Job prospects Interpretive Guide - Museum 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 good for Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries (NOC 53100) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries in Quebec:

• Approximately 1,900 people work in this occupation.
• Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 73%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 67% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 33% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 39% of registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries 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 34 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 14% of registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 43% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 56% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 21% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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