Job prospects Employment Insurance Benefits Control Officer in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "employment insurance benefits control officer" 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 Employment insurance and revenue officers (NOC 12104) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 Employment insurance and revenue officers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 1,700 people work in this occupation.
• Employment insurance and revenue officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 92%
• 83% of employment insurance and revenue officers work all year, while 17% 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 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 35% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 65% 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: 18% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% 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: 37% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology