Job prospects Supervisor, Security Guards 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 Other services supervisors (NOC 62029) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Other services supervisors in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Other services supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614 and 5617): 48%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 18%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 9%
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 9%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 64% of other services supervisors work all year, while 36% 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 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of other services supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 66% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 34% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology