Job prospects Land Surveyor in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "land surveyor" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very limited for Land surveyors (NOC 21203) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many 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 Land surveyors in Quebec:

• Approximately 2,000 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Land surveyors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 61%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 28%
• 56% of land surveyors work all year, while 44% 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.
• 18% of land surveyors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 86% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 14% 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: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 25% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 44% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology