Job prospects Insurance Underwriter in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "insurance underwriter" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Insurance underwriters (NOC 12202) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Insurance underwriters in Quebec:

• Approximately 4,250 people work in this occupation.
• Insurance underwriters mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing (NAICS 52, 53): more than 95%
• 84% of insurance underwriters work all year, while 16% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of insurance underwriters are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 38% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 62% 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: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 26% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology