Job prospects Court Reporter in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations (NOC 12110) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Several 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 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations in New Brunswick:

  • Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 40%
    • Business support services (NAICS 5614): 28%
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 20%
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 7%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 84% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • 71% of court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations work all year, while 28% 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • 31% of court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: more than 95% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 30% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 61% compared to 23% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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