Job prospects Chemical Engineer 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 Chemical engineers (NOC 21320) 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.
• 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 Chemical engineers in Quebec:

• Approximately 1,800 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Chemical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 22%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 20%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 7%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 5%
• 73% of chemical engineers work all year, while 27% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of chemical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 66% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 34% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 63% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 34% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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