Job prospects Counter Sales Clerk, Automobile Parts - Retail 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 moderate for Storekeepers and partspersons (NOC 14401) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Storekeepers and partspersons in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 950 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Storekeepers and partspersons mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 46%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 13%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 68% of storekeepers and partspersons work all year, while 32% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 83% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 17% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 56% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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