Job prospects Line Fisherman/woman 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 limited for Fishermen/women (NOC 83121) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Fishermen/women in Quebec:

• Approximately 800 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Fishermen/women mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 114): 64%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 33%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 11% of fishermen/women work all year, while 89% 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 21 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 90% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 10% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 42% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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