Job prospects Career Development Counsellor 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 moderate for Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) (NOC 41321) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 45%
  • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614 and 5617): 31%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 63% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) work all year, while 38% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) 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: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 37% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 42% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% 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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