In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in South Central, Manitoba

133 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
7 occupations
Good outlook
22 occupations
Regulated occupations
33 on this list, in Manitoba

Occupations by job outlook in South Central

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 South Central
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Home building and renovation managers Very good (5 of 5) $43,200 a year 0 —
Financial auditors and accountants Very good (5 of 5) $35.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Very good (5 of 5) $33.87 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing Very good (5 of 5) $28.59 an hour 2 —
Plastics processing machine operators Very good (5 of 5) $23.83 an hour 4 —
Medical administrative assistants Very good (5 of 5) $22.48 an hour 3 —
Industrial sewing machine operators Very good (5 of 5) $16.41 an hour 4 —
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education Good (4 of 5) $55.42 an hour 0 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Good (4 of 5) $51.30 an hour 2 —
Financial managers Good (4 of 5) $49.92 an hour 0 —
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Good (4 of 5) $43.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Medical radiation technologists Good (4 of 5) $41.97 an hour 2 Regulated
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $40.21 an hour 2 Regulated
Insurance agents and brokers Good (4 of 5) $26.03 an hour 3 Regulated
Printing press operators Good (4 of 5) $25.16 an hour 3 —
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 —
Cleaning supervisors Good (4 of 5) $23.68 an hour 2 —
Accounting and related clerks Good (4 of 5) $21.25 an hour 4 —
Binding and finishing machine operators Good (4 of 5) $20.50 an hour 4 —
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates Good (4 of 5) $20.25 an hour 3 —
Retail sales supervisors Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 2 —
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $18.78 an hour 5 —
Light duty cleaners Good (4 of 5) $17.50 an hour 5 —
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors Good (4 of 5) $17.00 an hour 5 —
General practitioners and family physicians Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) Good (4 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Managers in agriculture Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Pharmacists Moderate (3 of 5) $52.87 an hour 1 Regulated
Electrical power line and cable workers Moderate (3 of 5) $46.22 an hour 2 Regulated
Civil engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.67 an hour 1 Some roles
Secondary school teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.47 an hour 1 —
College and other vocational instructors Moderate (3 of 5) $42.79 an hour 1 —
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $41.96 an hour 1 Regulated
Mechanical engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $40.57 an hour 1 Some roles
Physiotherapists Moderate (3 of 5) $40.09 an hour 1 Regulated
Software developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) $39.80 an hour 1 —
Social workers Moderate (3 of 5) $38.40 an hour 1 Regulated
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Moderate (3 of 5) $37.81 an hour 1 —
Retail and wholesale trade managers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.15 an hour 0 —
Correctional service officers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.55 an hour 3 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Moderate (3 of 5) $36.54 an hour 2 Regulated
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) $36.25 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.62 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $33.00 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Moderate (3 of 5) $32.79 an hour 2 —
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $32.55 an hour 2 Regulated
Licensed practical nurses Moderate (3 of 5) $32.13 an hour 2 Regulated
Power engineers and power systems operators Moderate (3 of 5) $31.70 an hour 2 Regulated
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $31.25 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $31.00 an hour 2 —
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Moderate (3 of 5) $30.26 an hour 1 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.07 an hour 2 —
Drafting technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $30.03 an hour 2 —
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Financial sales representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $27.87 an hour 3 —
Payroll administrators Moderate (3 of 5) $27.39 an hour 3 —
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $26.49 an hour 2 Regulated
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.23 an hour 2 —
Restaurant and food service managers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 0 —
Transport truck drivers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 —
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $24.93 an hour 2 Regulated
Carpenters Moderate (3 of 5) $24.81 an hour 2 Regulated
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) Moderate (3 of 5) $24.04 an hour 4 —
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents Moderate (3 of 5) $23.83 an hour 3 —
Storekeepers and partspersons Moderate (3 of 5) $23.74 an hour 4 Regulated
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $23.50 an hour 4 —
Legal administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $23.06 an hour 3 —
Metalworking and forging machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) $21.58 an hour 4 —
Administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $21.52 an hour 3 —
General office support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.28 an hour 4 —
Receptionists Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 4 —
Shippers and receivers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 4 —
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $20.46 an hour 3 —
Early childhood educators and assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 2 —
Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Mechanical assemblers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Social and community service workers Moderate (3 of 5) $19.74 an hour 2 —
Labourers in food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $19.67 an hour 5 —
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness Moderate (3 of 5) $19.05 an hour 4 —
Other customer and information services representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $18.27 an hour 4 —
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 4 —
Bakers Moderate (3 of 5) $17.96 an hour 3 Regulated
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $17.85 an hour 4 —
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers Moderate (3 of 5) $17.50 an hour 4 —
Cooks Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Food service supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $16.94 an hour 2 —
Service station attendants Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Massage therapists Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Managers in social, community and correctional services Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Hairstylists and barbers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Food and beverage servers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Construction managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Plumbers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Labourers in metal fabrication Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Manufacturing managers Limited (2 of 5) $48.15 an hour 0 —
Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists Limited (2 of 5) $33.65 an hour 1 Regulated
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Limited (2 of 5) $30.67 an hour 2 —
Heavy equipment operators Limited (2 of 5) $28.96 an hour 3 —
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Limited (2 of 5) $28.74 an hour 2 —
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $27.98 an hour 2 —
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Limited (2 of 5) $26.00 an hour 2 Some roles
Residential and commercial installers and servicers Limited (2 of 5) $26.00 an hour 3 —
Administrative officers Limited (2 of 5) $24.66 an hour 3 —
Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators Limited (2 of 5) $24.15 an hour 4 —
Testers and graders, food and beverage processing Limited (2 of 5) $23.80 an hour 4 —
Harvesting labourers Limited (2 of 5) $23.00 an hour 5 —
Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators Limited (2 of 5) $22.92 an hour 4 Regulated
Public works and maintenance labourers Limited (2 of 5) $22.76 an hour 5 —
Dispatchers Limited (2 of 5) $22.44 an hour 4 —
Material handlers Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 5 —
Construction trades helpers and labourers Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 5 Regulated
Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 4 —
Customer services representatives - financial institutions Limited (2 of 5) $20.83 an hour 4 —
Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors Limited (2 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities Limited (2 of 5) $19.87 an hour 5 —
Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products Limited (2 of 5) $19.03 an hour 4 —
Livestock labourers Limited (2 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Nursery and greenhouse labourers Limited (2 of 5) $17.00 an hour 5 —
Specialized cleaners Limited (2 of 5) $16.73 an hour 5 —
Cashiers Limited (2 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Pet groomers and animal care workers Limited (2 of 5) — 5 —
Welders and related machine operators Very limited (1 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Woodworking machine operators Very limited (1 of 5) $19.01 an hour 4 —

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