Job prospects Chief Engineer - Water Transport 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 Engineer officers, water transport (NOC 72603) 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.

Here are some key facts about Engineer officers, water transport in Quebec:

• Approximately 600 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Engineer officers, water transport mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 485-486, 487, 493): 48%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 11%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 5%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 5%
• 57% of engineer officers, water transport work all year, while 42% 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 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of engineer officers, water transport are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 5% 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: 39% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 45% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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