Job prospects Bar Attendant 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 Bartenders (NOC 64301) 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.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Bartenders in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Bartenders mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 62%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 13%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 13%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 6%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 49% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 51% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 19% of bartenders work all year, while 81% 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 31 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of bartenders are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 44% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 56% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 48% 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: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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