Job prospects Registry Clerk 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 limited for Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks (NOC 14301) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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.

Here are some key facts about Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 19%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 14%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 8%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 7%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 66% of correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks work all year, while 34% 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 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks 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: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 26% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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