Job prospects Computer Field Service Technician 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 moderate for Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) (NOC 22311) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Steady household demand for electronic devices and equipment and the large number of stores and retailers selling these products account for the labour needs in the installation and repair fields.         

The population's high debt load should benefit repairers of electronic devices and equipment. Many households will choose (less expensive) repairs instead of buying new equipment.  

Moreover, this profession will benefit from the increased home use of artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of daily tasks and the growing demand for security features (alarm and video surveillance systems), which should support the demand for these workers.  

Here are some key facts about Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) in Quebec:

• Approximately 9,700 people work in this occupation.
• Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 17%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 15%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 12%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 12%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 60% of electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) work all year, while 40% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 17% of electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) 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: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 33% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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