Job prospects Medical Editor in Québec
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Job opportunities in Québec
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very good for Editors (NOC 51110) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 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 moderate 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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