Quebec: 10 jobs in high demand due to COVID-19

Comprising almost 1/6th of the total land area of Canada, Quebec is the largest of the 10 Canadian provinces. Quebec City, the capital of the province, is the oldest city in Canada. https://youtu.be/l95pGEKWgBk

As per a Government of Canada official report, Occupational Outlook: The impacts of COVID-19 in Quebec, “Since March 2020, the shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly shaken the Quebec labour market. To date, however, the effects of this health crisis have varied considerably from one occupation to another. While some occupations were relatively unaffected, others experienced significant declines or increases in their employment levels.” The occupations included in the Report have been selected using unadjusted monthly data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. For coming up with the jobs listed, the difference between the employment averages for the periods from March to October in 2020 were compared to the same period in the previous year.

  All jobs available in the Canadian labour market are classified as per the National Occupational Classification [NOC] matrix. A unique 4-digit code is assigned to each of the occupation groups. Here, we shall see the 10 jobs in demand in Quebec due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Occupation	NOC code
Computer programmers	NOC 2174
Information system analysts	NOC 2171
Support technicians	NOC 2282
Financial managers	NOC 0111
Financial auditors and accountants	NOC 1111
Human resources professionals	NOC 1121
Secondary school teachers	NOC 4031
Clerks and order fillers	NOC 6622
Transportation and delivery	NOC 7514
Supply chain and scheduling	NOC 1215

  Computer programmers: NOC 2174 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 37.95 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 33.33 per hour. Computer programmers and interactive media developers are responsible for writing, modifying, integrating and testing computer code for software applications, communications software, data processing applications, etc.  

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 2174 in March-October 2020 was 57,600 as against 49,100 in March-October 2019, registering a 17.4% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

All job titles that come under NOC 2174:

• Animation programmer
• Application programmer
• Business application programmer
• Cloud developer
• Computer application programmer
• Computer game developer
• Computer programmer
• Detail programmer
• Electronic business (e-business) software developer
• Electronic commerce (e-commerce) software developer
• Electronic data processing (EDP) applications programmer
• Graphical user interface (GUI) designer
• Graphical user interface (GUI) developer
• Interactive media developer
• Interactive media programmer
• Mainframe systems programmer
• Minicomputer systems programmer
• Mobile applications developer
• Multimedia developer
• Multimedia programmer
• Operating systems programmer
• Personal computer (PC) application developer
• Programmer analyst
• Satellite scientific telecommunications programmer
• Scientific programmer
• Software developer
• Software development programmer
• Software programmer
• Special effects programmer
• Systems programmer
• Teleprocessing software programmer
• Web programmer

Good job prospects for NOC 2174 in Quebec in - Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region, Chaudière-Appalaches Region, Bas-Saint-Laurent Region, Mauricie Region, Centre-du-Québec Region etc.   Computer programmers: NOC 2171 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 39.42 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 39.56 per hour. Information systems analysts and consultants analyze and test systems requirements, as well as develop and implement information systems development plans, along with providing advice on a wide range of issues related to information systems.  

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 2171 in March-October 2020 was 71,100 as against 54,300 in March-October 2019, registering a 30.9% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

  All job titles that come under NOC 2171:

• Applications analyst - computer systems
• Artificial intelligence analyst
• Artificial intelligence consultant
• Business continuity analyst
• Business systems analyst
• Business systems specialist - computer systems
• Computer analyst
• Computer consultant
• Computer simulations analyst
• Computer systems analyst
• Computer systems business analyst
• Computer systems development co-ordinator
• Data processing consultant
• Electronic data processing (EDP) auditor
• Enterprise architect - information technology (IT)
• Informatics applications analyst
• Informatics business analyst
• Informatics consultant
• Informatics quality assurance (QA) analyst
• Informatics security analyst
• Informatics security consultant
• Information systems analyst - computer systems
• Information systems business analyst
• Information systems contingency planner
• Information systems quality assurance (QA) analyst
• Information technology (IT) analyst
• Information technology (IT) business analyst
• Information technology (IT) consultant
• Information technology (IT) consulting account manager
• Interactive media consultant
• Internet security analyst
• Management information systems (MIS) analyst
• Management information systems (MIS) consultant
• Multimedia consultant
• Simulations analyst - computer systems
• Software quality assurance (QA) analyst
• Software quality assurance (QA) auditor
• Solutions architect - information technology (IT)
• System integration analyst
• System integration consultant
• Systems analyst
• Systems auditor
• Systems business re-engineering analyst
• Systems consultant
• Systems quality assurance (QA) analyst
• Systems security analyst
• Systems security planner
• Systems specialist - computer systems

Good job prospects for NOC 2171 in Quebec in – Montréal Region, Estrie Region, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Outaouais Region, Capitale-Nationale Region etc.   Support technicians: NOC 2282 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 29.74 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 26.41 per hour. User support technicians provide first line of technical support to computer users that might be facing issues with communications software, computer applications, and computer hardware.

