Job prospects Data Scientist in the Halifax Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Database analysts and data administrators" in the Halifax Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
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.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), the labour market was balanced for Database analysts and data administrators in the Halifax Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Moderate for data scientists (NOC 21211) in the Halifax region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Not many 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 data scientists in the Halifax region:
- Approximately 160 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Data scientists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 37%
- Finance, insurance and real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 28%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 14%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 10%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 9%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Database analysts and data administrators across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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