Job prospects Manager, Human Resources 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 Human resources managers (NOC 10011) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Human resources managers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Human resources managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 6%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
• 86% of human resources managers work all year, while 14% 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: 28% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 71% 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: 7% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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