Job prospects Special Education Technician - Persons With Disabilities 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 moderate for Instructors of persons with disabilities (NOC 42203) 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.
- 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 Instructors of persons with disabilities in Nova Scotia:
- Instructors of persons with disabilities mainly work in the following sectors:
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 30%
- Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 28%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 17%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 15%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 86% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 14% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 73% of instructors of persons with disabilities work all year, while 27% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 7% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 93% 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: 12% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 10% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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