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Health Care (NAICS 621, 622, 623)

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  • Included sectors
  • Description
  • Hourly wage in 2021
  • 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 2021

Minimum
$18.00
Median
$24.73
Maximum
$44.00

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 1% and 2%
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 456,300
All sectors 4,099,600

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Type of jobs

All of Québec

This sector
Full time 75.5%
Part time 24.5%
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

$46,000

All of Québec

Sectoral associations

  • Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Association des établissements privés conventionnés - santé et services sociaux This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Association des gestionnaires des établissements de santé et des services sociaux This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Association québécoise pour la réadaptation psychosociale (AQRP) This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Corporation des services d'ambulance du Québec This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Centrale des syndicats du Québec This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Related occupations

Occupation People employed
Nurses CNP 3012 (31301) 15%
Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Patient Attendants CNP 3413 (33102) 15%
Licensed Practical Nurses CNP 3233 (32101) 5%
Administrative Officers CNP 1221 (13100) 5%
Medical Administrative Assistants CNP 1243 (13112) 4%
Housekeepers and Cleaners CNP 6731 3%
General Practitioners and Family Physicians CNP 3112 (31102) 3%
Specialist Physicians CNP 3111 3%
Counter Attendants and Kitchen Helpers CNP 6711 (65201) 2%
Social Workers CNP 4152 (41300) 2%
Social and Community Service Workers CNP 4212 2%
Receptionists CNP 1414 (14101) 2%
Caregivers and Home Support Workers CNP 4412 2%
Massage Therapists CNP 3236 (32201) 2%
Health Care Managers CNP 0311 (30010) 2%
Others 33%

See also

Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)

Last update: December 22, 2022

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