Job prospects Assistant Editor in Québec
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "assistant editor" 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 good for Editors (NOC 51110) 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 a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Editors in Quebec:
- Approximately 3,400 people work in this occupation.
- Editors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 36%
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 14%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 7%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 77% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 23% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 68% of editors work all year, while 32% 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 28% of editors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 32% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 68% 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: less than 5% 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: 47% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 11% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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