Job prospects Pharmacy Technical Assistant in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "pharmacy technical assistant" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.

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 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants (NOC 33103) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 900 people work in this occupation.
• Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 66% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 34% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 63% of pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants work all year, while 37% 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 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% 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: 37% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% 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