In-Demand Jobs in Alberta (2025-2027 Outlook)

Very good outlook: 14 occupations
Good outlook: 93 occupations
Regulated occupations: 99 on this list, in Alberta

Occupations by job outlook in Alberta

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.

Showing 152 TEER 2 occupations of 448. Show all

Occupations by job outlook in Alberta, TEER 2
Occupation	Outlook	Median wage	TEER	Licence
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists	Very good (5 of 5)	$32,867 a year	2	Regulated
Medical sonographers	Very good (5 of 5)	$46.00 an hour	2	—
Medical laboratory technologists	Very good (5 of 5)	$45.79 an hour	2	Regulated
Denturists	Good (4 of 5)	$46,800 a year	2	Regulated
Massage therapists	Good (4 of 5)	$32,867 a year	2	—
Other practitioners of natural healing	Good (4 of 5)	$32,867 a year	2	—
Dental hygienists and dental therapists	Good (4 of 5)	$60.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Air traffic controllers and related occupations	Good (4 of 5)	$56.72 an hour	2	—
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	Good (4 of 5)	$54.11 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades	Good (4 of 5)	$51.00 an hour	2	—
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	Good (4 of 5)	$48.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Medical radiation technologists	Good (4 of 5)	$46.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	Good (4 of 5)	$44.50 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	Good (4 of 5)	$43.00 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	Good (4 of 5)	$42.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Construction estimators	Good (4 of 5)	$40.87 an hour	2	—
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	Good (4 of 5)	$40.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Conservation and fishery officers	Good (4 of 5)	$39.85 an hour	2	—
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists	Good (4 of 5)	$39.54 an hour	2	Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades	Good (4 of 5)	$38.00 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators	Good (4 of 5)	$37.16 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	Good (4 of 5)	$36.92 an hour	2	—
Health information management occupations	Good (4 of 5)	$36.73 an hour	2	—
Broadcast technicians	Good (4 of 5)	$36.46 an hour	2	—
Paramedical occupations	Good (4 of 5)	$35.70 an hour	2	Regulated
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	Good (4 of 5)	$33.46 an hour	2	—
Funeral directors and embalmers	Good (4 of 5)	$32.33 an hour	2	Regulated
Licensed practical nurses	Good (4 of 5)	$32.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	Good (4 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	2	—
Interior designers and interior decorators	Good (4 of 5)	$29.50 an hour	2	Regulated
Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics	Good (4 of 5)	$29.44 an hour	2	Some roles
Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers	Good (4 of 5)	$28.14 an hour	2	—
Opticians	Good (4 of 5)	$28.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations	Good (4 of 5)	$27.41 an hour	2	Regulated
Pharmacy technicians	Good (4 of 5)	$26.75 an hour	2	Regulated
Cleaning supervisors	Good (4 of 5)	$25.24 an hour	2	—
Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors	Good (4 of 5)	$23.56 an hour	2	—
Early childhood educators and assistants	Good (4 of 5)	$19.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics	Good (4 of 5)	—	2	—
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	Moderate (3 of 5)	$57.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Elevator constructors and mechanics	Moderate (3 of 5)	$55.62 an hour	2	Regulated
Electrical power line and cable workers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$55.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Power system electricians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$51.64 an hour	2	Regulated
Supervisors, mining and quarrying	Moderate (3 of 5)	$51.24 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	Moderate (3 of 5)	$50.96 an hour	2	—
Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$50.48 an hour	2	—
Police officers (except commissioned)	Moderate (3 of 5)	$50.00 an hour	2	—
Firefighters	Moderate (3 of 5)	$48.43 an hour	2	Regulated
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$44.90 an hour	2	Regulated
Occupational health and safety specialists	Moderate (3 of 5)	$44.27 an hour	2	—
Industrial electricians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$44.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Electrical mechanics	Moderate (3 of 5)	$43.76 an hour	2	Regulated
Supervisors, railway transport operations	Moderate (3 of 5)	$43.31 an hour	2	—
Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	Moderate (3 of 5)	$43.11 an hour	2	—
Gas fitters	Moderate (3 of 5)	$42.27 an hour	2	Regulated
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	Moderate (3 of 5)	$42.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	Moderate (3 of 5)	$42.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Bricklayers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$41.85 an hour	2	Regulated
Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	Moderate (3 of 5)	$41.40 an hour	2	—
Water and waste treatment plant operators	Moderate (3 of 5)	$41.00 an hour	2	—
Assessors, business valuators and appraisers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$40.63 an hour	2	—
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$40.35 an hour	2	—
Railway carmen/women	Moderate (3 of 5)	$40.00 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	Moderate (3 of 5)	$39.50 an hour	2	—
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$39.00 an hour	2	—
Computer network and web technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$38.67 an hour	2	—
Insurance underwriters	Moderate (3 of 5)	$38.46 an hour	2	—
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade	Moderate (3 of 5)	$38.46 an hour	2	—
Electricians (except industrial and power system)	Moderate (3 of 5)	$38.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$38.00 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, forest products processing	Moderate (3 of 5)	$38.00 an hour	2	—
Agricultural and fish products inspectors	Moderate (3 of 5)	$37.84 an hour	2	—
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$37.05 an hour	2	Some roles