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 2282 in March-October 2020 was 18,500 as against 12,100 in March-October 2019, registering a 52.9% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

  All job titles that come under NOC 2282:

• Call centre agent - technical support
• Client support representative - systems
• Computer help desk representative - systems
• Computer help desk supervisor
• Deskside support technician
• Hardware installation technician
• Hardware technical support analyst
• Help desk analyst - systems
• Help desk technical agent
• Help desk technician
• Personal computer (PC) support analyst
• Software installation technician
• Software technical support analyst
• Systems support representative
• Systems technical support analyst
• Technical help desk agent
• Technical support analyst - systems
• Technical support supervisor
• User support technician

Generally, there are good prospects for NOC 2282 in Quebec  in most of the 17 economic regions in the province.   Financial managers: NOC 0111 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 48.08 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 41.76 per hour. A financial manager is responsible for the planning, organization, direction, control and evaluation of the operation of the accounting and financial departments.

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 0111 in March-October 2020 was 21,900 as against 15,900 in March-October 2019, registering a 37.2% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

  All job titles that come under NOC 0111:

• Accounting and financial control chief
• Accounting and financial control director
• Accounting department manager
• Accounting director
• Accounting manager
• Accounting manager - financial services department
• Accounting office manager
• Assigned public accountants chief
• Assistant accounting manager
• Assistant treasurer - finances
• Audit and compliance director
• Auditing department manager
• Budget and sectoral profitability director
• Collections department manager
• Comptroller
• Controller - financial services
• Corporate budgeting and analysis manager
• Corporate controller
• Corporate financing manager
• Corporate risk department manager
• Director - financial services
• Director of accounting
• Director-treasurer - financial services
• Finance and control manager
• Finance chief
• Finance director
• Finance manager
• Financial administrator
• Financial audit manager
• Financial control manager
• Financial controller
• Financial director
• Financial evaluations director
• Financial manager
• Financial planning and advisory service manager
• Financial planning and analysis manager
• Financial planning and reporting director
• Financial planning and reporting manager
• Financial resources service co-ordinator
• Financing and administration director
• Group accounting manager
• Independent public accountants chief
• Internal audit manager
• Internal audit services manager
• Investments research director
• Manager of accounting department
• Manager of auditing department
• Pension plans administrator
• Pension services manager
• Regional controller - financial services
• Revenue accounting and controls section chief
• Treasurer
• Treasurer and controller - finances

Good job prospects for NOC 0111 in Quebec in most of the economic regions, such as – Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region, Chaudière-Appalaches Region, Capitale-Nationale Region, Montréal Region etc.   Financial auditors and accountants: NOC 1111 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 35.00 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 33.65 per hour. Individuals with NOC 1111 as their occupation code as per the Canadian labour market examine and analyse accounting and financial records for ensuring accuracy as well as compliance with the established procedures and standards.

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 1111 in March-October 2020 was 38,900 as against 32,900 in March-October 2019, registering a 18.4% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

All job titles that come under NOC 1111:

• Accountant
• Accountant-controller
• Accountants supervisor
• Accounting controller
• Analyst-accountant
• Assistant controller
• Audit unit head - taxation
• Auditor - finance
• Auditor-chartered accountant (CA)
• Auditors supervisor
• Bank branch accountant
• Bank reserves auditor
• Bankruptcy trustee
• Budget accountant
• Certified general accountant (CGA)
• Certified management accountant (CMA)
• Chartered accountant (CA)
• Chartered accountant (CA) student
• Chartered professional accountant, certified general accountant (CPA, CGA)
• Chartered professional accountant, certified management accountant (CPA, CMA)
• Chartered professional accountant, chartered accountant (CPA, CA)
• Chief accountant
• Claims accountant
• Computer audit specialist
• Cost accountant
• Cost accounting supervisor
• Departmental accountant
• Division controller - accounting
• Field auditor - finances
• Financial accountant
• Financial auditor
• Financial control officer
• General accountant
• Income tax adjuster
• Income tax adviser
• Income tax consultant
• Income tax expert
• Income tax investigator
• Income tax specialist
• Industrial accountant
• Industrial auditor
• Intermediate accountant
• Internal audit project manager
• Internal audit supervisor - finances
• Internal auditor
• Internal auditor - finances
• Internal auditors supervisor - finances
• Machine processing accountant
• Management accountant
• Management accounting chief
• Manufacturing accountant
• Plant accountant
• Plant controller
• Production accountant
• Project accountant
• Property accountant
• Public accountant
• Public accountants chief
• Public accountants supervisor
• Reinsurance analyst
• Sales auditor - finances
• Senior accounting analyst
• Senior cost accountant
• Senior intern auditor
• Tax accountant
• Tax adviser
• Tax analyst
• Tax auditor
• Tax consultant
• Tax evaluator
• Tax examiner
• Tax expert
• Tax specialist
• Taxation rulings officer

