In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Newfoundland and Labrador

226 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
9 occupations
Good outlook
63 occupations
Regulated occupations
45 on this list, in Newfoundland and Labrador

Occupations by job outlook in Newfoundland and Labrador

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 Newfoundland and Labrador
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Specialists in surgery Very good (5 of 5) $434,053 a year 1 —
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine Very good (5 of 5) $303,112 a year 1 —
General practitioners and family physicians Very good (5 of 5) $204,492 a year 1 Regulated
Managers in natural resources production and fishing Very good (5 of 5) $67.31 an hour 0 —
Managers in social, community and correctional services Very good (5 of 5) $45.67 an hour 0 —
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Very good (5 of 5) $44.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing Very good (5 of 5) $42.83 an hour 3 —
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers Very good (5 of 5) $35.00 an hour 3 Some roles
Medical administrative assistants Very good (5 of 5) $24.50 an hour 3 —
Real estate agents and salespersons Good (4 of 5) $56,000 a year 3 —
Massage therapists Good (4 of 5) $36,400 a year 2 Regulated
Lawyers and Quebec notaries Good (4 of 5) $66.85 an hour 1 —
Engineering managers Good (4 of 5) $62.00 an hour 0 —
Petroleum engineers Good (4 of 5) $60.10 an hour 1 Some roles
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services Good (4 of 5) $57.69 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, mining and quarrying Good (4 of 5) $56.32 an hour 2 —
Managers in health care Good (4 of 5) $54.00 an hour 0 —
Pharmacists Good (4 of 5) $51.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Banking, credit and other investment managers Good (4 of 5) $50.00 an hour 0 —
Geoscientists and oceanographers Good (4 of 5) $50.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Nursing coordinators and supervisors Good (4 of 5) $50.00 an hour 1 Some roles
Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training Good (4 of 5) $49.41 an hour 0 —
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities Good (4 of 5) $48.00 an hour 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Good (4 of 5) $45.90 an hour 2 Regulated
Other business services managers Good (4 of 5) $45.19 an hour 0 —
Educational counsellors Good (4 of 5) $43.96 an hour 1 —
Firefighters Good (4 of 5) $43.67 an hour 2 Regulated
Industrial electricians Good (4 of 5) $43.26 an hour 2 Regulated
College and other vocational instructors Good (4 of 5) $42.50 an hour 1 —
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Good (4 of 5) $42.35 an hour 2 Regulated
Occupational health and safety specialists Good (4 of 5) $42.27 an hour 2 —
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors Good (4 of 5) $41.87 an hour 2 —
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers Good (4 of 5) $41.21 an hour 1 —
Information systems specialists Good (4 of 5) $40.30 an hour 1 —
Social workers Good (4 of 5) $40.01 an hour 1 Regulated
Deck officers, water transport Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 2 —
Underground production and development miners Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 3 —
Underground mine service and support workers Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 4 —
Medical radiation technologists Good (4 of 5) $38.90 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical laboratory technologists Good (4 of 5) $38.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors Good (4 of 5) $37.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Good (4 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Accommodation service managers Good (4 of 5) $35.61 an hour 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Good (4 of 5) $35.59 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Good (4 of 5) $35.43 an hour 2 —
Production and transportation logistics coordinators Good (4 of 5) $33.88 an hour 3 —
Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) Good (4 of 5) $33.00 an hour 1 —
Financial advisors Good (4 of 5) $32.00 an hour 1 —
Property administrators Good (4 of 5) $31.76 an hour 3 —
Retail and wholesale trade managers Good (4 of 5) $31.20 an hour 0 —
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Good (4 of 5) $31.00 an hour 1 —
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Good (4 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Licensed practical nurses Good (4 of 5) $29.58 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Good (4 of 5) $28.29 an hour 2 —
Payroll administrators Good (4 of 5) $27.40 an hour 3 —
Pharmacy technicians Good (4 of 5) $26.94 an hour 2 Regulated
Letter carriers Good (4 of 5) $26.00 an hour 4 —
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Transport truck drivers Good (4 of 5) $24.75 an hour 3 —
Couriers and messengers Good (4 of 5) $23.72 an hour 4 —
Legal administrative assistants Good (4 of 5) $23.08 an hour 3 —
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents Good (4 of 5) $22.12 an hour 3 —
Other assisting occupations in support of health services Good (4 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 —
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators Good (4 of 5) $21.00 an hour 3 —
Early childhood educators and assistants Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Other instructors Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 3 —
Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates Good (4 of 5) $18.00 an hour 3 —
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors Good (4 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $17.05 an hour 4 —
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Home building and renovation managers Moderate (3 of 5) $59,600 a year 0 —
Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration Moderate (3 of 5) $61.54 an hour 0 —
University professors and lecturers Moderate (3 of 5) $57.69 an hour 1 —
Financial managers Moderate (3 of 5) $54.87 an hour 0 —
Computer and information systems managers Moderate (3 of 5) $54.50 an hour 0 —
Other managers in public administration Moderate (3 of 5) $53.85 an hour 0 —
Human resources managers Moderate (3 of 5) $52.18 an hour 0 —
Secondary school teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $51.81 an hour 1 —
Civil engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $51.15 an hour 1 Some roles
Managers in transportation Moderate (3 of 5) $50.48 an hour 0 —
Electrical and electronics engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $50.00 an hour 1 Some roles
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Moderate (3 of 5) $50.00 an hour 2 Regulated
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education Moderate (3 of 5) $50.00 an hour 0 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Moderate (3 of 5) $48.08 an hour 2 —
Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing Moderate (3 of 5) $48.08 an hour 3 —
Mechanical engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $47.31 an hour 1 Some roles
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $46.15 an hour 1 Regulated
Construction managers Moderate (3 of 5) $46.15 an hour 0 —
Other professional engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $45.78 an hour 1 Some roles
Occupational therapists Moderate (3 of 5) $45.70 an hour 1 Regulated
Physiotherapists Moderate (3 of 5) $45.67 an hour 1 Regulated
Database analysts and data administrators Moderate (3 of 5) $45.08 an hour 1 —
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Electrical power line and cable workers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Software developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.75 an hour 1 —
Financial and investment analysts Moderate (3 of 5) $43.27 an hour 1 —
Manufacturing managers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.27 an hour 0 —
Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $41.83 an hour 1 —
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $41.00 an hour 2 —
Insulators Moderate (3 of 5) $40.36 an hour 2 Regulated
Biologists and related scientists Moderate (3 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 —
Computer systems developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 —
Fishermen/women Moderate (3 of 5) $40.00 an hour 3 Some roles
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $39.90 an hour 1 —
Land surveyors Moderate (3 of 5) $39.88 an hour 1 —
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $39.63 an hour 2 Regulated
Crane operators Moderate (3 of 5) $39.63 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $39.50 an hour 2 —
Business development officers and market researchers and analysts Moderate (3 of 5) $39.44 an hour 1 —
Human resources professionals Moderate (3 of 5) $39.27 an hour 1 —
Financial auditors and accountants Moderate (3 of 5) $39.01 an hour 1 Regulated
Construction estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $38.98 an hour 2 —
Welders and related machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) $38.41 an hour 2 Regulated
Engineer officers, water transport Moderate (3 of 5) $38.27 an hour 2 —
Computer network and web technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $37.43 an hour 2 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.00 an hour 2 —
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $37.00 an hour 2 —
Other technical trades and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $36.15 an hour 2 —
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.06 an hour 1 —
Human resources and recruitment officers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.10 an hour 2 —
Conservation and fishery officers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.00 an hour 2 —
Professional occupations in business management consulting Moderate (3 of 5) $33.33 an hour 1 —
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology Moderate (3 of 5) $33.33 an hour 2 —
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $33.33 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers Moderate (3 of 5) $33.23 an hour 2 —
Employment insurance and revenue officers Moderate (3 of 5) $33.00 an hour 2 —
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $33.00 an hour 2 —
User support technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $32.05 an hour 2 —
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 —
Correctional service officers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.00 an hour 3 —
Mine labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.00 an hour 5 —
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Moderate (3 of 5) $30.50 an hour 2 —
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $30.22 an hour 2 —
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Insurance agents and brokers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 3 —
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Heavy equipment operators Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $29.97 an hour 2 —
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) $29.92 an hour 4 —
Paramedical occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $29.04 an hour 2 Regulated
Administrative officers Moderate (3 of 5) $28.57 an hour 3 —
