Job prospects EDP (electronic Data-processing) Unit - Supervisor in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "EDP (electronic data-processing) unit - supervisor" 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 Moderate for supervisors, general office and administrative support workers (NOC 12010) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 supervisors, general office and administrative support workers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 14%
  • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 9%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 8%
  • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614 and 5617): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
• 71% of supervisors, general office and administrative support workers work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 46% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 54% 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: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% 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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