Job prospects Commercial Building Painter in Canada

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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 limited for Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) (NOC 73112) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 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 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) in Quebec:

• Approximately 7,550 people work in this occupation.
• Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 84%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 36% of painters and decorators (except interior decorators) work all year, while 64% 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 37 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 26% of painters and decorators (except interior decorators) are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 80% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 20% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 46% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% 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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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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What percentage of people in this occupation are self-employed?

According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 44% of workers in this occupation were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 14%.

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What proportion of people in this occupation work full-time?

According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 87% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.

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What is the proportion of women working in this occupation?

According to the National Household Survey (2011), in Canada, women represented 13% of workers in this occupation compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.

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What percentage of people in this occupation are members of a union?

This occupation (Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)) is part of a larger group called Other construction trades (NOC 729). According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, the unionization rate for this group was 29%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.

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