Job prospects Manual Cable Ferry Operator in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "manual cable ferry operator" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 28, 2026. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations (NOC 75210) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• 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 boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Support activities for transportation (NAICS 488): 35%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482, 483, 486, 487, 493): 21%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 15%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 12%
  • Ship and Boat Building (NAICS 3366): 7%
• 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
• 45% of boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations work all year, while 55% 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 37 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% 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: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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