Job prospects Marker - Post-secondary Teaching Assistance in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "marker - post-secondary teaching assistance" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

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.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for post-secondary teaching and research assistants (NOC 41201) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 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.

Employment in this occupation depends on government investment in education, and public and private funding of university research, and the number of students in colleges and universities.

The increase in registrations is mainly due to the volume of students from the school system in Québec, as the contribution of international students is decreasing because of lower intake caps. In addition, the freeze on government investments is forcing post-secondary institutions to contend with limited financial resources.

Meanwhile, the growing demand for skilled labour and the automation of some university jobs through artificial intelligence could deter some young people from pursuing university studies and push them towards shorter vocational or technical training, which is better adapted to employer needs. In addition, the higher cost of living is forcing some people to enter the labour market before they receive their diploma, which could curb post-secondary registrations. However, this trend could be mitigated by economic uncertainty and rising youth unemployment, which encourage students to extend their studies.

Despite these challenges, satellite campuses are expanding rapidly, facilitating access to post-secondary education outside major centers. However, while distance teaching is strengthening its strategic role in integrating digital tools and teacher support, this occupation could be among the first to be affected by budget cuts.

Here are some key facts about post-secondary teaching and research assistants in Quebec:

• Approximately 17,450 people work in this occupation.
• Post-secondary teaching and research assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 80%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 60% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 40% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 53% of post-secondary teaching and research assistants work all year, while 47% 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 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of post-secondary teaching and research assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 44% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 56% 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: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 52% compared to 11% for all occupations

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