Job prospects Industrial And Commercial Buildings Architect in Nova Scotia
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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Architects (NOC 21200) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
Not many 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 Architects in Nova Scotia:

Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Architects mainly work in the following sectors:
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 90%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 94% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
82% of architects work all year, while 18% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
26% of architects are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 67% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 33% 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: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 64% compared to 10% for all occupations

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