Parole Officer

The employment outlook will be Moderate for probation and parole officers (NOC 41311) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about probation and parole officers in Quebec:

• Approximately 900 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Probation and parole officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 52%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 44%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 79% of probation and parole officers work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 14% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 86% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 83% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 11% for all occupations