Job prospects Miner 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

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Underground production and development miners (NOC 83100) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
  • 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 Underground production and development miners in Nova Scotia:

  • Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Underground production and development miners mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): more than 95%
  • 53% of underground production and development miners work all year, while 47% 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 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 27% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: n/a
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Annapolis Valley Region Moderate
Cape Breton Region Moderate
Halifax Region Undetermined
North Shore Region Moderate
Southern Region Moderate

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 210 null in Nova Scotia from 2011 to 2021.

The following table shows MiHR’s forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.

Table on the cummulative hiring forecast for null in Nova Scotia starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Nova Scotia

Occupation:

110 150 210
[ Source Canadian Mining Industry Employment and Hiring Forecasts 2011 - MiHR ]
Labour Market Information Survey
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