Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations in Centre-du-Québec

The employment outlook will be Limited for professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations (NOC 11202) in the Centre-du-Québec region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

In this occupational group, employment outlooks mainly depend on the economic conditions and public spending.

The growing importance of applications from various technologies is changing the nature of many functions. Furthermore, companies are increasingly turning to social media and other digital platforms to run advertising or marketing campaigns and manage public relations.

Moreover, digital literacy and technical specialization needs, such as search engine optimization and machine learning, could promote job creation in this sector.

However, budget restrictions announced by federal and provincial governments could reduce hiring opportunities in this group.

Here are some key facts about professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations in the Centre-du-Québec region:

• Approximately 390 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 19%
  • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 14%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 14%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 11%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 9%