Construction inspectors	Moderate (3 of 5)	$37.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Non-destructive testers and inspectors	Moderate (3 of 5)	$36.38 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$36.06 an hour	2	—
Drafting technologists and technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$36.00 an hour	2	—
Land survey technologists and technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$35.17 an hour	2	—
Executive assistants	Moderate (3 of 5)	$35.00 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing	Moderate (3 of 5)	$35.00 an hour	2	—
Records management technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$34.88 an hour	2	—
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners	Moderate (3 of 5)	$34.71 an hour	2	Regulated
Employment insurance and revenue officers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$34.22 an hour	2	—
Carpenters	Moderate (3 of 5)	$34.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Civil engineering technologists and technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$33.65 an hour	2	—
Paralegals and related occupations	Moderate (3 of 5)	$33.65 an hour	2	—
Customer and information services supervisors	Moderate (3 of 5)	$33.65 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing	Moderate (3 of 5)	$33.30 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations	Moderate (3 of 5)	$33.20 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing	Moderate (3 of 5)	$33.08 an hour	2	—
Tool and die makers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$32.96 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly	Moderate (3 of 5)	$31.99 an hour	2	—
Architectural technologists and technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$31.79 an hour	2	—
Announcers and other broadcasters	Moderate (3 of 5)	$31.63 an hour	2	—
Chemical technologists and technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$31.25 an hour	2	Regulated
Supervisors, food and beverage processing	Moderate (3 of 5)	$30.55 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	2	—
User support technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	2	—
Audio and video recording technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	2	—
Sheet metal workers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Plumbers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Dental technologists and technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$28.75 an hour	2	Regulated
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators	Moderate (3 of 5)	$28.75 an hour	2	Regulated
Retail and wholesale buyers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$28.73 an hour	2	—
Library and public archive technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$28.28 an hour	2	—
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	—
Instructors of persons with disabilities	Moderate (3 of 5)	$27.91 an hour	2	—
Conference and event planners	Moderate (3 of 5)	$26.75 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing	Moderate (3 of 5)	$26.58 an hour	2	—
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment	Moderate (3 of 5)	$25.41 an hour	2	Some roles
Appliance servicers and repairers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$25.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians	Moderate (3 of 5)	$24.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Cabinetmakers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$23.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Other small engine and small equipment repairers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$23.00 an hour	2	Some roles
Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations	Moderate (3 of 5)	$22.70 an hour	2	—
Retail sales supervisors	Moderate (3 of 5)	$22.00 an hour	2	—
Executive housekeepers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$20.00 an hour	2	—
Food service supervisors	Moderate (3 of 5)	$18.90 an hour	2	—
Power engineers and power systems operators	Limited (2 of 5)	$57.69 an hour	2	Regulated
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	Limited (2 of 5)	$52.40 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations	Limited (2 of 5)	$48.94 an hour	2	—
Crane operators	Limited (2 of 5)	$45.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	Limited (2 of 5)	$42.56 an hour	2	—
Ironworkers	Limited (2 of 5)	$40.60 an hour	2	Regulated
Insulators	Limited (2 of 5)	$40.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians	Limited (2 of 5)	$38.46 an hour	2	—
Welders and related machine operators	Limited (2 of 5)	$38.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Information systems testing technicians	Limited (2 of 5)	$36.70 an hour	2	—
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	Limited (2 of 5)	$36.50 an hour	2	Regulated
Industrial designers	Limited (2 of 5)	$36.19 an hour	2	—
Other technical trades and related occupations	Limited (2 of 5)	$35.50 an hour	2	Some roles
Human resources and recruitment officers	Limited (2 of 5)	$34.62 an hour	2	—
Supervisors, logging and forestry	Limited (2 of 5)	$33.57 an hour	2	—
Statistical officers and related research support occupations	Limited (2 of 5)	$33.30 an hour	2	—
Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	Limited (2 of 5)	$33.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Biological technologists and technicians	Limited (2 of 5)	$32.99 an hour	2	—
Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts	Limited (2 of 5)	$32.67 an hour	2	—
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians	Limited (2 of 5)	$31.25 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services	Limited (2 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	2	—
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors	Limited (2 of 5)	$28.00 an hour	2	—
Graphic designers and illustrators	Limited (2 of 5)	$26.30 an hour	2	—
Social and community service workers	Limited (2 of 5)	$24.23 an hour	2	—
Other services supervisors	Limited (2 of 5)	$24.00 an hour	2	—
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists	Limited (2 of 5)	$23.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Chefs	Limited (2 of 5)	$23.00 an hour	2	—
Other medical technologists and technicians	Limited (2 of 5)	—	2	—
Film and video camera operators	Limited (2 of 5)	—	2	—
Boilermakers	Very limited (1 of 5)	$51.81 an hour	2	Regulated
Forestry technologists and technicians	Very limited (1 of 5)	$36.20 an hour	2	Regulated
Graphic arts technicians	Very limited (1 of 5)	$32.66 an hour	2	—

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