Job prospects Ballet Teacher in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "ballet teacher" 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 Dancers (NOC 53120) 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.

Here are some key facts about Dancers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Dancers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 80%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 20%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 32% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 68% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 24% of dancers work all year, while 76% 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 36 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 53% of dancers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 19% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 81% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 15% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 27% 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: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology