Job prospects Artistic Director, Performing Arts in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 51120) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 41%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 39%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 57% of producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations work all year, while 42% 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 40 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 34% of producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 72% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 28% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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