In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Prince Edward Island

243 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
15 occupations
Good outlook
70 occupations
Regulated occupations
35 on this list, in Prince Edward Island

Occupations by job outlook in Prince Edward Island

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 Prince Edward Island
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Specialists in surgery Very good (5 of 5) $530,709 a year 1 —
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine Very good (5 of 5) $318,714 a year 1 —
General practitioners and family physicians Very good (5 of 5) $209,676 a year 1 —
Home building and renovation managers Very good (5 of 5) $38,800 a year 0 —
Nurse practitioners Very good (5 of 5) $50.65 an hour 1 Regulated
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Very good (5 of 5) $42.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Licensed practical nurses Very good (5 of 5) $31.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Carpenters Very good (5 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates Very good (5 of 5) $23.26 an hour 3 —
Early childhood educators and assistants Very good (5 of 5) $21.55 an hour 2 —
Construction trades helpers and labourers Very good (5 of 5) $21.50 an hour 5 Regulated
Pharmacy technicians Very good (5 of 5) $21.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Harvesting labourers Very good (5 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Cooks Very good (5 of 5) $18.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Fish and seafood plant workers Very good (5 of 5) $16.50 an hour 4 —
Massage therapists Good (4 of 5) $40,800 a year 2 —
Real estate agents and salespersons Good (4 of 5) $35,556 a year 3 —
Pharmacists Good (4 of 5) $55.50 an hour 1 Regulated
Managers in health care Good (4 of 5) $52.30 an hour 0 —
Veterinarians Good (4 of 5) $51.82 an hour 1 —
Financial managers Good (4 of 5) $51.23 an hour 0 —
Human resources managers Good (4 of 5) $50.00 an hour 0 —
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Good (4 of 5) $46.00 an hour 2 —
Construction managers Good (4 of 5) $45.33 an hour 0 —
Nursing coordinators and supervisors Good (4 of 5) $43.08 an hour 1 Some roles
Educational counsellors Good (4 of 5) $42.55 an hour 1 —
Physiotherapists Good (4 of 5) $41.88 an hour 1 Regulated
Dietitians and nutritionists Good (4 of 5) $40.38 an hour 1 Regulated
Financial auditors and accountants Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Information systems specialists Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 —
Social workers Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Occupational therapists Good (4 of 5) $39.46 an hour 1 Regulated
Computer systems developers and programmers Good (4 of 5) $38.97 an hour 1 —
Business systems specialists Good (4 of 5) $38.34 an hour 1 —
Medical laboratory technologists Good (4 of 5) $37.57 an hour 2 —
Medical radiation technologists Good (4 of 5) $37.57 an hour 2 Regulated
Business development officers and market researchers and analysts Good (4 of 5) $37.00 an hour 1 —
Chemists Good (4 of 5) $36.41 an hour 1 —
Database analysts and data administrators Good (4 of 5) $36.30 an hour 1 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Good (4 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Good (4 of 5) $31.21 an hour 2 Regulated
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Good (4 of 5) $30.89 an hour 1 —
Plumbers Good (4 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Good (4 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Good (4 of 5) $27.51 an hour 2 —
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $27.31 an hour 2 Regulated
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment Good (4 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 —
Social and community service workers Good (4 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 —
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors Good (4 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Good (4 of 5) $26.44 an hour 2 Regulated
Couriers and messengers Good (4 of 5) $26.24 an hour 4 —
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Good (4 of 5) $25.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Medical administrative assistants Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 —
Accounting and related clerks Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Other assisting occupations in support of health services Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 —
Welders and related machine operators Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Residential and commercial installers and servicers Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 —
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 3 Regulated
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 3 —
Transport truck drivers Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 3 —
Heavy equipment operators Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $22.00 an hour 4 —
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) Good (4 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators Good (4 of 5) $20.18 an hour 4 —
Hairstylists and barbers Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Labourers in food and beverage processing Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 5 —
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians Good (4 of 5) $19.00 an hour 2 —
Chefs Good (4 of 5) $19.00 an hour 2 —
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers Good (4 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Food service supervisors Good (4 of 5) $18.50 an hour 2 —
Nursery and greenhouse labourers Good (4 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Labourers in fish and seafood processing Good (4 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Livestock labourers Good (4 of 5) $17.93 an hour 5 —
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations Good (4 of 5) $16.50 an hour 5 —
Purchasing managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Engineering managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Dentists Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Psychologists Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Opticians Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers Good (4 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Floor covering installers Good (4 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration Moderate (3 of 5) $61.54 an hour 0 —
Computer and information systems managers Moderate (3 of 5) $58.97 an hour 0 —
Lawyers and Quebec notaries Moderate (3 of 5) $57.69 an hour 1 —
University professors and lecturers Moderate (3 of 5) $57.69 an hour 1 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Moderate (3 of 5) $52.88 an hour 2 —
Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration Moderate (3 of 5) $52.64 an hour 0 —
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education Moderate (3 of 5) $52.31 an hour 0 —
Advertising, marketing and public relations managers Moderate (3 of 5) $51.44 an hour 0 —
Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts Moderate (3 of 5) $46.69 an hour 1 —
Banking, credit and other investment managers Moderate (3 of 5) $45.64 an hour 0 —
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.62 an hour 1 —
Secondary school teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.44 an hour 1 —
Managers in transportation Moderate (3 of 5) $43.83 an hour 0 —
Other professional engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.53 an hour 1 —
