Job prospects Architectural Technician in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

The employment outlook will be good for Architectural technologists and technicians (NOC 2251) in Quebec for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 Architectural technologists and technicians in Quebec:

• Approximately 3,000 people work in this occupation.
• Architectural technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 67%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 60% of architectural technologists and technicians work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 57% and 42% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 33 weeks compared to 33 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of architectural technologists and technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 43% 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: 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 69% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 9% for all occupations

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