In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Vancouver Island and Coast, British Columbia

380 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
4 occupations
Good outlook
67 occupations
Regulated occupations
85 on this list, in British Columbia

Occupations by job outlook in Vancouver Island and Coast

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 127 TEER 2 occupations of 380. Show all

Occupations by job outlook in Vancouver Island and Coast, TEER 2
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Other practitioners of natural healing Good (4 of 5) $37,929 a year 2 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Good (4 of 5) $55.00 an hour 2 —
Medical sonographers Good (4 of 5) $44.02 an hour 2 —
Firefighters Good (4 of 5) $43.67 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical laboratory technologists Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 2 —
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 2 —
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $39.22 an hour 2 Regulated
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists Good (4 of 5) $39.21 an hour 2 Regulated
Licensed practical nurses Good (4 of 5) $34.57 an hour 2 Regulated
Paralegals and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $33.85 an hour 2 Regulated
Computer network and web technicians Good (4 of 5) $31.25 an hour 2 —
Health information management occupations Good (4 of 5) $30.60 an hour 2 —
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 —
Cleaning supervisors Good (4 of 5) $27.40 an hour 2 —
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Good (4 of 5) $27.08 an hour 2 Some roles
Early childhood educators and assistants Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Other medical technologists and technicians Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Massage therapists Moderate (3 of 5) $37,929 a year 2 Regulated
Supervisors, mining and quarrying Moderate (3 of 5) $55.82 an hour 2 —
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Moderate (3 of 5) $53.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Electrical power line and cable workers Moderate (3 of 5) $50.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Engineer officers, water transport Moderate (3 of 5) $47.00 an hour 2 —
Occupational health and safety specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 —
Industrial electricians Moderate (3 of 5) $44.45 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Moderate (3 of 5) $43.73 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $43.25 an hour 2 —
Medical radiation technologists Moderate (3 of 5) $42.50 an hour 2 —
Construction estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $42.26 an hour 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Moderate (3 of 5) $41.68 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, forest products processing Moderate (3 of 5) $41.52 an hour 2 —
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $40.79 an hour 2 —
Deck officers, water transport Moderate (3 of 5) $40.75 an hour 2 —
Civil engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $40.13 an hour 2 —
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $39.96 an hour 2 Regulated
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $39.14 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $38.89 an hour 2 —
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $38.67 an hour 2 Regulated
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology Moderate (3 of 5) $38.63 an hour 2 —
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $38.00 an hour 2 —
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners Moderate (3 of 5) $38.00 an hour 2 —
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists Moderate (3 of 5) $38.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Water and waste treatment plant operators Moderate (3 of 5) $36.99 an hour 2 —
Human resources and recruitment officers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.92 an hour 2 —
Land survey technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $36.30 an hour 2 —
Employment insurance and revenue officers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.14 an hour 2 —
Insurance underwriters Moderate (3 of 5) $36.02 an hour 2 —
Assessors, business valuators and appraisers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 —
Information systems testing technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $35.99 an hour 2 —
Industrial designers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.46 an hour 2 —
User support technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Graphic designers and illustrators Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.91 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.62 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Moderate (3 of 5) $34.50 an hour 2 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.33 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $34.03 an hour 2 —
Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $33.70 an hour 2 Some roles
Customer and information services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 2 —
Funeral directors and embalmers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.20 an hour 2 Regulated
Dental technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $31.90 an hour 2 Regulated
Announcers and other broadcasters Moderate (3 of 5) $31.82 an hour 2 —
Interior designers and interior decorators Moderate (3 of 5) $31.25 an hour 2 Regulated
Opticians Moderate (3 of 5) $30.58 an hour 2 Regulated
Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $30.20 an hour 2 —
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Some roles
Library and public archive technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $29.65 an hour 2 —
Retail and wholesale buyers Moderate (3 of 5) $29.18 an hour 2 —
Social and community service workers Moderate (3 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $27.06 an hour 2 —
Pharmacy technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $26.88 an hour 2 Regulated
Other services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $26.45 an hour 2 —
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $23.00 an hour 2 —
Records management technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Chemical technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Film and video camera operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors Limited (2 of 5) $58.21 an hour 2 —
Elevator constructors and mechanics Limited (2 of 5) $53.87 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) $48.30 an hour 2 —
Crane operators Limited (2 of 5) $47.16 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities Limited (2 of 5) $46.03 an hour 2 —
Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers Limited (2 of 5) $45.82 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Limited (2 of 5) $44.00 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, logging and forestry Limited (2 of 5) $43.91 an hour 2 —
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Limited (2 of 5) $43.27 an hour 2 Regulated
Non-destructive testers and inspectors Limited (2 of 5) $42.55 an hour 2 —
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Limited (2 of 5) $42.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Limited (2 of 5) $40.25 an hour 2 —
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Limited (2 of 5) $39.96 an hour 2 Regulated
Conservation and fishery officers Limited (2 of 5) $39.42 an hour 2 —
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $38.46 an hour 2 —
Other technical trades and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) $37.32 an hour 2 Some roles
Gas fitters Limited (2 of 5) $37.18 an hour 2 Regulated
Forestry technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $36.83 an hour 2 Regulated
Insulators Limited (2 of 5) $36.72 an hour 2 Regulated
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Limited (2 of 5) $36.71 an hour 2 Some roles
Bricklayers Limited (2 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters Limited (2 of 5) $35.63 an hour 2 Regulated
Plumbers Limited (2 of 5) $35.20 an hour 2 Regulated
Welders and related machine operators Limited (2 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Limited (2 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Drafting technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $34.18 an hour 2 —
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Limited (2 of 5) $34.06 an hour 2 Regulated
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Limited (2 of 5) $33.28 an hour 2 Regulated
Audio and video recording technicians Limited (2 of 5) $32.06 an hour 2 —
Carpenters Limited (2 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Limited (2 of 5) $31.00 an hour 2 —
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Sheet metal workers Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Conference and event planners Limited (2 of 5) $29.12 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Limited (2 of 5) $28.35 an hour 2 —
Cabinetmakers Limited (2 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Retail sales supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Chefs Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Food service supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $20.15 an hour 2 —
Graphic arts technicians Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Very limited (1 of 5) $44.72 an hour 2 Regulated
Ironworkers Very limited (1 of 5) $41.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers Very limited (1 of 5) $40.25 an hour 2 —
Biological technologists and technicians Very limited (1 of 5) $33.05 an hour 2 —
Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts Very limited (1 of 5) $31.05 an hour 2 —

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