Government Managers - Economic Analysis
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Job description
These individuals plan and direct economic policies and programs, which encourage industrial and commercial investment. They work in various sectors of public administration such as:
- Taxes
- International trade
- The labour market
- Transport
- Agriculture
- The environment
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Develop research projects on economic policies and programs.
- Participate in departmental policy development.
- Advise senior government officials.
- Establish procedures to achieve objectives and promote them through action plans.
- Direct and advise staff working in various areas of government.
- Plan, administer, and control research and administrative budgets.
- Organize and direct the evaluation of departmental or agency projects and programs.
- Develop the mobilization and retention of knowledge and know-how.
- Represent departments or agencies at sectoral tables or on association committees.
- Manage human, financial, material, and computer resources.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $44.10
- Median
- $58.97
- Maximum
- $80.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
3,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 47.4% Female
- 52.6% Male
Not available.
- 47.4% Female
- 52.6% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$108,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9197% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54171% of jobs
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NAICS 54151% of jobs
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NAICS 411% of jobs
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NAICS 5411, 54120% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9197% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54171% of jobs
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NAICS 54151% of jobs
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NAICS 411% of jobs
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NAICS 5411, 54120% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Numerous training and study programs lead to managerial or executive positions.
University
International business
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 84%
9.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 74.2%
19.7% of graduates pursue further studies
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
Also required
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Commerce, or Public Administration.
- Several years of experience in a related field (Economist, Economic Development Officer, Socio-economic Researcher, etc.).
Sometimes required
- Basic computer skills are often required.
- A Master’s degree in economics or related field may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Active learning
- Solving complex problems
- Written expression
- Result evaluation
- System analysis
- Mathematics
- Systems evaluation
- Time management
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Teaching
- Negotiation
- Social perception
Abilities
- Deductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Mathematical reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Speech clarity
- Written expression
- Basic numeracy
- Near vision
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Perception speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to develop and maintain business relations
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Autonomy
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to adapt
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of economics and accounting
- Capacity to work in a team
- Strategic sense
- Sense of initiative
- Capacity for synthesis
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Carry out research
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 40011
Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration
Job titles
- Economic and trade analysis director - government services
- Agricultural products market director
- Trade development director
- Business development director
- Market development director
- Economic policy analysis chief - government services
- Forest resource analysis chief
- Grain market analysis chief
- Economic analysis chief
- Tax policy chief
- Revenue programs chief
- Tax office chief
- Economic development coordinator
- Economic policy analysis assistant director - government services
- International trade policy assistant director - government services
- Regional taxation manager
- Parks administration director
- Commercial analysis director - government services
- Economic policy analysis director
- Energy market analysis director
- Grain market analysis manager
- Labour market analysis director - government services
- Microeconomic policy development director - government services
- Realty taxation manager
- Municipal taxation manager
- Industry, trade and technology director - government services
- Farm products marketing director
- Tourism promotion director - government services
- Tourism research manager - government services
- Tax policy research manager
- Goods and services tax (gst) manager
- Customs manager - government services
- Trade liaison director - government services
- Agricultural policy director - government services
- International trade policy manager
- Energy policy director - government services
- Transportation policy director - government services
- Natural resources policy director - government services
- Forestry policy director - government services
- Fishery policy director - government services
- Tourism policy director
- Agricultural programs manager - government services
- Export programs manager - government services
- Taxation programs director
- Revenue programs manager
- Transportation programs manager - government services
- Forestry programs manager - government services
- Fishery programs manager - government services
- Excise tax programs director
- Taxation manager
- Regional economic services manager - government services
- Border services manager
- Trade development director - government services
- Agricultural products market development director - government services
- Economic development director
- Community economic development director - government services
- Industrial development director - government services
- Tourism development director
- Parks service director
- Park superintendent - government services
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Related occupations
- Business development officers and market researchers and analysts
- Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
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- Senior government managers and officials
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Last update: January 29, 2026
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