In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Lethbridge – Medicine Hat, Alberta

243 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
11 occupations
Good outlook
57 occupations
Regulated occupations
64 on this list, in Alberta

Occupations by job outlook in Lethbridge – Medicine Hat

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 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Dentists Very good (5 of 5) $95,000 a year 1 Regulated
Home building and renovation managers Very good (5 of 5) $54,000 a year 0 —
Real estate agents and salespersons Very good (5 of 5) $43,200 a year 3 —
Pharmacists Very good (5 of 5) $53.01 an hour 1 Regulated
Secondary school teachers Very good (5 of 5) $44.87 an hour 1 —
Medical laboratory technologists Very good (5 of 5) $43.76 an hour 2 Regulated
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Very good (5 of 5) $36.54 an hour 1 Regulated
Border services, customs, and immigration officers Very good (5 of 5) $33.33 an hour 3 —
Pharmacy technicians Very good (5 of 5) $26.75 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical administrative assistants Very good (5 of 5) $26.05 an hour 3 —
General practitioners and family physicians Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Massage therapists Good (4 of 5) $32,867 a year 2 —
Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers Good (4 of 5) $57.48 an hour 0 —
Managers in health care Good (4 of 5) $56.85 an hour 0 —
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education Good (4 of 5) $55.29 an hour 0 —
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists Good (4 of 5) $55.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Banking, credit and other investment managers Good (4 of 5) $53.86 an hour 0 —
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Good (4 of 5) $51.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Good (4 of 5) $51.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Railway and yard locomotive engineers Good (4 of 5) $49.27 an hour 3 —
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists Good (4 of 5) $48.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Occupational therapists Good (4 of 5) $47.04 an hour 1 Regulated
Physiotherapists Good (4 of 5) $46.81 an hour 1 Regulated
Professional occupations in business management consulting Good (4 of 5) $46.04 an hour 1 —
Information systems specialists Good (4 of 5) $45.38 an hour 1 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Good (4 of 5) $45.33 an hour 2 —
Medical radiation technologists Good (4 of 5) $43.24 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Good (4 of 5) $41.72 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Good (4 of 5) $41.21 an hour 2 —
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Good (4 of 5) $39.00 an hour 1 —
Educational counsellors Good (4 of 5) $38.46 an hour 1 —
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Good (4 of 5) $37.83 an hour 2 Regulated
Accommodation service managers Good (4 of 5) $37.73 an hour 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Good (4 of 5) $36.92 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Good (4 of 5) $36.06 an hour 2 —
Insurance agents and brokers Good (4 of 5) $35.71 an hour 3 Regulated
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $35.70 an hour 2 Regulated
Managers in agriculture Good (4 of 5) $32.81 an hour 0 —
Licensed practical nurses Good (4 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Funeral directors and embalmers Good (4 of 5) $30.58 an hour 2 Regulated
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $30.56 an hour 2 —
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants Good (4 of 5) $30.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Carpenters Good (4 of 5) $29.44 an hour 2 Regulated
Opticians Good (4 of 5) $28.91 an hour 2 Regulated
Property administrators Good (4 of 5) $28.21 an hour 3 —
Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $27.41 an hour 2 Regulated
Floor covering installers Good (4 of 5) $25.32 an hour 3 Regulated
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents Good (4 of 5) $25.25 an hour 3 —
Cleaning supervisors Good (4 of 5) $25.24 an hour 2 —
Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors Good (4 of 5) $24.03 an hour 2 —
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 3 —
Accounting and related clerks Good (4 of 5) $23.08 an hour 4 —
Shippers and receivers Good (4 of 5) $22.05 an hour 4 —
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants Good (4 of 5) $20.67 an hour 3 —
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors Good (4 of 5) $20.54 an hour 5 —
Early childhood educators and assistants Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers Good (4 of 5) $16.45 an hour 5 —
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses Good (4 of 5) — 4 —
Other sales related occupations Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Other service support occupations Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Construction managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators Good (4 of 5) — 3 —
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Utilities managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Managers in natural resources production and fishing Moderate (3 of 5) $71.80 an hour 0 —
Computer and information systems managers Moderate (3 of 5) $65.95 an hour 0 —
Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training Moderate (3 of 5) $56.47 an hour 0 —
Electrical power line and cable workers Moderate (3 of 5) $55.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Financial managers Moderate (3 of 5) $54.88 an hour 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services Moderate (3 of 5) $53.61 an hour 2 —
University professors and lecturers Moderate (3 of 5) $50.25 an hour 1 —
Facility operation and maintenance managers Moderate (3 of 5) $49.92 an hour 0 —
Industrial electricians Moderate (3 of 5) $47.52 an hour 2 Regulated
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) $46.70 an hour 3 Regulated
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $46.23 an hour 1 —
