Job prospects Electric Meter 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 moderate for Electrical mechanics (NOC 72422) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

This occupation is found across most economic sectors, but particularly in manufacturing industries, as well as those specializing in industrial repair and maintenance. Employment in this field is influenced by trends in the manufacturing sector, which are leading to increased use of equipment that requires installation, maintenance, and/or repair to ensure its longevity. 

In the medium and long term, this professional group will benefit from the increased investments of manufacturing industries, which aim to improve productivity and address labor shortages through automation and robotics. Nevertheless, industrial maintenance is undergoing significant changes with the integration of digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, into production systems. This integration, aimed at optimizing equipment maintenance processes, is transforming the skills required and fostering a specialized workforce capable of thriving in an innovative environment. 

As a result, this professional group must stay alert to the latest developments and continuously improve to master new technologies in order to meet the growing demands of the industry. However, due to the high level of versatility and skills required for this profession, the challenge of finding skilled labor will be an issue in the medium term. 

While employment outlooks will be moderate for the province, they will be very good for the Laurentides region. 

Here are some key facts about Electrical mechanics in Quebec:

• Approximately 9,600 people work in this occupation.
• Electrical mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 18%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 9%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 7%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 6%
  • Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS 326): 5%
• 74% of electrical mechanics work all year, while 26% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of electrical mechanics are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% 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: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 68% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% 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

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