Average Job Tenure: Health care and social assistance, Nova Scotia
Verified average job tenure for the selected Health care and social assistance population in Nova Scotia, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Health care and social assistance · Nova Scotia, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Nova Scotia, health care and social assistance ranks 9th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 1% below Nova Scotia's all-industries figure of 108.4 months. Across the sectors reported for Nova Scotia, average job tenure runs from 66.8 months in accommodation and food services to 172.2 months in forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas. Across provinces, Nova Scotia ranks 4th of 10 for health care and social assistance average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 4% above the Canada-wide figure of 103.2 months. The range runs from 97.7 months in Prince Edward Island to 114.8 months in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Average tenure describes the people who are still there, not the ones who left. A sector can hold long-serving staff and still lose newcomers quickly, so read it next to your own first-year exits, not instead of them.
Take every current employee's months since their start date and average them. Most HR systems report this directly.
How Health care and social assistance compares in Nova Scotia, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Nova Scotia posted average job tenure of 107.3 months in health care and social assistance in 2025, according to Statistics Canada. It describes the provincial sector workforce as a population, not the retention performance of a particular employer. The useful move is comparing it with your own tenure numbers and the patterns in your exit data. SHRM notes that "the cost of replacing an employee can range from 50% to 200% of their annual salary, depending on their level."
Average job tenure: Health care and social assistance vs regional average
| Measure | Health care and social assistance | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 107.3 months | 113.2 months |