Job prospects Librarian 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 Librarians (NOC 51100) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

The Halifax area has a fair number of potential employers, such as education institutions and public libraries, but turnover is fairly low and competition may be strong for a limited number of openings. New graduates are more likely to find work in a term or casual position, and may need to be open to relocating to find employment.

Here are some key facts about Librarians in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Librarians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 87% of librarians work all year, while 13% 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 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 8% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 92% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 20% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 69% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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