Salaries

Career Development Practitioners and Career Counsellors Salary in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

NOC 41321Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$29.22 an hour Cape Breton
Compared with Nova Scotia
7.4% higher $2.02 above the Nova Scotia median of $27.20
Compared with Canada
2.4% lower $0.73 below the Canadian median of $29.95
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Cape Breton

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Cape Breton and CanadaCape Breton: median $29.22, from $22.69 to $31.80. Nova Scotia (province): median $27.20, from $21.75 to $43.08, middle half $24.63 to $33.33. Canada: median $29.95, from $22.56 to $43.41, middle half $26.44 to $33.97.$20$30$40$50Cape Breton: median $29.22, from $22.69 to $31.80Cape Breton$29.22Nova Scotia (province): median $27.20, from $21.75 to $43.08, middle half $24.63 to $33.33Nova Scotia (province)$27.20Canada: median $29.95, from $22.56 to $43.41, middle half $26.44 to $33.97Canada$29.95
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Cape Breton compared with Canada
WageCape BretonNova ScotiaCanada
Low $22.69 $21.75 $22.56
Lower quartile Not stated $24.63 $26.44
Median $29.22 $27.20 $29.95
Upper quartile Not stated $33.33 $33.97
High $31.80 $43.08 $43.41
Average Not stated $29.90 $31.73

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Cape Breton.

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in Nova Scotia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in Nova ScotiaHalifax: median $30.22, from $24.63 to $48.72. Cape Breton: median $29.22, from $22.69 to $31.80. Annapolis Valley: median $27.20, from $21.75 to $43.08. North Shore: not stated. Southern: not stated.$20$30$40$50Halifax: median $30.22, from $24.63 to $48.72Halifax$30.22Cape Breton: median $29.22, from $22.69 to $31.80Cape Breton$29.22Annapolis Valley: median $27.20, from $21.75 to $43.08Annapolis Valley$27.20North Shore: not statedNorth ShoreNot statedSouthern: not statedSouthernNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Nova Scotia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Halifax$24.63$30.22$48.72Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$22.69$29.22$31.80Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$21.75$27.20$43.08Moderate (3 of 5)
North ShoreNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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