Firefighters Moderate (3 of 5) $45.53 an hour 2 Regulated
College and other vocational instructors Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 1 —
Managers in social, community and correctional services Moderate (3 of 5) $43.33 an hour 0 —
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $42.85 an hour 2 Regulated
Software developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) $42.37 an hour 1 —
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $41.77 an hour 2 Regulated
Financial and investment analysts Moderate (3 of 5) $41.75 an hour 1 —
Railway conductors and brakemen/women Moderate (3 of 5) $40.83 an hour 3 —
Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $40.46 an hour 1 —
Financial auditors and accountants Moderate (3 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Social workers Moderate (3 of 5) $39.60 an hour 1 Regulated
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $39.23 an hour 2 Regulated
Human resources professionals Moderate (3 of 5) $39.17 an hour 1 —
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $39.17 an hour 2 Some roles
Computer network and web technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $38.78 an hour 2 —
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $38.04 an hour 1 Regulated
Financial advisors Moderate (3 of 5) $37.88 an hour 1 —
Correctional service officers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.63 an hour 3 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $37.31 an hour 2 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.95 an hour 2 —
Water and waste treatment plant operators Moderate (3 of 5) $36.77 an hour 2 —
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners Moderate (3 of 5) $36.66 an hour 2 Regulated
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Moderate (3 of 5) $34.20 an hour 2 Regulated
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) Moderate (3 of 5) $34.04 an hour 4 —
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Moderate (3 of 5) $33.62 an hour 1 —
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $33.50 an hour 2 —
Managers in customer and personal services Moderate (3 of 5) $33.32 an hour 0 —
Drafting technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $33.23 an hour 2 —
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $33.21 an hour 2 —
Plumbers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.00 an hour 5 —
Financial sales representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $31.86 an hour 3 —
Payroll administrators Moderate (3 of 5) $31.29 an hour 3 —
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $30.89 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Dispatchers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 4 —
Court clerks and related court services occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $29.80 an hour 4 —
Transport truck drivers Moderate (3 of 5) $29.23 an hour 3 —
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) $28.92 an hour 4 —
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 —
Letter carriers Moderate (3 of 5) $27.66 an hour 4 —
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 1 —
Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.88 an hour 3 Regulated
Banking, insurance and other financial clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $26.76 an hour 4 —
Administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $26.43 an hour 3 —
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $26.40 an hour 4 —
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $26.01 an hour 2 Regulated
Administrative officers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.00 an hour 3 —
Restaurant and food service managers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.64 an hour 0 —
Residential and commercial installers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.44 an hour 3 —
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment Moderate (3 of 5) $25.41 an hour 2 Some roles
Testers and graders, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $25.14 an hour 4 —
Construction trades helpers and labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 5 Regulated
Data entry clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $24.85 an hour 4 —
Roofers and shinglers Moderate (3 of 5) $24.63 an hour 3 Regulated
Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators Moderate (3 of 5) $24.39 an hour 4 —
Library assistants and clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $24.34 an hour 4 —
Couriers and messengers Moderate (3 of 5) $24.27 an hour 4 —
Mechanical assemblers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $24.09 an hour 4 —
Purchasing and inventory control workers Moderate (3 of 5) $24.00 an hour 4 —
Labourers in food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $23.50 an hour 5 —
Other assisting occupations in support of health services Moderate (3 of 5) $23.26 an hour 3 Some roles
Livestock labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $23.00 an hour 5 —
Retail sales supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 —
Butchers - retail and wholesale Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 —
Material handlers Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 5 —
Receptionists Moderate (3 of 5) $21.92 an hour 4 —
Harvesting labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.14 an hour 5 —
Customer services representatives - financial institutions Moderate (3 of 5) $21.03 an hour 4 —
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 4 —
Other instructors Moderate (3 of 5) $20.78 an hour 3 Some roles
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 3 —
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Food service supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $19.50 an hour 2 —
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $19.38 an hour 5 —
Hairstylists and barbers Moderate (3 of 5) $19.23 an hour 3 Regulated
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport Moderate (3 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Bakers Moderate (3 of 5) $18.90 an hour 3 Regulated
