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Business, building and other support services (NAICS 55, 56)

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  • Included sectors
  • Description
  • Hourly wage in 2021
  • Job prospects by industry sector
  • Workforce sectoral committees
  • Sectoral associations
  • Related occupations

Included sectors

NAICS 551
Management of companies and enterprises
NAICS 561
Administrative and support services
NAICS 562
Waste management and remediation services

Description

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in managing companies and enterprises or holding the securities or financial assets of companies and enterprises in order to have a controlling interest in them or influence their management decisions. They may undertake the function of management, or they may entrust the function of financial management to portfolio managers. This sector also comprises: -Establishments that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations by managing, hiring, and placing personnel; preparing documents; taking orders from clients; collecting debts; arranging travel; providing security and surveillance; cleaning buildings; and packaging and labelling products. These activities are often undertaken in-house by establishments found in many sectors of the economy. -Waste management establishments primarily engaged in the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste material, the operation of material recovery facilities, the remediation of polluted sites, and the cleaning of septic tanks.

Hourly wage in 2021

Minimum
$15.00
Median
$19.00
Maximum
$31.43

Job prospects by industry sector

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Job prospects by industry sector

Average annual growth 2021-2025

All of Québec

This sector between 2% and 3%
All sectors 1.9%

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Employment in 2020

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

All of Québec

This sector 161,000
All sectors 4,099,600

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Type of jobs

All of Québec

This sector
Full time 75%
Part time 25%
All sectors
Full time 79.7%
Part time 20.3%

All of Québec

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

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$36,000

All of Québec

Workforce sectoral committees

Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre des communications graphiques du Québec

Address
101, boul. Roland-Therrien, bureau 540
Longueuil, J4H4B9
Quebec
Phone number
514-387-0788
Toll free: 1-877-387-0788
fax
514-387-9456
email
info@communicationsgraphiques.org
Web site
http://www.communicationsgraphiques.org

Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'industrie touristique du Québec

Address
2751, boul. Jacques-Cartier Est, bureau 200
Longueuil, J4N1L7
Quebec
Phone number
450-651-1099
fax
450-651-1567
email
info@cqrht.qc.ca
Web site
http://www.cqrht.qc.ca

Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'environnement

Address
9501, avenue Christophe-Colomb, bureau 203
Montréal, H2M2E3
Quebec
Phone number
514-384-4999
fax
514-384-7774
email
contact@envirocompetences.org
Web site
http://www.envirocompetences.org

Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre en horticulture ornementale – commercialisation et services

Address
3230, rue Sicotte, local E - 300 Ouest
Saint-Hyacinthe, J2S2M2
Quebec
Phone number
450-774-3456
fax
450-774-3556
email
info@horticompetences.ca
Web site
http://horticompetences.ca

Sectoral associations

  • Association nationale des entreprises en recrutement et en placement de personnel This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Tourisme d'Affaires Québec This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Related occupations

Occupation People employed
Housekeepers and Cleaners CNP 6731 17%
Security Guards CNP 6541 9%
Janitors CNP 6733 7%
Landscaping Labourers CNP 8612 (85121) 6%
Information Services Agents CNP 6552 4%
Travel Counsellors CNP 6521 (64310) 3%
Administrative Assistants CNP 1241 2%
Other Labourers in Processing Services CNP 9619 (95109) 2%
Specialized Cleaners CNP 6732 (65311) 2%
Public Maintenance Machinery Operators CNP 7522 2%
Receptionists CNP 1414 (14101) 1%
Transport Truck Drivers CNP 7511 (73300) 1%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Contractors and Supervisors CNP 8255 (82031) 1%
Senior Management - Trade, Broadcasting, and Other Services CNP 0015 (00014) 1%
Administrative Officers CNP 1221 (13100) 1%
Others 41%

See also

Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)

Last update: December 22, 2022

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