Job prospects Human Relations Officer - Family And Children's Services in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. 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 Good for therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies (NOC 41301) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

The number of registered counselling therapists in Nova Scotia has increased rapidly in recent years. Rising demand for counselling services has been driven by factors like population growth and a greater reported need for mental health care among Canadians.

The Province of Nova Scotia has committed to creating public health insurance billing codes for private mental health care professionals, including registered counselling therapists. This program is anticipated to significantly increase the net demand for mental health care in the province, creating favourable conditions for further growth in this occupation. 

These conditions suggest that fully licensed counselling therapists should be able to find employment or build a full client base with ease (many are self-employed). However, some new graduates of counselling programs have found that finding a supervising therapist for their multi-year candidacy period can be competitive.

Here are some key facts about therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 1,700 people work in this occupation.
• Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 33%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 24%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 23%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 64% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies work all year, while 36% 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 38% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 18% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 82% 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: 32% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 68% compared to 10% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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