Job prospects Editorial Clerk in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks (NOC 14301) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks in Quebec:

• Approximately 5,300 people work in this occupation.
• Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 16%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 11%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 9%
  • Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing (NAICS 52, 53): 7%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 68% of correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks work all year, while 32% 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.
• 6% of correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 32% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 68% 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: 21% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 24% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations

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