Job prospects Mechanical Assistant - Water Transport 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 Water transport deck and engine room crew (NOC 74201) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many 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 Water transport deck and engine room crew in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Water transport deck and engine room crew mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 68%
  • Support activities for transportation (NAICS 488): 16%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482, 483, 486, 487, 493): 15%
• 76% of water transport deck and engine room crew work all year, while 24% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 90% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 10% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 54% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 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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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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