Job prospects Aircraft Assembler in Nova Scotia
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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors (NOC 93200) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
Several 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 Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors in Nova Scotia:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336, except 3366): more than 95%
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
73% of aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 78% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 22% 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: 60% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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