Job prospects Computer Network Technician in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "computer network technician" 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 computer network and web technicians (NOC 22220) in Quebec 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.

Employment in this occupation is mainly based on the demand for IT services.

Sectors such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, cryptography, mobile application development, artificial intelligence and automation have had strong growth in recent years. The development of these sectors directlys affect the job outlook in this occupation.

After a period of strong growth, the IT sector is now going through a reorganization phase. This transition could slow down job growth temporarily. However, despite an uncertain economic context, companies will continue to invest in these technologies to remain competitive and improve efficiency. These investments should create new jobs, although the number could be limited by economic conditions. In addition, many companies have already upgraded their IT infrastructure, specifically to meet telework needs, which will sustain maintenance and technical support requirements.

However, artificial intelligence is changing the sector. It can carry out technical and repetitive tasks, such as solving simple problems, and it has already changed or replaced some of the duties that are carried out by professionals in this field. This trend should continue or even gain momentum in the coming years, which could curb overall job growth in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about computer network and web technicians in Quebec:

• Approximately 14,950 people work in this occupation.
• Computer network and web technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 27%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 11%
  • Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing (NAICS 52, 53): 7%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 80% of computer network and web technicians work all year, while 20% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 5% of computer network and web technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% 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: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 50% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations

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