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Health Care (NAICS 621, 622, 623)

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  • Included sectors
  • Description
  • Hourly wage in 2024
  • Job prospects by industry sector
  • Sectoral associations
  • Related occupations

Included sectors

NAICS 621
Ambulatory health care services
NAICS 622
Hospitals
NAICS 623
Nursing and residential care facilities

Description

This sector comprises establishments, licensed as hospitals, primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and medical treatment services and specialized accommodation services to in-patients, establishments primarily engaged in providing health care services, directly or indirectly, to ambulatory patients as well as establishments primarily engaged in providing residential care combined with either nursing, supervisory or other types of care as required by the residents

Hourly wage in 2024

Minimum
$21.00
Median
$28.00
Maximum
$49.48

Job prospects by industry sector

Les 2 champs de sélection ci-dessous vous permettent de comparer 2 régions. Les données des régions seront automatiquement mises à jour à la sélection. Par défaut, la province de Québec est sélectionnée pour la première région.

Job prospects by industry sector

Average annual growth 2024-2028

All of Québec

This sector between 0% and 1%
All sectors 1.2%

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Employment in 2023

The number of people employed is not published if less than 1,500.

All of Québec

This sector 459,300
All sectors 4,506,400

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Type of jobs

All of Québec

This sector
Full time 80.2%
Part time 19.8%
All sectors
Full time 82%
Part time 18%

All of Québec

This sector
Full time
Part time
All sectors
Full time
Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$57,600

All of Québec

Sectoral associations

  • Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec
  • Association des établissements privés conventionnés - santé et services sociaux
  • Association des gestionnaires des établissements de santé et des services sociaux
  • Association québécoise pour la réadaptation psychosociale (AQRP)
  • Corporation des services d'ambulance du Québec
  • Centrale des syndicats du Québec
  • Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux

Related occupations

Occupation People employed
Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Patient Attendants CNP 33102 16%
Nurses CNP 31301 14%
Administrative Officers CNP 13100 5%
Licensed Practical Nurses CNP 32101 4%
Housekeepers and Cleaners CNP 65310 4%
General Practitioners and Family Physicians CNP 31102 3%
Administrative Assistants CNP 13110 3%
Counter Attendants and Kitchen Helpers CNP 65201 2%
Social Workers CNP 41300 2%
Social and Community Service Workers CNP 42201 2%
Receptionists CNP 14101 2%
Health Care Managers CNP 30010 2%
Specialists in Clinical and Laboratory Medicine CNP 31100 1%
Instructors of People with Disabilities CNP 42203 1%
Live-In Caregivers and Home Support Workers CNP 44101 1%
Others 38%

See also

Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)

Last update: January 29, 2026

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