Job prospects Export Sales Manager in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "export sales manager" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.

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 Limited for corporate sales managers (NOC 60010) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• 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 corporate sales managers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 1,550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Corporate sales managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 31%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 23%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 6%
• 88% of corporate sales managers work all year, while 12% 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 49 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of corporate sales managers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 67% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 33% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% 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: 41% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% 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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