Job prospects Hairstylist Assistant in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "hairstylist assistant" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for hairstylists and barbers (NOC 63210) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• 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.

Employment in this occupational group is largely dependent on household disposable income and consumer preferences.

On the one hand, population aging should increase the demand for services in residential care facilities or at home for seniors.

On the other hand, the recent increase in the cost of living is restricting family discretionary budgets. While hairdressing services are almost essential, customers could be inclined to space out appointments, cut back on the most expensive services, or perform them themselves, which could cause fluctuations in traffic at hair salons and reduce demand for the occupation. For barbers, this negative impact is likely to be less pronounced due to the recent surge in popularity of their services among teenagers, fueled in part by social media.

Here are some key facts about hairstylists and barbers in Quebec:

• Approximately 25,200 people work in this occupation.
• Hairstylists and barbers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 68% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 32% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 28% of hairstylists and barbers work all year, while 71% 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 38 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 70% of hairstylists and barbers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 16% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 84% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 71% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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