Nova Scotia a Canadian province is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is looking to fill jobs in the healthcare, hospitality, finance, and other sectors with competent workers via economic immigration schemes.
According to TD Economics, this year the Maritime Provinces’ real GDP would expand by 4.2 which is more than reversing last year’s decline caused by the global pandemic COVID-19 and a compression job market. Economists predict that real GDP will expand by another 2.4 percent in 2022. As foreign nationals explore Nova Scotia as a potential immigration destination, here is the Topmost In-Demand healthcare Jobs to apply for under economic immigration programs.
1. Patient Service Associates, Nurse Aides, and Orderlies (NOC 3413)
They are responsible for supporting the nurses, physicians, and hospital staff for supporting the patients in nursing homes, hospitals, and other healthcare establishments. According to Jobbank, there were 50 nurse assistant vacancies in Ontario and 832 across the country in early December. These jobs pay an average annual salary of $35,100 in Nova Scotia, based on a 37.5-hour work week, but the salary can go up to $40,950 according to the experience and employment location.
2. Physicians – Family (NOC 3112) and Specialists (3111)
Indeed had 48 family physician vacancies and 149 specialist positions in Nova Scotia as of early December. Family physicians and general practitioners are responsible for diagnosing and treating illnesses, physiological abnormalities, and injuries. They earn a median yearly salary of $192,605 in Nova Scotia but may make up to $351,221 in other provinces. Specialists are a category that includes surgeons, diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders and act as consultants to other physicians. In Nova Scotia, a specialist earns a median annual salary of $236,222 but that income can reach $431,517 per year.
3. Nurse (NOC 3012)
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses are responsible to provide direct nursing services to the patient as well as provide health education programs and consultation services on nursing-related topics. The demand for nurses was pushed up during the COVID-19 outbreak and indeed advertised 635 available vacancies for nurses in Nova Scotia in early December. The occupation pays typical annual wages of $76,050 based on a 37.5-hour work week, with top wage employees on the North Shore earning up to $84,669 per year.
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