Job prospects Veterinary Surgeon 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 very good for Veterinarians (NOC 31103) 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 Veterinarians in Quebec:
- Approximately 1,800 people work in this occupation.
- Veterinarians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 85%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 89% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 11% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 77% of veterinarians work all year, while 23% 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.
- 33% of veterinarians 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: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% 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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