Financial sales representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $28.21 an hour 3 —
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $27.50 an hour 2 —
Personnel clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 4 —
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 3 —
Carpenters Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $26.67 an hour 2 —
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment Moderate (3 of 5) $26.67 an hour 2 Some roles
Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $26.50 an hour 3 —
Administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $26.37 an hour 3 —
Customer and information services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $26.00 an hour 2 —
Water transport deck and engine room crew Moderate (3 of 5) $26.00 an hour 4 —
Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.35 an hour 5 —
Air transport ramp attendants Moderate (3 of 5) $25.18 an hour 4 —
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Social and community service workers Moderate (3 of 5) $24.86 an hour 2 —
Other services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $24.78 an hour 2 —
Accounting and related clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $24.04 an hour 4 —
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) Moderate (3 of 5) $24.04 an hour 4 —
Longshore workers Moderate (3 of 5) $23.76 an hour 5 —
General office support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $23.75 an hour 4 —
Other customer and information services representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $23.08 an hour 4 —
Purchasing and inventory control workers Moderate (3 of 5) $23.00 an hour 4 —
Residential and commercial installers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $23.00 an hour 3 —
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $22.67 an hour 1 —
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Chefs Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 —
Cleaning supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $21.61 an hour 2 —
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $21.50 an hour 4 —
Receptionists Moderate (3 of 5) $21.32 an hour 4 —
Restaurant and food service managers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 0 —
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $20.81 an hour 5 —
Customer services representatives - financial institutions Moderate (3 of 5) $20.35 an hour 4 —
Data entry clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $20.19 an hour 4 —
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 3 —
Security guards and related security service occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Hairstylists and barbers Moderate (3 of 5) $19.93 an hour 3 Regulated
Shippers and receivers Moderate (3 of 5) $19.75 an hour 4 —
Retail sales supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $19.71 an hour 2 —
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $19.50 an hour 3 —
Hotel front desk clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $19.19 an hour 4 —
Light duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Labourers in fish and seafood processing Moderate (3 of 5) $17.65 an hour 5 —
Fish and seafood plant workers Moderate (3 of 5) $17.60 an hour 4 —
Cooks Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Food service supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $16.75 an hour 2 —
Food and beverage servers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.50 an hour 5 —
Pet groomers and animal care workers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.10 an hour 5 —
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 4 —
Bakers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 4 —
Cashiers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
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 —
Other service support occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Fishing vessel deckhands Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Advertising, marketing and public relations managers Limited (2 of 5) $52.31 an hour 0 —
Facility operation and maintenance managers Limited (2 of 5) $48.46 an hour 0 —
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Limited (2 of 5) $42.65 an hour 2 Regulated
Ironworkers Limited (2 of 5) $41.09 an hour 2 Regulated
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Limited (2 of 5) $37.18 an hour 1 —
Drafting technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Limited (2 of 5) $31.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Civil engineering technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $29.00 an hour 2 —
Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers Limited (2 of 5) $28.00 an hour 5 —
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Limited (2 of 5) $27.78 an hour 2 —
Plumbers Limited (2 of 5) $27.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Storekeepers and partspersons Limited (2 of 5) $25.18 an hour 4 Regulated
Dispatchers Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Graphic designers and illustrators Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Construction trades helpers and labourers Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 5 Regulated
Airline ticket and service agents Limited (2 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Public works and maintenance labourers Limited (2 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Material handlers Limited (2 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers Limited (2 of 5) $18.00 an hour 4 —
Bartenders Limited (2 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Specialized cleaners Limited (2 of 5) $17.00 an hour 5 —

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