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Legal and Accounting Services (NAICS 5411, 5412)

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  • Description
  • Hourly wage in 2024
  • Job prospects by industry sector
  • Related occupations

Included sectors

NAICS 5411
Legal services
NAICS 5412
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services

Description

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing legal and paralegal services; auditing accounting records; designing accounting systems; preparing financial statements; developing budgets; preparing tax returns; processing payrolls; bookkeeping and billing.

Hourly wage in 2024

Minimum
$22.73
Median
$35.00
Maximum
$65.93

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 1% and 2%
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 81,900
All sectors 4,506,400

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Type of jobs

All of Québec

This sector
Full time 84.4%
Part time 15.6%
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

$61,600

All of Québec

Related occupations

Occupation People employed
Auditors and Accountants CNP 11100 25%
Lawyers and Notaries CNP 41101 22%
Technicians in Accounting and Bookkeepers CNP 12200 10%
Legal Administrative Assistants CNP 13111 7%
Accounts Clerks CNP 14200 6%
Administrative Assistants CNP 13110 5%
Financial Managers CNP 10010 2%
Receptionists CNP 14101 1%
Administrative Officers CNP 13100 1%
General Office Support Workers CNP 14100 1%
Business Management Consulting Professionals CNP 11201 1%
Paralegals CNP 42200 1%
Payroll Clerks CNP 13102 1%
Human Resources Professionals CNP 11200 1%
Social Policy Program Officers CNP 41403 1%
Others 15%

See also

Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)

Last update: January 29, 2026

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