Job prospects Staffing Clerk in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Personnel clerks (NOC 14102) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Not many 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 Personnel clerks in Nova Scotia:

  • Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Personnel clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 31%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 12%
    • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 9%
    • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614 and 5617): 8%
    • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 6%
  • 76% of personnel clerks work all year, while 24% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 22% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 78% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 27% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 34% compared to 20% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Annapolis Valley Region Undetermined
Cape Breton Region Undetermined
Halifax Region Moderate
North Shore Region Undetermined
Southern Region Undetermined

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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