Other Instructors
Job description
These individuals give courses in driving, sewing, modelling, sailing, or navigation. This group includes driver’s licence examiners and tutors who teach subjects covered in elementary and secondary schools.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
Main tasks
Driving Instructors
- Teach the rules of driving a motor vehicle or motorcycle and the rules of the road.
- Show and explain how vehicles handle and operate mechanically.
- Supervise the person during road trips.
Driver’s Licence Examiners
- Conduct practical driving tests.
- Assess people’s aptitude for obtaining their driver's licence.
Sewing Teachers
- Instruct students on the techniques and methods of sewing and making clothes and dresses.
Modelling School Instructors
- Give instructions on the maintenance, personal development, and application of beauty products.
- Teach the presentation of fashion shows and commercials.
Sailing Instructor and Coach
- Teach sailing techniques to beginner, intermediate, or advanced students.
Elementary or Secondary School Tutor
- Provide tailored assistance to students for remediation, review, and development.
- Help students who are struggling academically by providing positive coaching.
- Make sure the students’ homework is done properly.
- Help students prepare for their exams.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $16.10
- Median
- $20.00
- Maximum
- $28.50
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
5,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 55.8% Female
- 44.2% Male
Not available.
- 55.8% Female
- 44.2% 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
$36,800
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 6186% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 812% of jobs
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NAICS 6241% of jobs
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NAICS 711% of jobs
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Others7% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 6186% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 812% of jobs
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NAICS 6241% of jobs
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NAICS 711% of jobs
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Others7% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Also required
- Demonstration of competence in the subject matter being taught.
Driving Instructors
- Special permit obtained from the Association québécoise des transports (AQTr [Quebec Transportation Association]).
Sailing Instructors
- Maritime craft card.
Sometimes required
- Canadian Yachting Association certification may be required for sailing and navigation instructors.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Teaching
- Active listening
- Data collection
- Learning strategies
- Reading comprehension
- Oral expression
- Active learning
- Critical thought
- Social perception
- Result evaluation
- Written expression
- Service oriented
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Information processing
- Coordination
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Verbal skills
- Speech clarity
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Written expression
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Selective attention
- Deductive reasoning
- Idea generation
- Inductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Distance vision
- Night vision
- Originality
- Peripheral vision
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Commitment
- Creativity
- Capacity for synthesis
- Sense of observation
- Pedagogical knowledge
- Capacity to facilitate a group
- Patience
Interests
- Teach or educate
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 43109
Other instructors
Job titles
- Auto-driving instructor
- Sewing instructor - non-vocational
- Sailing instructor
- Modelling instructor
- Driver's licence examiner
- Driving examiner
- Driving school instructor
- Beauty culture school instructor
- Truck driving instructor
- Motorcycle driving instructor
- Small-boat navigation instructor
- First aid instructor
- Child safety educator
- Self-improvement course instructor
- Gourmet cooking instructor - non-vocational
- Tutor - elementary school subjects
- Tutor - secondary school subjects
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
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