Job prospects Cosmetician 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 good for Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations (NOC 63211) 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.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Employment prospects for this occupation are generally favourable throughout the province, but may vary somewhat by community. An influx of new residents in rural areas has resulted in an increase in demand for estheticians and long wait times. Given this unmet demand, individuals interested in self-employment may have little trouble gaining clientele. Some business owners have also had difficulty filling vacancies for estheticians or renting out chairs in their establishments. Estheticians may improve their employability or broaden their client base by taking training in specific services such as electrolysis or hair removal.

Here are some key facts about Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 1,200 people work in this occupation.
• Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 87%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 9%
• 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
• 27% of estheticians, electrologists and related occupations work all year, while 73% 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 36 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 53% of estheticians, electrologists 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: 12% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 88% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 43% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% 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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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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