In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River, Alberta

250 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
12 occupations
Good outlook
53 occupations
Regulated occupations
62 on this list, in Alberta

Occupations by job outlook in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River

Ranked by Job Bank’s 3-year outlook, then by median wage.

What TEER means

TEER (training, education, experience and responsibilities) is how the National Occupational Classification groups jobs:

  • TEER 0: management occupations.
  • TEER 1: usually a university degree.
  • TEER 2: usually a college diploma or apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations.
  • TEER 3: usually a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training.
  • TEER 4: usually a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training.
  • TEER 5: usually short-term work demonstration and no formal education.
Occupations by job outlook in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Dentists Very good (5 of 5) $118,000 a year 1 Regulated
Real estate agents and salespersons Very good (5 of 5) $47,600 a year 3 —
Home building and renovation managers Very good (5 of 5) $47,200 a year 0 —
Pharmacists Very good (5 of 5) $55.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Secondary school teachers Very good (5 of 5) $43.12 an hour 1 —
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Very good (5 of 5) $38.46 an hour 1 Regulated
Medical administrative assistants Very good (5 of 5) $29.00 an hour 3 —
Survey interviewers and statistical clerks Very good (5 of 5) — 4 —
Construction estimators Very good (5 of 5) — 2 —
General practitioners and family physicians Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Medical radiation technologists Very good (5 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Pharmacy technicians Very good (5 of 5) — 2 Regulated
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education Good (4 of 5) $60.10 an hour 0 —
Managers in health care Good (4 of 5) $54.95 an hour 0 —
Banking, credit and other investment managers Good (4 of 5) $54.87 an hour 0 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Good (4 of 5) $48.25 an hour 2 —
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Good (4 of 5) $48.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Good (4 of 5) $45.87 an hour 2 —
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors Good (4 of 5) $44.50 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Good (4 of 5) $42.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $37.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Licensed practical nurses Good (4 of 5) $34.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Plumbers Good (4 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $28.50 an hour 2 —
Residential and commercial installers and servicers Good (4 of 5) $26.25 an hour 3 —
Accounting and related clerks Good (4 of 5) $25.96 an hour 4 —
Cleaning supervisors Good (4 of 5) $25.24 an hour 2 —
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates Good (4 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 —
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $21.72 an hour 4 —
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators Good (4 of 5) $21.30 an hour 3 —
Shippers and receivers Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Food and beverage servers Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Early childhood educators and assistants Good (4 of 5) $19.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses Good (4 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Hotel front desk clerks Good (4 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers Good (4 of 5) $16.79 an hour 5 —
Other service support occupations Good (4 of 5) $16.72 an hour 5 —
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations Good (4 of 5) $15.50 an hour 5 —
Professional occupations in business management consulting Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Conference and event planners Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Health information management occupations Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Property administrators Good (4 of 5) — 3 —
Information systems specialists Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Veterinarians Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Psychologists Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Physiotherapists Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Occupational therapists Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Medical laboratory technologists Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Massage therapists Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Accommodation service managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Insurance agents and brokers Good (4 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Construction managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Good (4 of 5) — 2 Some roles
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Managers in agriculture Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Utilities managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Managers in natural resources production and fishing Moderate (3 of 5) $62.50 an hour 0 —
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $57.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Electrical power line and cable workers Moderate (3 of 5) $55.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services Moderate (3 of 5) $53.85 an hour 2 —
Facility operation and maintenance managers Moderate (3 of 5) $52.88 an hour 0 —
Managers in transportation Moderate (3 of 5) $48.08 an hour 0 —
Industrial electricians Moderate (3 of 5) $46.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Occupational health and safety specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $45.67 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, forest products processing Moderate (3 of 5) $43.75 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $43.00 an hour 2 —
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $42.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) $41.67 an hour 3 Regulated
Retail and wholesale trade managers Moderate (3 of 5) $41.35 an hour 0 —
Human resources professionals Moderate (3 of 5) $40.67 an hour 1 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $40.35 an hour 2 —
Social workers Moderate (3 of 5) $39.60 an hour 1 Regulated
Water and waste treatment plant operators Moderate (3 of 5) $38.27 an hour 2 —
Sawmill machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) $38.00 an hour 4 —
Financial advisors Moderate (3 of 5) $37.50 an hour 1 —
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Utility maintenance workers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.19 an hour 4 Regulated
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Transport truck drivers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 3 —
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) Moderate (3 of 5) $34.04 an hour 4 —
Logging machinery operators Moderate (3 of 5) $34.00 an hour 3 —
Chemical plant machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) $32.69 an hour 4 —
Financial sales representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $32.67 an hour 3 —
Legal administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $32.00 an hour 3 —
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $31.86 an hour 5 —
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) $31.76 an hour 4 —
Carpenters Moderate (3 of 5) $31.25 an hour 2 Regulated
Administrative officers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.22 an hour 3 —
Dispatchers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 4 —
Payroll administrators Moderate (3 of 5) $29.00 an hour 3 —
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $28.75 an hour 2 Regulated
Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers Moderate (3 of 5) $28.65 an hour 3 Regulated
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $28.50 an hour 3 Regulated
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Moderate (3 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $27.95 an hour 2 —
Construction trades helpers and labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.82 an hour 5 Regulated
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents Moderate (3 of 5) $26.00 an hour 3 —
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment Moderate (3 of 5) $25.41 an hour 2 Some roles
Administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $25.27 an hour 3 —
Receptionists Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Purchasing and inventory control workers Moderate (3 of 5) $24.00 an hour 4 —
