Job prospects Secondary School Teacher 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 good for Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) 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.

Employment in this occupation depends on government funding and high school enrollment. According to the ministère de l'Éducation's projections, the number of students is expected to increase in the medium term, due to the increase in the number of students completing primary education and the recent rise in immigration.

In addition to sustaining demand at the high school level, the record number of immigrants arriving in 2023 should increase demand for welcoming classes for school-age children. Demand will also remain strong for francization classes for adults. However, given the uncertainty surrounding the funding for the French program for adult immigrants in Quebec, the number of these classes, held in adult education centers, could be reduced, which could limit the need for this occupational group at the beginning of the forecast period.

Fewer students are dropping out of school after there was a sharp increase during the pandemic. The decline in the number of vacancies and the recent rise in the youth unemployment rate could encourage young people to stay in or return to the classroom.

The teacher shortage, which is exacerbated by a significant number of students dropping out during their course of study or leaving the profession after they have entered it, continues to be an issue in the school network. Major investments have been announced to promote the recognition of prior learning and the recruitment, retention and return of retired staff to teaching.

Teachers must now manage various digital tools, such as online learning platforms, software to create interactive content and virtual collaboration tools.

Here are some key facts about Secondary school teachers in Quebec:

• Approximately 57,400 people work in this occupation.
• Secondary school teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 90% of secondary school teachers work all year, while 10% 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 50 weeks compared to 43 weeks 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: 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: 6% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 70% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 21% compared to 11% for all occupations

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