Job prospects Guidance Counsellor - Education 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 very good for Educational counsellors (NOC 41320) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several 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 Educational counsellors in Quebec:

• Approximately 5,650 people work in this occupation.
• Educational counsellors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 46%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 18%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 17%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 73% of educational counsellors work all year, while 27% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of educational counsellors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 17% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 83% 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: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 55% compared to 11% for all occupations

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