Job prospects Boilermaker in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "boilermaker" in Québec or across Canada.

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 Boilermakers (NOC 72103) 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.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Boilermakers in Quebec:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Boilermakers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 45%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 23%
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 13%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 12%
• 36% of boilermakers 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 35 weeks compared to 43 weeks 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: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 87% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology