Job prospects Automotive Refinishing Technician in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators (NOC 72411) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 850 people work in this occupation.
• Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 77%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 64% of auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators work all year, while 36% 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 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 25% of auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 36% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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