Job prospects Analyst, Computer Simulations 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 information systems specialists (NOC 21222) 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.

Demand for this occupation is expected to remain strong with continuing growth anticipated in the information technology (IT) field. A very large proportion of the employers are located in Halifax which has a diverse technology-based economy, while opportunities can be rare in smaller communities in the province.

The greatest demand will continue to be for employees with five or more years of experience, and with leading-edge skills particularly oriented towards business applications. The rapid evolution of the IT industry means that job prospects may depend heavily on specific skills. Remote hiring is common in the IT field, so jobseekers may benefit from including remote opportunities in their job search. While new graduates of modern co-op programs should have less difficulty breaking into the labour market than those from traditional programs, growing usage of artificial intelligence has softened the demand for workers in entry-level positions in general.

Here are some key facts about information systems specialists in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 4,100 people work in this occupation.
• Information systems specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 37%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 8%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%
  • Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 6%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5%
• 81% of information systems specialists work all year, while 19% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 10% of information systems specialists are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 70% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 30% 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: 8% 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: 31% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 21% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology