In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Southern, Nova Scotia

313 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
13 occupations
Good outlook
108 occupations
Regulated occupations
67 on this list, in Nova Scotia

Occupations by job outlook in Southern

Ranked by Job Bank’s 3-year outlook, then by median wage.

What TEER means

TEER (training, education, experience and responsibilities) is how the National Occupational Classification groups jobs:

  • TEER 0: management occupations.
  • TEER 1: usually a university degree.
  • TEER 2: usually a college diploma or apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations.
  • TEER 3: usually a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training.
  • TEER 4: usually a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training.
  • TEER 5: usually short-term work demonstration and no formal education.

Showing 57 TEER 1 occupations of 313. Show all

Occupations by job outlook in Southern, TEER 1
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Very good (5 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine Very good (5 of 5) — 1 —
Specialists in surgery Very good (5 of 5) — 1 —
General practitioners and family physicians Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Psychologists Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Nurse practitioners Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Pharmacists Good (4 of 5) $50.12 an hour 1 Regulated
Other professional engineers Good (4 of 5) $47.02 an hour 1 Some roles
Secondary school teachers Good (4 of 5) $44.23 an hour 1 —
Nursing coordinators and supervisors Good (4 of 5) $44.00 an hour 1 Some roles
Occupational therapists Good (4 of 5) $42.19 an hour 1 Regulated
Physiotherapists Good (4 of 5) $41.24 an hour 1 Regulated
Information systems specialists Good (4 of 5) $40.96 an hour 1 —
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Good (4 of 5) $38.46 an hour 1 Regulated
Social workers Good (4 of 5) $36.26 an hour 1 Regulated
Professional occupations in business management consulting Good (4 of 5) $36.18 an hour 1 —
Financial auditors and accountants Good (4 of 5) $35.86 an hour 1 Regulated
Financial advisors Good (4 of 5) $34.42 an hour 1 —
Database analysts and data administrators Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Computer systems developers and programmers Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Software engineers and designers Good (4 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Software developers and programmers Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Industrial and manufacturing engineers Good (4 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Veterinarians Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Dentists Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Dietitians and nutritionists Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating Good (4 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Civil engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $48.78 an hour 1 Some roles
Lawyers and Quebec notaries Moderate (3 of 5) $47.56 an hour 1 Regulated
Mechanical engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $45.15 an hour 1 Some roles
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.92 an hour 1 —
Educational counsellors Moderate (3 of 5) $41.62 an hour 1 —
Biologists and related scientists Moderate (3 of 5) $41.26 an hour 1 —
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $41.20 an hour 1 —
Public and environmental health and safety professionals Moderate (3 of 5) $40.45 an hour 1 —
Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $40.28 an hour 1 —
Business development officers and market researchers and analysts Moderate (3 of 5) $38.65 an hour 1 —
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $38.30 an hour 1 —
Human resources professionals Moderate (3 of 5) $37.85 an hour 1 —
College and other vocational instructors Moderate (3 of 5) $36.06 an hour 1 —
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Moderate (3 of 5) $34.16 an hour 1 —
Other financial officers Moderate (3 of 5) $33.96 an hour 1 Some roles
Financial and investment analysts Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Architects Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Land surveyors Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Web designers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Web developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Electrical and electronics engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Probation and parole officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
University professors and lecturers Limited (2 of 5) $52.61 an hour 1 —
Urban and land use planners Limited (2 of 5) $42.54 an hour 1 Regulated
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants Limited (2 of 5) $25.83 an hour 1 —

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