As per official statistics, currently around 42,300 individuals work as financial auditors and accountants within Quebec. A majority – that is, 38% – of NOC 1111 find employment in accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services. Good prospects in Quebec in for NOC 1111 in the economic regions of – Nord-du-Québec Region, Laurentides Region, Lanaudière Region, Côte-Nord Region, and Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region.   Human resources professionals: NOC 1121 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 36.00 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 35.00 per hour. HR professionals develop, implement as well as evaluate human resources along with labour relations policies, programs, and procedures. Such professionals also advise employees and employers on matters related to human resources.

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 1121 in March-October 2020 was 35,900 as against 28,600 in March-October 2019, registering a 25.5% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

All job titles under NOC 1121:

• Bargaining agent
• Benefits consultant
• Certified disability management professional
• Claims manager - compensation and benefits
• Classification officer - human resources
• Classification policy adviser
• Classification specialist
• Collective agreement negotiator
• Compensation and benefits co-ordinator
• Compensation and classification analyst
• Compensation consultant
• Compensation officer
• Compensation research analyst
• Compensation researcher-analyst
• Conciliation officer - employee relations
• Conciliator
• Conciliator - labour
• Disability case manager - human resources
• Disability management co-ordinator
• Disability management practitioner
• Disability management professional
• Disability management specialist
• Employee relations officer
• Employee services officer
• Employer-employee relations co-ordinator
• Employment adviser - human resources
• Employment equity adviser - human resources
• Employment equity co-ordinator
• Employment equity officer
• Employment practices officer
• Human resources adviser
• Human resources classification officer
• Human resources consultant
• Human resources co-ordinator
• Human resources generalist
• Human resources management consultant
• Human resources planning consultant
• Human resources policy analyst
• Human resources policy officer
• Human resources program supervisor
• Human resources research officer
• Human resources specialist
• Human resources supervisor
• Industrial relations consultant
• Industrial relations officer
• In-house training manager
• Job analyst
• Job and wage analyst
• Job classification system analyst
• Job evaluation analyst
• Job evaluation supervisor
• Job evaluator
• Labour adjudicator
• Labour organization agent
• Labour organization business agent
• Labour organization business representative
• Labour organization liaison officer
• Labour organization negotiator
• Labour organizer
• Labour relations board officer
• Labour relations consultant
• Labour relations co-ordinator
• Labour relations officer
• Labour relations returning officer
• Labour relations specialist
• Labour union business agent
• Labour union liaison officer
• Mediator
• Mediator - labour relations
• Occupational analyst - human resources
• Personnel research officer
• Personnel standards officer
• Position classifier
• Salary analyst
• Senior industrial relations officer
• Senior negotiating officer - labour dispute resolution
• Staff relations administrator
• Staff relations officer
• Staff training and development officer
• Staff training and development supervisor
• Staff training officer - human resources
• Training adviser
• Training and development consultant
• Training programs supervisor
• Union adviser
• Union organizer
• Union representative
• Wage analyst

Good job prospects for NOC 1121 in Quebec throughout the province.   Secondary school teachers: NOC 4031 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 41.03 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 40.21 per hour. NOC 4031 prepare and teach academic, vocational, technical, or specialized subjects at secondary schools. Heads of department are also included within this unit group as per the Canadian NOC.

