Job prospects Firefighters Instructor in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for college and other vocational instructors (NOC 41210) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment in this occupation depends on government investments in education and on the number of students enrolled in college programs and vocational training.

The increase in registrations is mainly due to the volume of students from the school system in Québec, as the contribution of international students is decreasing because of lower intake caps. In addition, the freeze on government investments is forcing CEGEPs to contend with limited financial resources.

The decrease in the positions available in low-skilled jobs and rising youth unemployment could encourage young people to turn to vocational or technical training. These programs are shorter, better adapted to labour market requirements and offer a fast track to employment, which could boost registrations. In addition, the increased importance of on-the-job continuing education could also create new vocational training instructor positions.

Satellite campuses are expanding rapidly, facilitating access to college studies outside of major centers. However, colleges have been facing a shortage of teaching staff in many disciplines, particularly in technical programs where wage competition with the private sector makes it more difficult to recruit and retain qualified staff.

Here are some key facts about college and other vocational instructors in Quebec:

• Approximately 38,350 people work in this occupation.
• College and other vocational instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 56%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 14%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 65% of college and other vocational instructors work all year, while 35% 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.
• 9% of college and other vocational instructors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 48% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 52% 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: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 37% compared to 11% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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