Job prospects Security Investigator 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 good for Security guards and related security service occupations (NOC 64410) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Employment in this occupation depends on the protection needs of governments, businesses, and the public.

Advances in surveillance and monitoring technologies are reducing the number of workers in this occupation within companies, while also making the work more complex and specialized.

Some of the employment opportunities stem from employee turnover due to working conditions that are specific to this occupation (work schedule and staff intervening in urgent and difficult situations). In addition, a number of workers are awaiting employment in related occupations that require specific training or additional years of experience.

The demand for security services for people and property will increase in businesses that must control the movement of people (for example, private seniors' residences, office buildings, shopping centres, museums, etc.) as well as in health care and social services facilities, airports or schools. Special events and social cohabitation with marginalized individuals, which increase the sense of insecurity in municipalities, are creating specific needs.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is good at the provincial level, it will be moderate or limited in five regions.

Here are some key facts about Security guards and related security service occupations in Quebec:

• Approximately 32,050 people work in this occupation.
• Security guards and related security service occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 64%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 79% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 21% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 57% of security guards and related security service occupations work all year, while 42% 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 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of security guards and related security service occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 78% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 22% 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: 30% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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