Construction (NAICS 23)
Included sectors
- NAICS 236
- Construction of buildings
- NAICS 237
- Heavy and civil engineering construction
- NAICS 238
- Specialty trade contractors
Description
This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in constructing, repairing, and renovating buildings and engineering works, and in subdividing and developing land. There are two main types of construction produced: buildings and engineering works. Buildings are distinguished by their primary function, e.g., residential, commercial, or industrial. Engineering works include dams; non-building industrial works such as refineries; highways, roads, and streets; bridges; sewers; power and communications transmission lines; and similar structures and works.
Hourly wage in 2020
- Minimum
- $19.00
- Median
- $31.00
- Maximum
- $41.30
Job prospects by industry sector
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Job prospects by industry sector
Average annual growth 2019-2023
All of Québec
| This sector | between 0% and 1% |
|---|---|
| All sectors | 0.7% |
All of Québec
| This sector | |
|---|---|
| All sectors |
Employment in 2018
The number of people employed is not published if less than 1,500.
All of Québec
| This sector | 249,600 |
|---|---|
| All sectors | 4,262,000 |
All of Québec
| This sector | |
|---|---|
| All sectors |
Type of jobs
All of Québec
| Full time | 89.7% |
|---|---|
| Part time | 10.3% |
| Full time | 79.7% |
|---|---|
| Part time | 20.3% |
All of Québec
| Full time | |
|---|---|
| Part time |
| Full time | |
|---|---|
| Part time |
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
$50,000
All of Québec
Workforce sectoral committee
Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'environnement
- Address
-
9501, avenue Christophe-Colomb, bureau 203Montréal, H2M2E3Quebec
- Phone number
- fax
-
514-384-7774
- Web site
- http://www.envirocompetences.org
Sectoral associations
-
Association
de
la
construction
du
Québec
(ACQ)
-
Association
des
constructeurs
de
routes
et
grands
travaux
du
Québec
(ACRGTQ)
-
Association
provinciale
des
constructeurs
d'habitation
du
Québec
(APCHQ)
-
Commission
de
la
construction
du
Québec
-
Fédération
des
associations
et
corporations
en
construction
du
Québec
-
Fédération
québécoise
des
revêtements
de
sol
-
Association
d'isolation
du
Québec
(AIQ)
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Last update: January 19, 2022
