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Work
Labour Market Profile
Top 10 Saint John Occupations
| Total employed labour force 15 years and over by occupation |
56,400
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100%
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Sales and service occupations
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15,355
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27.2%
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Business, finance and administration occupations
|
12,090
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21.4%
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Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
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7,635
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13.5%
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Management occupations
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4,805
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8.5%
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Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion
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4,180
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7.4%
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Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
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3,985
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7.1%
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Health occupations
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3,975
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7.0%
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Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities
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1,605
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2.8%
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Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
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1,015
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1.8%
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Occupations unique to primary industry
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765
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1.4%
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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Enterprise Saint John
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Language Capabilities
Knowledge of Official Languages:
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English Only
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88,955
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French Only
|
145
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English & French
|
16,930
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Language by mother tongue:
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Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese)
|
365
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Spanish
|
260
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Persian (Farsi)
|
230
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Greek
|
185
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German
|
170
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Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
|
140
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*****Top six languages according to results
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Enterprise Saint John
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Post Secondary Qualifications
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2006
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By Major Field of Study
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Number
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%
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Business, management and public administration
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12,275
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25.85%
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Architecture, engineering and related technologies
|
11,980
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25.23%
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Health, parks, recreation and fitness
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6,965
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14.67%
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Education
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3,600
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7.58%
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Humanities
|
2,200
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4.63%
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Social and behavioural sciences and law
|
2,770
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5.83%
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Personal, protective and transportation services
|
3,040
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6.40%
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Mathematics, computer and information sciences
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2,260
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4.76%
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Physical and life sciences and technologies
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1,135
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2.39%
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Visual Performing Arts and communications technologies
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765
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1.61%
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Agriculture, natural resources and conservation
|
490
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1.03%
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Total
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47,480
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100.00%
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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Saint John CMA
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Major Employers – Number of Employees
Source: Service Canada 2009
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1000+
Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation
Bell Aliant
City of Saint John
Wyndham Worldwide Canada (Cendant)
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500-999
NB POWER- Point Lepreau Generating Station
Sitel
Xerox Canada Ltd.\National Call Centre
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200-499
Air Canada Call Centre
Can.Games Aquatic Centre
Irving Oil Ltd – Head Office
Irving Oil Ltd – Refinery
Irving Paper
Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd.
JD Irving Ltd
Loch Lomond Villa Inc.
Moosehead Breweries
NBCC Saint John
OSCO Construction Group - Ocean Steel
Rocmaura Inc.
Saputo Foods Ltd.
Strescon Ltd - OSCO Construction Group
University of NB (UNBSJ)
Wal-Mart
Worksafe NB
Xerox Tele-Web Centre
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100-199
CentreBeam
Eddie Bauer
Fleetway Inc
Harbour Station
ICT Canada
Resolve (formerly NCH)
Saint John YM-YWCA
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Area Schools & Training Institutions
Private Institutions, Professional Certification & Training
In Saint John, higher learning means a higher calibre of education to enrich your life. And that means more opportunities for personal and professional development. Our schools consistently rank among the best post-secondary facilities in Canada for academic excellence and student satisfaction.
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