Job prospects Appliance Servicer in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "appliance servicer" 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 appliance servicers and repairers (NOC 72421) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 appliance servicers and repairers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Appliance servicers and repairers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 69%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 16%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 74% of appliance servicers and repairers work all year, while 26% 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.
• 52% of appliance servicers and repairers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 50% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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