Job prospects Operations Chief in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "operations chief" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Other administrative services managers (NOC 10019) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Other administrative services managers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 1,000 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Other administrative services managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 44%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 28%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 17%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 82% of other administrative services managers work all year, while 18% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 48% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 52% 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: 21% 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: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 18% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology