Job prospects Respiratory Therapist in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (NOC 32103) 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 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 84%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 81% of respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 24% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 76% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 39% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 49% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% 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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