Job prospects Daycare Director 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
The employment outlook will be good for Managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 40030) 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.
- A moderate number of 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 Managers in social, community and correctional services in Nova Scotia:
- Approximately 850 people work in this occupation.
- Managers in social, community and correctional services mainly work in the following sectors:
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 44%
- Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 16%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 15%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 94% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 81% of managers in social, community and correctional services work all year, while 19% 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 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 23% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 77% 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: 8% compared to 27% for all occupations
- 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: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 47% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 10% for all occupations
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