Job prospects Manager, Engineering Service Group in Nova Scotia
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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Engineering managers (NOC 20010) 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.
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 Engineering managers in Nova Scotia:

Approximately 500 people work in this occupation.
Engineering managers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 21%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
- Ship and Boat Building (NAICS 3366): 9%
- Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 9%
86% of engineering 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 49 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
6% of engineering managers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 81% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 19% 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: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 54% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 10% for all occupations

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