Job prospects Duty Officer, Station - Police 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 Police officers (except commissioned) (NOC 42100) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
As with most public-sector employment, budgetary restrictions may limit overall employment growth. This is a large occupational group overall so positions will arise through normal retirements and attrition.
Here are some key facts about Police officers (except commissioned) in Nova Scotia:
- Approximately 1,550 people work in this occupation.
- Police officers (except commissioned) mainly work in the following sectors:
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 50%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 48%
- 86% of police officers (except commissioned) work all year, while 14% 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 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 79% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 21% 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: 15% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 35% 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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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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