Job prospects Tilesetter in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "tilesetter" 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 Tilesetters (NOC 73101) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Tilesetters in Quebec:

• Approximately 2,900 people work in this occupation.
• Tilesetters mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 94%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 39% of tilesetters work all year, while 61% 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 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 28% of tilesetters are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 92% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 8% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 63% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology