Job prospects Rock Mechanics Technician in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Geological and mineral technologists and technicians (NOC 22101) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Among other things, this occupation will benefit from the anticipated strength of the mining sector, which is where a significant proportion of these workers are employed.

A number of positive factors, including the price of gold, which is likely to remain high due to economic uncertainty, and an interest in strategic minerals (lithium), will stimulate the exploration and development of mining projects. Growth in the mining industry is expected to be higher than Quebec's labour market as a whole.

As mineral deposits are mainly found in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec, and Côte-Nord, air shuttle services (fly-in, fly-out) and accommodation are often offered for remote work sites.

Environmental protection efforts will also support the demand for this occupation.

Demand from the manufacturing sector is expected to be more limited. Employment growth in this sector will be very low due to the expected economic downturn.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is moderate at the provincial level, it will be good or very good in six regions.

Here are some key facts about Geological and mineral technologists and technicians in Quebec:

• Approximately 2,450 people work in this occupation.
• Geological and mineral technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 40%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 17%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 13%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 6%
• 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
• 64% of geological and mineral technologists and technicians work all year, while 36% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 5% of geological and mineral 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: 79% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 21% 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: 12% 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: 55% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations

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