Job prospects Pharmacy Technical Assistant in Nova Scotia
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "pharmacy technical assistant" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.
Job opportunities in Nova Scotia
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants (NOC 33103) 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants in Nova Scotia:
- Approximately 900 people work in this occupation.
- Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 95%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 66% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 34% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 63% of pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants work all year, while 37% 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 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 11% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 89% 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: 37% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
Explore job prospects in Nova Scotia by economic region.
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Annapolis Valley Region | |
Cape Breton Region | |
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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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