Job prospects College Laboratory Assistant in the Estrie Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Post-secondary teaching and research assistants in the Estrie Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be good for Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (NOC 41201) in the Estrie region for the 2023-2025 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment trends in this occupation are dependent on post-secondary student enrolment, government investment in education, and public and private funding of university research.

According to forecasts by the Ministère de l'Éducation

The labour shortage in the job market in general creates an environment conducive to students dropping out of school. Major investments in education are planned over the next few years to encourage graduation, student retention and worker requalification.

Measures are also intended to promote student mobility, by attracting students from other regions of Quebec outside major urban centres or from abroad.

Full-time or alternating distance education, which began with the pandemic, will have required hiring additional resources to support faculty and students. While in-person instruction has returned to the norm, these non-traditional modes could continue to be integrated into students' academic careers.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is good at the provincial level, it will be moderate in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

Here are some key facts about Post-secondary teaching and research assistants in the Estrie region:

• Approximately 1,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Post-secondary teaching and research assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 93%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology