Job prospects Aerospace Engineer - Design And Development in Québec
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Job opportunities in Québec

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Aerospace engineers (NOC 21390) 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 a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Aerospace engineers in Quebec:

  • Approximately 4,100 people work in this occupation.
  • Aerospace engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 59%
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 13%
    • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 8%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%
  • 78% of aerospace engineers work all year, while 22% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 6% of aerospace engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 84% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 16% 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: less than 5% 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: 38% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 43% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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