Job prospects Administrative Clerks Supervisor 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 good for Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers (NOC 12010) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 1,250 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 11%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 11%
  • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614 and 5617): 10%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 10%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 8%
• 71% of supervisors, general office and administrative support workers work all year, while 28% 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 46% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 54% 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: 22% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% 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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