Job prospects Clerk, Law in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "clerk, law" in Nova Scotia or Canada.

Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Paralegals and related occupations (NOC 42200) 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Paralegals and related occupations in Nova Scotia:

  • Approximately 1,000 people work in this occupation.
  • Paralegals and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 37%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 31%
    • Legal services (NAICS 5411): 15%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 14%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 82% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • 71% of paralegals and related occupations work all year, while 28% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 9% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 91% 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: 5% compared to 27% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 49% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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