Job prospects Specialist, Standards in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Professional occupations in business management consulting (NOC 11201) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Many professionals enter the consulting business as a form of post-retirement employment, utilizing their years of knowledge and experience. Consulting work can be accommodative to work-life balance, in terms of when and where work can be completed and allow individuals to work for themselves. Quite often, opportunities arise on a short-term, contract basis. The amount of job opportunities for consultants is dependent on government spending and economic conditions.

Here are some key facts about Professional occupations in business management consulting in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Professional occupations in business management consulting mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 23%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 9%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 9%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 76% of professional occupations in business management consulting work all year, while 24% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 26% of professional occupations in business management consulting are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 47% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 53% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 28% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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