Job prospects Aide, Pharmacy in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "aide, pharmacy" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants (NOC 33103) 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.
• Not many 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 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 900 people work in this occupation.
• Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 66% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 34% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 63% of pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants work all year, while 37% 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 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% 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: 37% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% 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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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology