Job prospects Engineer, Optical Communications 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 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 21311) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 42%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 21%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
• 92% of computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) work all year, while 8% 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 50 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 88% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 12% 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: less than 5% 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: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 10% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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