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 4031 in March-October 2020 was 40,100 as against 31,500 in March-October 2019, registering a 27.2% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

All job titles that come under NOC 4031:

• Aboriginal school community teacher - secondary school
• Academic subjects high school teacher
• Academic subjects secondary school teacher
• Accounting teacher - secondary school
• Adult education teacher - secondary school
• Algebra teacher - secondary school
• Art teacher - secondary school
• Arts and crafts teacher - secondary school
• Biology teacher - secondary school
• Business and commerce teacher - secondary school
• Business education teacher
• Business teacher - secondary school
• Calculus teacher - secondary school
• Career and life management teacher
• Career and technology studies teacher
• Career education teacher
• Career exploration teacher
• Chemistry teacher - secondary school
• Classical languages secondary school teacher
• Commerce teacher - secondary school
• Computer technology teacher - secondary school
• Cooking teacher - secondary school
• Cooperative education teacher
• Cooperative learning teacher
• Correspondence teacher - secondary school
• Data processing teacher - secondary school
• Distance education teacher - secondary school
• Drama teacher - secondary school
• Economics teacher - secondary school
• English as a second language (ESL) high school teacher
• English literature high school teacher
• English teacher - secondary school
• Ethics teacher - secondary school
• Fine arts teacher - secondary school
• French as a second language teacher - secondary school
• French teacher - secondary school
• Geography teacher - secondary school
• Geometry teacher - secondary school
• German teacher - secondary school
• Greek teacher - secondary school
• Guest teacher - secondary school
• Health education teacher - secondary school
• High school teacher
• High school teacher - outdoor activities
• History teacher - secondary school
• Home economics teacher - secondary school
• Humanities teacher - high school
• Industrial and vocational education teacher - secondary school
• Industrial arts teacher - secondary school
• Information technology teacher - secondary school
• Italian teacher - secondary school
• Latin teacher - secondary school
• Librarian-teacher - high school
• Mathematics teacher - secondary school
• Modern languages teacher - secondary school
• Music teacher - secondary school
• Native school community teacher - secondary school
• Outdoor physical education teacher - secondary school
• Physical and health education teacher - secondary school
• Physical education teacher - secondary school
• Physical science teacher - secondary school
• Physics teacher - secondary school
• Practical and applied arts teacher
• Private teacher - secondary school
• Reading clinician - secondary school
• Religious education high school teacher
• Remedial teacher - secondary school
• School teacher - secondary school
• Science high school teacher
• Science teacher - secondary school
• Secondary school department head
• Secondary school reading clinician
• Secondary school teacher
• Secondary school vocational teacher
• Sewing teacher - secondary school
• Sheet metal instructor - secondary school
• Social sciences teacher - secondary school
• Spanish teacher - secondary school
• Special education teacher - secondary school
• Special needs teacher - secondary school
• Special programs teacher - secondary school
• Substitute high school teacher
• Substitute teacher - secondary school
• Supply high school teacher
• Technical and vocational teacher - secondary school
• Trades instructor - secondary school
• Vocational high school teacher
• Vocational secondary school teacher
• Vocational teacher - secondary school

Good prospects in Quebec for NOC 4031 in the most of the economic regions of the province, such as – Outaouais Region, Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region, Chaudière-Appalaches Region, Mauricie Region, Laval Region etc.   Clerks and order fillers: NOC 6622 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 14.00 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 13.50 per hour. NOC 6622 individuals pack purchases made by the customers, stock shelves with merchandise, fill mail and telephone orders etc.

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 6622 in March-October 2020 was 59,500 as against 49,700 in March-October 2019, registering a19.6% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

  All job titles under NOC 6622:

• Bag boy/girl
• Bag clerk
• Bakery assistant - food store
• Box boy/girl
• Floor clerk - retail
• Floor clerk - supermarket
• Garment price marker
• Grocery clerk
• Grocery packer
• Hand packer - food store
• Meat cutter helper - supermarket
• Meat department assistant - supermarket
• Meat wrapper - grocery store
• Order filler - retail
• Order picker
• Pack boy/girl
• Price checker - grocery store
• Price clerk - retail
• Price marker - supermarket
• Produce clerk
• Retail shelf stocker
• Shelf stocker - retail
• Shelf stocker - supermarket
• Stock clerk - retail
• Stock handler - food store
• Stockroom clerk - retail
• Supermarket clerk
• Supermarket produce clerk

Approximately 49,700 are working in Quebec with their occupation code as NOC 2282. Future job prospects for store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers in Quebec are generally fair throughout the province.   58% of NOC 6682 individuals within Quebec find employment in the food and beverage sector. Another 30% find jobs in the retail stores.   Transportation and delivery: NOC 7514 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 17.41 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 15.00 per hour. Delivery and courier service drivers drive vans, light trucks and automobiles for picking up and delivering a wide range of products.

