Job prospects Philosophy Professor - University 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 University professors and lecturers (NOC 41200) 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.

Employment in this occupation depends on government investments in education, public and private funding for university research and student enrollment at universities.

According to the projections of the ministère de l'Éducation, in the medium term, increased enrollment will be mainly attributable to the number of Quebec college and university students. The contribution of international students will remain significant, although the pace of this contribution may slow down.

However, the labour shortage in several sectors could push many young people to take a job before they graduate, thereby reducing the number of students. Even more so with the increase in the cost of living. Major investments have been announced to promote graduation, student retention and worker requalification.                 

Satellite campuses are expanding rapidly, which is facilitating access to higher education for students in regions outside large cities.

The expansion of distance education is changing not only the technical and pedagogical qualifications required of teachers but could also have a negative impact on the workforce as these courses can accommodate more students per group than in-person courses.

Job insecurity for lecturers continues to be a major issue, especially with their increasing role in undergraduate teaching. However, the situation seems to be improving thanks to some new tentative agreements that offer better job security.

Here are some key facts about University professors and lecturers in Quebec:

• Approximately 14,850 people work in this occupation.
• University professors and lecturers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): more than 95%
• 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
• 76% of university professors and lecturers work all year, while 24% 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 57% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 42% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 94% compared to 11% for all occupations

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