In-demand jobs
In-Demand Jobs in Northwest, Ontario
- Very good outlook
- 13 occupations
- Good outlook
- 46 occupations
- Regulated occupations
- 63 on this list, in Ontario
Occupations by job outlook in Northwest
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.
| Occupation | Outlook | Median wage | TEER | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners | Very good (5 of 5) | $63.00 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Utilities managers | Very good (5 of 5) | $56.62 an hour | 0 | — |
| Managers in social, community and correctional services | Very good (5 of 5) | $49.04 an hour | 0 | — |
| Nursing coordinators and supervisors | Very good (5 of 5) | $47.00 an hour | 1 | Some roles |
| Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | Very good (5 of 5) | $42.50 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Accommodation service managers | Very good (5 of 5) | $38.03 an hour | 0 | — |
| Insurance agents and brokers | Very good (5 of 5) | $31.63 an hour | 3 | Regulated |
| Property administrators | Very good (5 of 5) | $28.43 an hour | 3 | — |
| Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | Very good (5 of 5) | $25.00 an hour | 2 | — |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | Very good (5 of 5) | $25.00 an hour | 3 | — |
| Hotel front desk clerks | Very good (5 of 5) | $19.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs | Very good (5 of 5) | $17.60 an hour | 5 | — |
| General practitioners and family physicians | Very good (5 of 5) | — | 1 | Regulated |
| Home building and renovation managers | Good (4 of 5) | $40,000 a year | 0 | — |
| Financial managers | Good (4 of 5) | $66.77 an hour | 0 | — |
| School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education | Good (4 of 5) | $62.98 an hour | 0 | — |
| Banking, credit and other investment managers | Good (4 of 5) | $56.10 an hour | 0 | — |
| Managers in health care | Good (4 of 5) | $55.00 an hour | 0 | — |
| Psychologists | Good (4 of 5) | $52.23 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Railway and yard locomotive engineers | Good (4 of 5) | $51.78 an hour | 3 | — |
| Information systems specialists | Good (4 of 5) | $46.15 an hour | 1 | — |
| Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | Good (4 of 5) | $45.90 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Occupational therapists | Good (4 of 5) | $45.50 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Medical radiation technologists | Good (4 of 5) | $45.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Physiotherapists | Good (4 of 5) | $44.90 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations | Good (4 of 5) | $44.29 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Medical laboratory technologists | Good (4 of 5) | $42.30 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Paramedical occupations | Good (4 of 5) | $42.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Professional occupations in business management consulting | Good (4 of 5) | $41.17 an hour | 1 | — |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | Good (4 of 5) | $40.70 an hour | 2 | — |
| Dental hygienists and dental therapists | Good (4 of 5) | $38.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades | Good (4 of 5) | $37.12 an hour | 2 | — |
| Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers | Good (4 of 5) | $37.00 an hour | 1 | — |
| Financial advisors | Good (4 of 5) | $36.06 an hour | 1 | — |
| Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics | Good (4 of 5) | $35.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies | Good (4 of 5) | $32.50 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Licensed practical nurses | Good (4 of 5) | $32.28 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment | Good (4 of 5) | $32.18 an hour | 1 | Some roles |
| Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers | Good (4 of 5) | $31.00 an hour | 2 | — |
| Financial sales representatives | Good (4 of 5) | $30.23 an hour | 3 | — |
| Court clerks and related court services occupations | Good (4 of 5) | $30.18 an hour | 4 | — |
| Payroll administrators | Good (4 of 5) | $30.00 an hour | 3 | — |
| Managers in agriculture | Good (4 of 5) | $29.35 an hour | 0 | — |
| Legal administrative assistants | Good (4 of 5) | $28.00 an hour | 3 | — |
| Medical administrative assistants | Good (4 of 5) | $27.47 an hour | 3 | — |
| Pharmacy technicians | Good (4 of 5) | $26.45 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Cleaning supervisors | Good (4 of 5) | $26.23 an hour | 2 | — |
| Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations | Good (4 of 5) | $25.85 an hour | 4 | — |
| Accounting technicians and bookkeepers | Good (4 of 5) | $25.53 an hour | 2 | — |
| Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants | Good (4 of 5) | $25.00 an hour | 3 | Regulated |
| Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | Good (4 of 5) | $24.00 an hour | 2 | Some roles |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | Good (4 of 5) | $24.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | Good (4 of 5) | — | 1 | — |
| Massage therapists | Good (4 of 5) | — | 2 | Regulated |
| Airline ticket and service agents | Good (4 of 5) | — | 4 | — |
| Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations | Good (4 of 5) | — | 5 | — |
| Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | Good (4 of 5) | — | 2 | — |
| Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Good (4 of 5) | — | 5 | — |
| Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing | Good (4 of 5) | — | 2 | — |
| Real estate agents and salespersons | Moderate (3 of 5) | $91,000 a year | 3 | Regulated |
| Pharmacists | Moderate (3 of 5) | $59.85 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Supervisors, mining and quarrying | Moderate (3 of 5) | $59.41 an hour | 2 | — |
| University professors and lecturers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $59.27 an hour | 1 | — |
| Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | Moderate (3 of 5) | $54.83 an hour | 2 | — |
| Police officers (except commissioned) | Moderate (3 of 5) | $52.00 an hour | 2 | — |
| Electrical and electronics engineers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $51.19 an hour | 1 | Some roles |
| Construction managers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $50.82 an hour | 0 | — |
| Electrical power line and cable workers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $50.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Secondary school teachers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $49.52 an hour | 1 | — |
| Firefighters | Moderate (3 of 5) | $48.59 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Manufacturing managers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $47.60 an hour | 0 | — |
| Facility operation and maintenance managers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $47.37 an hour | 0 | — |
| Managers in transportation | Moderate (3 of 5) | $47.15 an hour | 0 | — |
| Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $47.12 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Power engineers and power systems operators | Moderate (3 of 5) | $46.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades | Moderate (3 of 5) | $43.72 an hour | 2 | — |
| Financial auditors and accountants | Moderate (3 of 5) | $43.27 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Database analysts and data administrators | Moderate (3 of 5) | $43.27 an hour | 1 | — |
| Civil engineers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $43.27 an hour | 1 | Some roles |
| Probation and parole officers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $42.80 an hour | 1 | — |
| Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | Moderate (3 of 5) | $42.63 an hour | 2 | — |
| Railway conductors and brakemen/women | Moderate (3 of 5) | $42.48 an hour | 3 | — |
| Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $42.38 an hour | 1 | — |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | Moderate (3 of 5) | $42.00 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Border services, customs, and immigration officers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $41.80 an hour | 3 | — |
| Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $41.33 an hour | 1 | — |
| Industrial electricians | Moderate (3 of 5) | $40.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Educational counsellors | Moderate (3 of 5) | $39.42 an hour | 1 | — |
| Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | Moderate (3 of 5) | $39.01 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Computer network and web technicians | Moderate (3 of 5) | $38.59 an hour | 2 | — |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $38.46 an hour | 0 | — |
| Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews | Moderate (3 of 5) | $38.00 an hour | 2 | — |
| Railway yard and track maintenance workers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $38.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Social workers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $37.00 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Electricians (except industrial and power system) | Moderate (3 of 5) | $36.82 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Construction inspectors | Moderate (3 of 5) | $36.42 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians | Moderate (3 of 5) | $36.14 an hour | 2 | — |
| Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade | Moderate (3 of 5) | $36.00 an hour | 2 | — |
| Human resources and recruitment officers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $35.44 an hour | 2 | — |
| Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology | Moderate (3 of 5) | $35.40 an hour | 2 | — |
| Civil engineering technologists and technicians | Moderate (3 of 5) | $35.19 an hour | 2 | — |
| Correctional service officers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $35.00 an hour | 3 | — |
| Carpenters | Moderate (3 of 5) | $35.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Procurement and purchasing agents and officers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $34.97 an hour | 2 | — |
| Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $34.06 an hour | 2 | — |
| Executive assistants | Moderate (3 of 5) | $33.65 an hour | 2 | — |
| User support technicians | Moderate (3 of 5) | $33.46 an hour | 2 | — |
| Water and waste treatment plant operators | Moderate (3 of 5) | $33.42 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Plumbers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $33.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Paralegals and related occupations | Moderate (3 of 5) | $30.77 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations | Moderate (3 of 5) | $30.00 an hour | 2 | — |
| Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $30.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Library and public archive technicians | Moderate (3 of 5) | $29.72 an hour | 2 | — |
| Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) | Moderate (3 of 5) | $29.00 an hour | 1 | — |
| Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators | Moderate (3 of 5) | $29.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Heavy equipment operators | Moderate (3 of 5) | $28.85 an hour | 3 | Regulated |
| Social and community service workers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $28.45 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $28.31 an hour | 4 | Regulated |
| Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations | Moderate (3 of 5) | $28.17 an hour | 3 | — |
| Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks | Moderate (3 of 5) | $28.08 an hour | 4 | — |
| Logging machinery operators | Moderate (3 of 5) | $28.00 an hour | 3 | — |
| Administrative assistants | Moderate (3 of 5) | $27.86 an hour | 3 | — |
| Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing | Moderate (3 of 5) | $27.61 an hour | 4 | — |
| Graphic designers and illustrators | Moderate (3 of 5) | $27.56 an hour | 2 | — |
| Mechanical assemblers and inspectors | Moderate (3 of 5) | $27.32 an hour | 4 | — |
| Construction trades helpers and labourers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $26.00 an hour | 5 | Regulated |
| Accounting and related clerks | Moderate (3 of 5) | $25.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Data entry clerks | Moderate (3 of 5) | $24.91 an hour | 4 | — |
| Other assisting occupations in support of health services | Moderate (3 of 5) | $24.50 an hour | 3 | — |
| General office support workers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $23.50 an hour | 4 | — |
| Shippers and receivers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $23.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $22.00 an hour | 5 | — |
| Retail sales supervisors | Moderate (3 of 5) | $21.90 an hour | 2 | — |
| Hairstylists and barbers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $21.05 an hour | 3 | Regulated |
| Receptionists | Moderate (3 of 5) | $21.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Customer services representatives - financial institutions | Moderate (3 of 5) | $21.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators | Moderate (3 of 5) | $21.00 an hour | 3 | — |
| Air transport ramp attendants | Moderate (3 of 5) | $20.80 an hour | 4 | — |
| Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants | Moderate (3 of 5) | $20.15 an hour | 3 | — |
| Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness | Moderate (3 of 5) | $20.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport | Moderate (3 of 5) | $20.00 an hour | 5 | — |
| Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $20.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors | Moderate (3 of 5) | $20.00 an hour | 5 | — |
| Specialized cleaners | Moderate (3 of 5) | $19.70 an hour | 5 | — |
| Bartenders | Moderate (3 of 5) | $19.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Light duty cleaners | Moderate (3 of 5) | $19.00 an hour | 5 | — |
| Other service support occupations | Moderate (3 of 5) | $18.17 an hour | 5 | — |
| Food service supervisors | Moderate (3 of 5) | $18.00 an hour | 2 | — |
| Bakers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $17.60 an hour | 3 | Regulated |
| Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers | Moderate (3 of 5) | $17.60 an hour | 5 | — |
| Computer and information systems managers | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 0 | — |
| Dentists | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 1 | Regulated |
| Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 2 | — |
| Lawyers and Quebec notaries | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 1 | Regulated |
| Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 5 | — |
| Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 4 | — |
| Postal services representatives | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 4 | — |
| Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 2 | Regulated |
| General building maintenance workers and building superintendents | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 3 | — |
| Other wood processing machine operators | Moderate (3 of 5) | — | 4 | — |
| Human resources managers | Limited (2 of 5) | $65.10 an hour | 0 | — |
| Mining engineers | Limited (2 of 5) | $60.77 an hour | 1 | Some roles |
| Geoscientists and oceanographers | Limited (2 of 5) | $57.69 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Software engineers and designers | Limited (2 of 5) | $49.86 an hour | 1 | Some roles |
| College and other vocational instructors | Limited (2 of 5) | $48.00 an hour | 1 | — |
| Mechanical engineers | Limited (2 of 5) | $47.60 an hour | 1 | Some roles |
| Employment insurance and revenue officers | Limited (2 of 5) | $40.00 an hour | 2 | — |
| Forestry professionals | Limited (2 of 5) | $40.00 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | Limited (2 of 5) | $40.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Human resources professionals | Limited (2 of 5) | $37.84 an hour | 1 | Regulated |
| Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers | Limited (2 of 5) | $36.31 an hour | 2 | Some roles |
| Welders and related machine operators | Limited (2 of 5) | $36.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | Limited (2 of 5) | $35.65 an hour | 1 | — |
| Supervisors, forest products processing | Limited (2 of 5) | $35.09 an hour | 2 | — |
| Drafting technologists and technicians | Limited (2 of 5) | $33.07 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Dispatchers | Limited (2 of 5) | $31.29 an hour | 4 | — |
| Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | Limited (2 of 5) | $30.00 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Administrative officers | Limited (2 of 5) | $29.68 an hour | 3 | — |
| Sawmill machine operators | Limited (2 of 5) | $27.60 an hour | 4 | — |
| Restaurant and food service managers | Limited (2 of 5) | $27.47 an hour | 0 | — |
| Transport truck drivers | Limited (2 of 5) | $27.00 an hour | 3 | — |
| Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants | Limited (2 of 5) | $25.96 an hour | 3 | Regulated |
| Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners | Limited (2 of 5) | $23.00 an hour | 5 | — |
| Other customer and information services representatives | Limited (2 of 5) | $22.50 an hour | 4 | — |
| Material handlers | Limited (2 of 5) | $22.00 an hour | 5 | — |
| Food and beverage servers | Limited (2 of 5) | $18.00 an hour | 5 | — |
| Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers | Limited (2 of 5) | $17.60 an hour | 4 | Regulated |
| Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses | Limited (2 of 5) | $17.60 an hour | 4 | — |
| Cashiers | Limited (2 of 5) | $17.60 an hour | 5 | — |
| Service station attendants | Limited (2 of 5) | $17.60 an hour | 5 | — |
| Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | Limited (2 of 5) | $17.60 an hour | 5 | — |
| Biologists and related scientists | Limited (2 of 5) | — | 1 | — |
| Software developers and programmers | Limited (2 of 5) | — | 1 | — |
| Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations | Limited (2 of 5) | — | 3 | — |
| Supervisors, logging and forestry | Limited (2 of 5) | — | 2 | — |
| Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators | Limited (2 of 5) | — | 4 | — |
| Underground mine service and support workers | Very limited (1 of 5) | $44.46 an hour | 4 | — |
| Underground production and development miners | Very limited (1 of 5) | $42.00 an hour | 3 | — |
| Sheet metal workers | Very limited (1 of 5) | $40.25 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Forestry technologists and technicians | Very limited (1 of 5) | $36.27 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Mine labourers | Very limited (1 of 5) | $30.13 an hour | 5 | — |
| Geological and mineral technologists and technicians | Very limited (1 of 5) | $29.76 an hour | 2 | — |
| Storekeepers and partspersons | Very limited (1 of 5) | $27.00 an hour | 4 | Regulated |
| Public works and maintenance labourers | Very limited (1 of 5) | $25.97 an hour | 5 | — |
| Silviculture and forestry workers | Very limited (1 of 5) | $25.00 an hour | 4 | — |
| Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing | Very limited (1 of 5) | $24.45 an hour | 5 | — |
| Chefs | Very limited (1 of 5) | $21.74 an hour | 2 | Regulated |
| Security guards and related security service occupations | Very limited (1 of 5) | $21.00 an hour | 4 | Regulated |
| Cooks | Very limited (1 of 5) | $18.00 an hour | 3 | Regulated |
| Chain saw and skidder operators | Very limited (1 of 5) | — | 4 | — |
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