Job prospects Elementary School Teacher's Aide 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 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (NOC 43100) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants in Nova Scotia:
- Approximately 3,650 people work in this occupation.
- Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): more than 95%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 60% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 40% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 30% of elementary and secondary school teacher assistants work all year, while 70% 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 40 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 8% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 92% 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: 22% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 46% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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