Job prospects Live-in Caregiver, Child Care in Nova Scotia
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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Home child care providers (NOC 44100) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.
Here are some key facts about Home child care providers in Nova Scotia:
- Approximately 1,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Home child care providers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 69%
- Private households (NAICS 814): 24%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 65% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 35% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 36% of home child care providers work all year, while 64% 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 35 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 64% of home child care providers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 25% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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