In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie, Ontario

400 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

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13 occupations
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65 occupations
Regulated occupations
105 on this list, in Ontario

Occupations by job outlook in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie

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 138 TEER 2 occupations of 400. Show all

Occupations by job outlook in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie, TEER 2
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Very good (5 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing Very good (5 of 5) $25.66 an hour 2 —
Cleaning supervisors Very good (5 of 5) $25.44 an hour 2 —
Massage therapists Good (4 of 5) $37,561 a year 2 Regulated
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors Good (4 of 5) $68.60 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Good (4 of 5) $53.43 an hour 2 —
Power system electricians Good (4 of 5) $50.87 an hour 2 —
Electrical power line and cable workers Good (4 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical radiation technologists Good (4 of 5) $44.66 an hour 2 Regulated
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Good (4 of 5) $44.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical laboratory technologists Good (4 of 5) $43.39 an hour 2 Regulated
Construction inspectors Good (4 of 5) $42.32 an hour 2 Regulated
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors Good (4 of 5) $42.25 an hour 2 —
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $42.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical sonographers Good (4 of 5) $40.69 an hour 2 Regulated
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Water and waste treatment plant operators Good (4 of 5) $39.96 an hour 2 Regulated
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Good (4 of 5) $39.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners Good (4 of 5) $34.19 an hour 2 —
Licensed practical nurses Good (4 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Good (4 of 5) $31.00 an hour 2 —
Instructors of persons with disabilities Good (4 of 5) $30.52 an hour 2 —
Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $29.00 an hour 2 —
Pharmacy technicians Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Other medical technologists and technicians Good (4 of 5) $23.90 an hour 2 —
Other practitioners of natural healing Good (4 of 5) — 2 Some roles
Water well drillers Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Deck officers, water transport Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Moderate (3 of 5) $50.48 an hour 2 —
Firefighters Moderate (3 of 5) $45.79 an hour 2 Regulated
Ironworkers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.98 an hour 2 Regulated
Elevator constructors and mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $43.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Occupational health and safety specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $43.27 an hour 2 —
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.14 an hour 2 Regulated
Industrial electricians Moderate (3 of 5) $42.31 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $41.08 an hour 2 —
Crane operators Moderate (3 of 5) $40.48 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Moderate (3 of 5) $38.46 an hour 2 —
Bricklayers Moderate (3 of 5) $38.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Assessors, business valuators and appraisers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.71 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.36 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.00 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Moderate (3 of 5) $36.74 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $36.44 an hour 2 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.41 an hour 2 —
Construction estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $36.06 an hour 2 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Moderate (3 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, mineral and metal processing Moderate (3 of 5) $35.75 an hour 2 —
Civil engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $35.17 an hour 2 —
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $34.87 an hour 2 —
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $34.82 an hour 2 —
Funeral directors and embalmers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.62 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Moderate (3 of 5) $34.62 an hour 2 —
Agricultural and fish products inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $34.40 an hour 2 —
Gas fitters Moderate (3 of 5) $34.34 an hour 2 Regulated
Computer network and web technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $34.00 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, forest products processing Moderate (3 of 5) $33.75 an hour 2 —
Insurance underwriters Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 2 —
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 2 —
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists Moderate (3 of 5) $33.60 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, printing and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $33.40 an hour 2 —
Employment insurance and revenue officers Moderate (3 of 5) $33.33 an hour 2 —
Paralegals and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $33.25 an hour 2 Regulated
Records management technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $33.10 an hour 2 —
Plumbers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Carpenters Moderate (3 of 5) $32.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $31.87 an hour 2 Some roles
Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $31.45 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $31.00 an hour 2 —
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $30.40 an hour 2 Regulated
Insulators 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
Other technical trades and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Some roles
Retail and wholesale buyers Moderate (3 of 5) $29.81 an hour 2 —
Health information management occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $29.76 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $29.70 an hour 2 —
Library and public archive technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $29.12 an hour 2 —
Architectural technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $28.85 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $28.20 an hour 2 —
Interior designers and interior decorators Moderate (3 of 5) $27.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $26.82 an hour 2 —
Social and community service workers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.56 an hour 2 Regulated
Other small engine and small equipment repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.36 an hour 2 Some roles
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment Moderate (3 of 5) $25.75 an hour 2 —
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Moderate (3 of 5) $25.48 an hour 2 Some roles
Cabinetmakers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Opticians Moderate (3 of 5) $24.04 an hour 2 Regulated
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $20.60 an hour 2 —
Early childhood educators and assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Retail sales supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $19.36 an hour 2 —
Food service supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $19.23 an hour 2 —
Land survey technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Limited (2 of 5) $43.21 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) $40.00 an hour 2 —
Industrial designers Limited (2 of 5) $37.31 an hour 2 —
Sheet metal workers Limited (2 of 5) $36.10 an hour 2 Regulated
Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers Limited (2 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 Some roles
Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling Limited (2 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 —
Audio and video recording technicians Limited (2 of 5) $35.78 an hour 2 —
Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers Limited (2 of 5) $35.35 an hour 2 —
Tool and die makers Limited (2 of 5) $34.87 an hour 2 Regulated
Information systems testing technicians Limited (2 of 5) $34.79 an hour 2 —
Machine fitters Limited (2 of 5) $34.43 an hour 2 —
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $34.09 an hour 2 —
Announcers and other broadcasters Limited (2 of 5) $33.02 an hour 2 —
User support technicians Limited (2 of 5) $32.72 an hour 2 —
Conference and event planners Limited (2 of 5) $32.69 an hour 2 —
Conservation and fishery officers Limited (2 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 —
Drafting technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $31.34 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly Limited (2 of 5) $30.66 an hour 2 —
Film and video camera operators Limited (2 of 5) $30.61 an hour 2 —
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists Limited (2 of 5) $30.48 an hour 2 Regulated
Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts Limited (2 of 5) $30.34 an hour 2 —
Chemical technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Limited (2 of 5) $28.83 an hour 2 —
Customer and information services supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $28.21 an hour 2 —
Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters Limited (2 of 5) $27.68 an hour 2 Regulated
Appliance servicers and repairers Limited (2 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Chefs Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Statistical officers and related research support occupations Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Electrical mechanics Limited (2 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians Very limited (1 of 5) $37.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Human resources and recruitment officers Very limited (1 of 5) $35.10 an hour 2 —
Graphic designers and illustrators Very limited (1 of 5) $30.59 an hour 2 —
Biological technologists and technicians Very limited (1 of 5) $30.09 an hour 2 —
Welders and related machine operators Very limited (1 of 5) $27.66 an hour 2 Regulated

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