Job prospects Nurse Practitioner in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "nurse practitioner" in Nova Scotia or Canada.

Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Nurse practitioners (NOC 31302) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Nurse practitioners in Nova Scotia:

Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Nurse practitioners mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 78%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 22%
86% of nurse practitioners 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: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: more than 95% 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: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 10% for all occupations

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