Job prospects Express Mail Service Clerk in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Postal services representatives (NOC 64401) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several 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 Postal services representatives in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 650 people work in this occupation.
• Postal services representatives mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Postal service, couriers and messengers (NAICS 491, 492): 92%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 59% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 41% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 73% of postal services representatives work all year, while 27% 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 24% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 76% 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: 42% 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: 19% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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