Job prospects Consultant, Employee Fitness 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 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41406) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Quebec:

• Approximately 3,150 people work in this occupation.
• Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 28%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 24%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 8%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 7%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 65% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 35% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 43% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 56% 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: 12% 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: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 46% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology