Job prospects Broadcasting Director 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 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 51120) 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 750 people work in this occupation.
• Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 71%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 65% of producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations work all year, while 35% 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.
• 40% of producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 73% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 27% 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: 16% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 44% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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