Job prospects Oil And Gas Fields Production Manager in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "oil and gas fields production manager" 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 Limited for managers in natural resources production and fishing (NOC 80010) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of 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 managers in natural resources production and fishing in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Managers in natural resources production and fishing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 34%
  • Forestry and logging (NAICS 113, 1153): 20%
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 11%
  • Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 10%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
• 61% of managers in natural resources production and fishing work all year, while 39% 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 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 30% of managers in natural resources production and fishing are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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