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 7514 in March-October 2020 was 34,100, as against 21,000 in March-October 2019, registering a 62.4% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

  All job titles under NOC 7514:

• Amusement machine route agent
• Bakery deliveryman/woman
• Bakery route salesman/woman
• Bookmobile driver
• Bread deliverer
• Bread route driver
• Cannabis courier
• Cannabis delivery driver
• Canteen driver
• Courier driver
• Courier service driver
• Courier van driver
• Dairy route salesman/woman
• Delivery driver
• Delivery driver - parcels
• Delivery salesperson
• Delivery truck driver
• Driver salesman/woman
• Driver salesperson
• Drug store delivery driver
• Dry cleaning driver
• Expedite driver
• Fast food delivery driver
• Food delivery driver
• Food service driver
• Groceries deliverer
• Laundry route driver
• Mail service courier
• Milk deliverer
• Milkman/woman
• Mobile canteen driver
• Mobile caterer
• Motorized mail courier
• Newspaper delivery driver
• Parts delivery driver
• Pizza delivery driver
• Route driver
• Small van driver
• Soft drink driver-salesman/woman
• Soft drinks driver
• Takeout pizza driver
• Telephone directory deliverer - courier service
• Town messenger driver
• Vending machine driver-supplier

Job prospects for NOC 7514 in Quebec are fair in most of the 17 economic regions.   Supply chain and scheduling: NOC 1215 Prevailing average salary in Canada – CAD 24.62 per hour. Prevailing average salary in Quebec – CAD 22.60 per hour. Supervisors of supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations might be employed in the public and private sectors. Such individuals supervise and coordinate the activities of other workers that come under supply chain logistics etc.

Average employment in Quebec for NOC 1215 in March-October 2020 was 28,500 as against 19,200 in March-October 2019, registering a 48.7% increase in demand due to COVID-19.

All job titles that come under NOC 1215:

• 911 emergency centre operations officer
• Aerodrome supervisor
• Air transport operating staff supervisor
• Air transport operations supervisor
• Air transport operations support supervisor
• Airline load control supervisor
• Ammunition foreman/woman
• Avionics service supervisor
• Crew schedulers supervisor
• Crew schedules supervisor
• Cross dock supervisor
• Dispatch logistician
• Dispatchers supervisor
• Distribution and transport logistics technician
• Distribution officer
• Distribution supervisor
• Explosives and ammunition magazine foreman/woman
• Explosives magazine foreman/woman
• Export traffic supervisor
• Flight crew scheduling supervisor
• Flight crew supervisor
• Freight forwarding logistician
• Freight forwarding supervisor
• Freight forwarding technician
• Freight forwarding unit supervisor
• Freight supervisor
• Freight traffic co-ordinator
• Freight traffic scheduling supervisor
• Freight traffic supervisor
• Guide-operator
• Head dispatcher
• Head shipper
• Import traffic supervisor
• Inventory clerks supervisor
• Inventory control supervisor
• Inventory management officer
• Job order clerks supervisor - manufacturing
• Load control supervisor
• Logistical supervisor - traffic
• Logistics supervisor
• Logistics supervisor - transportation
• Manufacturing orders clerks supervisor
• Material clerks supervisor
• Material control co-ordinator
• Ocean freight co-ordinator
• Ocean freight technician
• Parts clerks supervisor
• Parts service supervisor
• Parts shipping manager
• Production clerks supervisor
• Production planning clerks supervisor
• Purchasing and inventory management co-ordinator
• Purchasing clerks supervisor
• Ramp services supervisor - airport
• Receiving clerks supervisor
• Receiving supervisor
• Route planning supervisor
• Scheduling clerks supervisor
• Shipping and receiving supervisor
• Shipping clerks supervisor
• Shipping co-ordinator
• Shipping supervisor
• Stock clerks supervisor
• Stock control supervisor
• Supply and receiving supervisor
• Supply chain supervisor
• Supply control co-ordinator
• Tool clerks foreman/woman
• Tool crib supervisor
• Tool keepers supervisor
• Traffic and distribution supervisor
• Traffic control supervisor
• Transport logistician
• Transport logistics technician
• Transportation co-ordinator
• Transportation logistics co-ordinator
• Transportation planning co-ordinator
• Transportation route schedulers supervisor
• Warehouse distribution supervisor
• Warehouse foreman/woman
• Warehouse supervisor

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