Job prospects Health Research Officer in Nova Scotia
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "health research officer" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.
Job opportunities in Nova Scotia
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41404) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Nova Scotia:
- Approximately 1,200 people work in this occupation.
- Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 33%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 11%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 10%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 7%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 76% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 24% 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.
- 11% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 23% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 77% 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: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 48% compared to 10% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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