Job prospects Materials Engineer in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "materials engineer" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Metallurgical and materials engineers (NOC 21322) in Quebec 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.

Here are some key facts about Metallurgical and materials engineers in Quebec:

• Approximately 600 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Metallurgical and materials engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 25%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 23%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 21%
• 75% of metallurgical and materials engineers work all year, while 25% 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.
• 7% of metallurgical and materials engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 81% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 19% 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: 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: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 54% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 42% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology