Job prospects Police Officer 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 Police officers (except commissioned) (NOC 42100) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

As with most public-sector employment, budgetary restrictions may limit overall employment growth. This is a large occupational group overall so positions will arise through normal retirements and attrition. There have been reports of growing difficulty filling vacancies with both the RCMP and municipal police forces in the province.

Here are some key facts about Police officers (except commissioned) in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 1,550 people work in this occupation.
• Police officers (except commissioned) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 50%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 48%
• 86% of police officers (except commissioned) work all year, while 14% 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: 79% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 21% 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: 15% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% 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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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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