Job prospects Courier 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 Couriers and messengers (NOC 74102) 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

This occupational group only includes walking/bicycling couriers, not courier drivers. As such, there are few ads for this job. Occasional vacancies may exist for flyer, newspaper, and similar deliveries where a vehicle is not required. Opportunities would be best in Halifax and are often part-time or temporary. Low entry requirements suggest a large potential pool of external applicants.

Here are some key facts about Couriers and messengers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 1,150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Couriers and messengers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Postal service, couriers and messengers (NAICS 491, 492): 88%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 66% of couriers and messengers work all year, while 34% 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.
• 20% of couriers and messengers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% 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: 21% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 5% 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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