Job prospects Road Transport Equipment Restoration Technician - Museum in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries (NOC 53100) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 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.
  • Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.

While the province has a fair number of museums and historic parks and sites, full-time job ads occur infrequently, as turnover is quite low for this group. Also, some opportunities are low-paying relative to the requirements, which would likely limit potential supply. Demand for this occupation depends in part on public funding.

Here are some key facts about Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries in Nova Scotia:

  • Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 83%
    • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 6%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 82% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • 24% of registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries work all year, while 76% 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 29 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • 6% of registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 49% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 51% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 12% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 27% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 10% for all occupations

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