Job prospects Cashier in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "cashier" 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 Limited for cashiers (NOC 65100) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 trends influencing retail trade, including demographic changes, the economic context, consumer habits and technological changes.

Recent population growth, which was driven by immigration, has expanded the customer base and diversified needs. However, in a context of rising living costs and economic uncertainty, consumers tend to prioritize spending on essentials goods, such as health products and food. This situation is helping to maintain job stability in grocery stores, which account for around a third of workers in this occupation.

Nevertheless, demand for this type of employee could be curbed by some trends, particularly ongoing growth in e-commerce, which is now an integral part of shopping habits. After a significant expansion of self-checkouts, many businesses are still reevaluating their implementation. Issues such as theft-related losses, technical failures, and a customer experience that is unsatisfactory, are prompting some retailers to rethink their approach. This could slow down the anticipated decline of this occupation until more efficient technological solutions become available.

Here are some key facts about cashiers in Quebec:

• Approximately 83,550 people work in this occupation.
• Cashiers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 42%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 30%
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 20%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 32% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 68% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 42% of cashiers work all year, while 57% 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 36 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of cashiers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 20% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 80% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 35% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 40% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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