Job prospects Secondary School Teacher in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "secondary school teacher" in Québec or across Canada.

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 secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 funding and high school enrollment.

According to the ministère de l'Éducation's projections, the number of students is expected to increase in the medium term, which will be driven by the arrival of cohorts that are finishing elementary school and the impact of the recent rise in immigration. Even though lower immigration levels were announced, migration flows in recent years will continue to drive educational demand, particularly in major urban centres.

This dynamic should support needs at the secondary level and maintain the demand for welcoming classes for school-aged children, but to a lesser extent. There is still a high demand for francization classes for adults, but uncertainty surrounding program funding could limit the availability of those classes.

In addition, fewer students are dropping out of school. The decline in the number of vacancies and the recent rise in the youth unemployment rate could encourage young people to stay in or return to school.

However, despite targeted reinvestments and the removal of the hiring cap, school service centres must deal with a significant decrease in funding, while there are still high needs. In addition, the teacher shortage continues to be an issue in the school network.

Here are some key facts about secondary school teachers in Quebec:

• Approximately 31,350 people work in this occupation.
• Secondary school teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 90% of secondary school teachers work all year, while 10% 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 50 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 38% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 62% 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: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 70% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 21% compared to 11% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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