Other customer and information services representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $18.90 an hour 4 —
Light duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $18.20 an hour 5 —
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 4 —
Food and beverage servers Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Hotel front desk clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Pet groomers and animal care workers Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 5 —
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Cashiers Moderate (3 of 5) $15.70 an hour 5 —
Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Legal administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Engineering managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Other professional engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Non-destructive testers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Occupational health and safety specialists Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Civil engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Psychologists Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Other managers in public administration Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Lawyers and Quebec notaries Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Retail and wholesale trade managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Retail and wholesale buyers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Bartenders Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Sheet metal workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Bricklayers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Utility maintenance workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 Regulated
Supervisors, mineral and metal processing Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Chemical plant machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Woodworking machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Limited (2 of 5) $60.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities Limited (2 of 5) $56.25 an hour 2 —
Human resources managers Limited (2 of 5) $55.87 an hour 0 —
Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing Limited (2 of 5) $53.65 an hour 3 —
Manufacturing managers Limited (2 of 5) $52.27 an hour 0 —
Civil engineers Limited (2 of 5) $50.25 an hour 1 Some roles
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers Limited (2 of 5) $46.84 an hour 1 —
Crane operators Limited (2 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Underground production and development miners Limited (2 of 5) $43.80 an hour 3 —
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Limited (2 of 5) $43.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators Limited (2 of 5) $42.00 an hour 4 —
Other financial officers Limited (2 of 5) $41.03 an hour 1 Some roles
Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists Limited (2 of 5) $39.49 an hour 1 Regulated
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Limited (2 of 5) $36.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Heavy equipment operators Limited (2 of 5) $34.30 an hour 3 —
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $34.10 an hour 2 —
User support technicians Limited (2 of 5) $33.73 an hour 2 —
Human resources and recruitment officers Limited (2 of 5) $32.80 an hour 2 —
Welders and related machine operators Limited (2 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Production and transportation logistics coordinators Limited (2 of 5) $31.68 an hour 3 —
Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations Limited (2 of 5) $28.60 an hour 3 —
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Limited (2 of 5) $28.48 an hour 2 —
Public works and maintenance labourers Limited (2 of 5) $28.30 an hour 5 —
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 —
Storekeepers and partspersons Limited (2 of 5) $26.70 an hour 4 Regulated
Metalworking and forging machine operators Limited (2 of 5) $25.10 an hour 4 —
General office support workers Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Other services supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $24.30 an hour 2 —
Social and community service workers Limited (2 of 5) $23.00 an hour 2 —
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) Limited (2 of 5) $23.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors Limited (2 of 5) $23.00 an hour 4 —
Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries Limited (2 of 5) $21.80 an hour 3 —
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) $21.63 an hour 3 —
Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products Limited (2 of 5) $21.51 an hour 4 —
Postal services representatives Limited (2 of 5) $21.22 an hour 4 —
Chefs Limited (2 of 5) $20.28 an hour 2 —
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness Limited (2 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Nursery and greenhouse labourers Limited (2 of 5) $19.66 an hour 5 —
Security guards and related security service occupations Limited (2 of 5) $19.60 an hour 4 Regulated
Specialized cleaners Limited (2 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Cooks Limited (2 of 5) $17.50 an hour 3 Regulated
Biologists and related scientists Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Home child care providers Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Graphic designers and illustrators Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Ironworkers Limited (2 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Printing press operators Limited (2 of 5) — 3 —
Other trades helpers and labourers Limited (2 of 5) — 5 —
Plastics processing machine operators Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Rubber processing machine operators and related workers Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Labourers in metal fabrication Very limited (1 of 5) $22.00 an hour 5 —
Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities Very limited (1 of 5) $21.00 an hour 5 —

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