Job prospects Guidance Counsellor - Education 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

The employment outlook will be moderate for Educational counsellors (NOC 41320) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 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 Educational counsellors in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 800 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Educational counsellors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 41%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 28%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 22%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 64% of educational counsellors work all year, while 36% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of educational counsellors are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 21% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 79% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 7% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 63% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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