Job prospects Administrative Officer in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "administrative officer" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Administrative officers (NOC 13100) 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.

Administrative officers are distinguished from administrative assistants by tasks and responsibilities that relate more to coordination, planning, and oversight. These positions are often filled internally, resulting in fewer public opportunities and a greater amount of competition among jobseekers when they do arise. Given the competitive nature of the market for this occupation, candidates with experience will have an edge over recent graduates from post-secondary programs.

Here are some key facts about Administrative officers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 4,150 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 10%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 5%
  • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 71% of administrative officers work all year, while 28% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of administrative officers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 13% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 87% 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: 22% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 34% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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