Human resources and recruitment officers in Halifax

The employment outlook will be Moderate for human resources and recruitment officers (NOC 12101) in the Halifax region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about human resources and recruitment officers in the Halifax region:

• Approximately 870 people work in this occupation.
• Human resources and recruitment officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55-56): 24%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 12%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
  • Nursing and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 9%
  • Finance, insurance and real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 9%