Labour Market Information
2022 – 2023
Workforce Insights Survey
We’re conducting our annual Workforce Insights Survey in collaboration with the Association of Industry Sector Councils (AISC). This survey will help us to understand the challenges employers are facing, to quantify key labour market information, and to provide a user-friendly dashboard to help inform business decision-making. Stay tuned for the launch of our dashboard this spring!
Your answers help us build a stronger Nova Scotian workforce.
AISC full results can be found here where you can filter by sector.

2021 – 2022
Workforce Insights Survey
Forestry Workforce
This section provides insights into the workforce size of the 70 forestry organizations that responded to the survey.
Wages in Nova Scotia
Wage insights from the survey have been provided by the 14 industry sector councils relating to the most in-demand occupations in each sector. A low wage was defined at the 10th percentile, the median defined at the 50th percentile, while a high wage was considered to be the 90th percentile of the available wage data.
All sectors average wage ranges
Based on responses from 791 employers across Nova Scotia.
$15
per hour
LOW WAGE
$22
per hour
MEDIAN WAGE
$36
per hour
HIGH WAGE
Forestry sector wage ranges
Based on responses from 70 employers across Nova Scotia.
$17
per hour
LOW WAGE
$22
per hour
MEDIAN WAGE
$27
per hour
HIGH WAGE
Occupation |
Reponses |
Low Wage |
Median Wage |
High Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silviculture Worker | 30 | $17.00 | $20.00 | $25.00 |
Forestry Machine Operator | 18 | $19.40 | $22.50 | $26.50 |
Sawmill Machine Operator | 10 | $17.90 | $21.00 | $24.30 |
Millwright | 6 | $27.00 | $29.00 | $30.00 |
Logging Truck Driver | 6 | $20.50 | $23.00 | $29.50 |
Totals | 70 | $17.00 | $22.00 | $27.20 |
Forestry median hourly wage by region
Hover over a region to view median hourly wage.
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
This section provides insights into the specific activities and initiatives that workplaces in Nova Scotia are implementing related to diversity, equity and inclusion. These initiatives create a culturally safe, just and inclusive workplace for individuals from a variety of communities, including people from different races and ethnicities, abilities, religions, cultures, sexual orientations and genders.
All sectors targeted recruitment practices
*Based on responses from 170 employers across Nova Scotia.
Current diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the workplace
*Based on responses from 1,208 employers across Nova Scotia.
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