Job prospects Life Sciences Research Technician 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 Biological technologists and technicians (NOC 22110) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Biological technologists and technicians in Quebec:

• Approximately 3,550 people work in this occupation.
• Biological technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 24%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 11%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 9%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 9%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 68% of biological technologists and technicians 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of biological technologists and technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 47% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 53% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 59% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations

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