forestry and logging (NAICS 113, 1153): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 24% of nursery and greenhouse labourers work all year, while 76% 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 31 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of nursery and greenhouse labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 32% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 20% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 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

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