Job prospects Chemist in the Montérégie Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Chemists" in the Montérégie Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a major labour shortage for Chemists in the Montérégie Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Moderate for chemists (NOC 21101) in the Montérégie region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- A moderate number of 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 chemists in the Montérégie region:
- Approximately 860 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Chemists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 40%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 21%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 12%
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 11%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Chemists across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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