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $24.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Other assisting occupations in support of health services Moderate (3 of 5) $23.50 an hour 3 Some roles
Data entry clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $23.08 an hour 4 —
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $23.00 an hour 3 —
Livestock labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $23.00 an hour 5 —
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 —
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 5 —
Customer services representatives - financial institutions Moderate (3 of 5) $21.33 an hour 4 —
Retail sales supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 2 —
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Hairstylists and barbers Moderate (3 of 5) $19.23 an hour 3 Regulated
Food service supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $18.50 an hour 2 —
Light duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $18.20 an hour 5 —
Cooks Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Bakers Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Cashiers Moderate (3 of 5) $15.25 an hour 5 —
Financial managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Human resources managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Financial auditors and accountants Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Financial and investment analysts Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Other financial officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Assessors, business valuators and appraisers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Court clerks and related court services occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Library assistants and clerks Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Geoscientists and oceanographers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Land surveyors Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Computer systems developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Civil engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Petroleum engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Other professional engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Computer network and web technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Non-destructive testers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Civil engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Other managers in public administration Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Managers in social, community and correctional services Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Lawyers and Quebec notaries Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
College and other vocational instructors Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Firefighters Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Paralegals and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Other instructors Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 Some roles
Correctional service officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Restaurant and food service managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Managers in customer and personal services Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Retail and wholesale buyers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Bartenders Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Gas fitters Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Other small engine and small equipment repairers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Some roles
Other repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Railway and yard locomotive engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Railway conductors and brakemen/women Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Letter carriers Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Couriers and messengers Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Material handlers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Supervisors, mining and quarrying Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Harvesting labourers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Manufacturing managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Other wood processing machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Labourers in food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing Limited (2 of 5) $50.00 an hour 3 —
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Limited (2 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Underground production and development miners Limited (2 of 5) $43.00 an hour 3 —
Ironworkers Limited (2 of 5) $40.80 an hour 2 Regulated
Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators Limited (2 of 5) $40.00 an hour 4 —
Insulators Limited (2 of 5) $38.36 an hour 2 Regulated
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Limited (2 of 5) $36.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Heavy equipment operators Limited (2 of 5) $35.00 an hour 3 —
Chemical technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $31.25 an hour 2 Regulated
Storekeepers and partspersons Limited (2 of 5) $30.29 an hour 4 Regulated
Social and community service workers Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Chain saw and skidder operators Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 4 —
General office support workers Limited (2 of 5) $26.00 an hour 4 —
Other trades helpers and labourers Limited (2 of 5) $24.00 an hour 5 —
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers Limited (2 of 5) $23.05 an hour 4 —
Other customer and information services representatives Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 4 —
Security guards and related security service occupations Limited (2 of 5) $21.50 an hour 4 Regulated
Specialized cleaners Limited (2 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Limited (2 of 5) — 1 —
Human resources and recruitment officers Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Production and transportation logistics coordinators Limited (2 of 5) — 3 —
Biologists and related scientists Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Forestry professionals Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Public and environmental health and safety professionals Limited (2 of 5) — 1 —
Urban and land use planners Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Software developers and programmers Limited (2 of 5) — 1 —
Mechanical engineers Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Some roles
User support technicians Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations Limited (2 of 5) — 3 —
Home child care providers Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Graphic designers and illustrators Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries Limited (2 of 5) — 3 —
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Other services supervisors Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Chefs Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) — 3 —
Pet groomers and animal care workers Limited (2 of 5) — 5 —
Crane operators Limited (2 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Other technical trades and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) — 2 Some roles
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) Limited (2 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Printing press operators Limited (2 of 5) — 3 —
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Underground mine service and support workers Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Nursery and greenhouse labourers Limited (2 of 5) — 5 —
Supervisors, mineral and metal processing Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Very limited (1 of 5) $48.94 an hour 2 —
Welders and related machine operators Very limited (1 of 5) $40.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing Very limited (1 of 5) $30.52 an hour 5 —
Labourers in metal fabrication Very limited (1 of 5) $25.00 an hour 5 —
Advertising, marketing and public relations managers Very limited (1 of 5) — 0 —
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians Very limited (1 of 5) — 2 —
Forestry technologists and technicians Very limited (1 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Service station attendants Very limited (1 of 5) — 5 —
Public works and maintenance labourers Very limited (1 of 5) — 5 —
Supervisors, logging and forestry Very limited (1 of 5) — 2 —
Mine labourers Very limited (1 of 5) — 5 —

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