Nova Scotia
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
NET TECHEMPLOYMENT 1
32,253
735
NET TECH JOB GAINS [2019 vs.2018]
6.4%
NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALLWORKFORCE
1,126
TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
6 th
NET TECH EMPLOYMENTRANK
3,587
TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2019total]
NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
4 th
64.5%
EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2019 vs.2018]
NET EMPL AS % OF WORKFORCERANK
5 th
1 net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details]
NET TECH EMPLOYMENT
+735jobs +2.3%
34,000
TECH INDUSTRY JOBS 15,936
TECH OCCUPATION JOBS 20,348
17,000
0
45% of Tech Industry Jobs Are in TechOccupations
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 est.
LEADING TECH OCCUPATIONCATEGORIES
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment]
YoY% 2019 Change
Software and WebDevelopers
3,978 +5.5%YoY
IT Services+ Custom Software Services
5,234 2.2%
Information Systems Analysts and Consultants
Telecommunications and Internet Services
4,143 1.4%
2,783 +13.4%YoY
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services
3,779 8.6%
IT User Support Technicians
TechManufacturing
2,375 3.7%
398 15.2%
Software[packaged]
2,595 +1.9%YoY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
TECH OCCUPATION WAGES [by percentile]
$125K
4.6% Estimated direct contribution of the tech sector to the Nova Scotiaeconomy
$100K
The estimated median techwage of $65,819 is 37% higher than the median province wage
$75K
$50K
$25K
$K
Primary data sources: EMSI | Statistics Canada | CompTIA | Burning Glass Technologies Labour Insights. All data are estimates covering the 2019 time period, unless specified as earlier | See Appendix for full methodology and data tables
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