Job prospects Millwright 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 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (NOC 72400) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The projects announced by Hydro-Québec to build new hydro-electric power plants and wind turbines, as well as investments in the waste management industry, should create more jobs for workers in this occupation who need to install, diagnose, and repair equipment. 

However, technological advances influence employment. The transition from analog to digital equipment allows for better internal diagnostics and preventative maintenance, which reduces the duration of mechanical failures, as well as the personnel needed to repair them. 

Over the forecast period, uncertainty over the residual effects of the economic slowdown could negatively impact industries in the construction and manufacturing sectors, which employ workers in this occupation. The slow recovery will inevitably have an impact on the demand for this occupational group. 

Here are some key facts about Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics in Quebec:

• Approximately 19,350 people work in this occupation.
• Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 13%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 10%
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 8%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 68% of construction millwrights and industrial mechanics 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of construction millwrights and industrial mechanics are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 57% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% 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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