Job prospects Chief Of Pharmacy in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Managers in health care (NOC 30010) 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Managers in health care in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 950 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in health care mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 60%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 18%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 18%
• 90% of managers in health care work all year, while 10% 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.
• Less than 5% of managers in health care are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 21% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 79% 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: 6% 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: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 31% 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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