Facility operation and maintenance managers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.27 an hour 0 —
Manufacturing managers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.27 an hour 0 —
Other business services managers Moderate (3 of 5) $42.14 an hour 0 —
Professional occupations in business management consulting Moderate (3 of 5) $42.05 an hour 1 —
Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $41.83 an hour 1 —
Software engineers and designers Moderate (3 of 5) $41.69 an hour 1 —
Public and environmental health and safety professionals Moderate (3 of 5) $41.00 an hour 1 —
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities Moderate (3 of 5) $40.87 an hour 2 —
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 —
Software developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) $38.46 an hour 1 —
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.95 an hour 1 —
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Moderate (3 of 5) $36.45 an hour 2 —
Civil engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.30 an hour 1 —
Program officers unique to government Moderate (3 of 5) $36.28 an hour 1 —
Assessors, business valuators and appraisers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.93 an hour 2 —
Biologists and related scientists Moderate (3 of 5) $35.90 an hour 1 —
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $35.69 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.50 an hour 2 —
Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $35.16 an hour 1 —
Employment insurance and revenue officers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Human resources and recruitment officers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.87 an hour 2 —
Retail and wholesale trade managers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.85 an hour 0 —
Web developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.71 an hour 1 —
Computer network and web technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $34.13 an hour 2 —
Accommodation service managers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.13 an hour 0 —
Managers in social, community and correctional services Moderate (3 of 5) $34.10 an hour 0 —
Civil engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $33.97 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $33.82 an hour 2 —
Human resources professionals Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 1 —
Correctional service officers Moderate (3 of 5) $33.00 an hour 3 —
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $32.86 an hour 2 —
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $32.66 an hour 2 —
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners Moderate (3 of 5) $32.45 an hour 2 —
Financial advisors Moderate (3 of 5) $32.31 an hour 1 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.23 an hour 2 —
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Moderate (3 of 5) $31.50 an hour 1 —
Web designers Moderate (3 of 5) $31.46 an hour 1 —
Construction estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $31.42 an hour 2 —
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $30.04 an hour 2 Regulated
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Chemical technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $29.74 an hour 2 —
User support technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $29.74 an hour 2 —
Biological technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $29.42 an hour 2 —
Production and transportation logistics coordinators Moderate (3 of 5) $29.14 an hour 3 —
Insurance agents and brokers Moderate (3 of 5) $28.85 an hour 3 —
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) Moderate (3 of 5) $28.85 an hour 4 —
Property administrators Moderate (3 of 5) $28.75 an hour 3 —
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $28.72 an hour 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Moderate (3 of 5) $28.50 an hour 2 —
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $28.41 an hour 2 —
Financial sales representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $28.21 an hour 3 —
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $27.96 an hour 2 Regulated
Administrative officers Moderate (3 of 5) $27.88 an hour 3 —
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) $27.88 an hour 2 —
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Moderate (3 of 5) $27.86 an hour 2 —
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $27.69 an hour 1 —
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $27.61 an hour 3 —
Banking, insurance and other financial clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $27.48 an hour 4 —
Library and public archive technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $27.04 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 —
Personnel clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 4 —
Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 4 —
Letter carriers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.92 an hour 4 —
Managers in agriculture Moderate (3 of 5) $26.92 an hour 0 —
Drafting technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $26.91 an hour 2 —
Administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $26.67 an hour 3 —
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Moderate (3 of 5) $26.39 an hour 2 —
Payroll administrators Moderate (3 of 5) $26.15 an hour 3 —
Paralegals and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $26.00 an hour 2 —
Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) Moderate (3 of 5) $25.50 an hour 1 —
Dispatchers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.21 an hour 4 —
Conference and event planners Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Other instructors Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Journalists Moderate (3 of 5) $24.90 an hour 1 —
Storekeepers and partspersons Moderate (3 of 5) $24.52 an hour 4 Regulated
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $24.00 an hour 2 —
Survey interviewers and statistical clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $23.79 an hour 4 —
Data entry clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $23.59 an hour 4 —
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators Moderate (3 of 5) $23.50 an hour 3 —
Fishing vessel deckhands Moderate (3 of 5) $23.00 an hour 4 —
Customer and information services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $22.56 an hour 2 —
Other repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $22.55 an hour 3 —
General office support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $22.25 an hour 4 —
Legal administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 —
Cleaning supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $21.76 an hour 2 —
Restaurant and food service managers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.63 an hour 0 —
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $21.63 an hour 4 —
Retail sales supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $21.35 an hour 2 —
Purchasing and inventory control workers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 4 —
Customer services representatives - financial institutions Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 4 —
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $20.77 an hour 5 —
Receptionists Moderate (3 of 5) $20.36 an hour 4 —
Shippers and receivers Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 3 —
Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Material handlers Moderate (3 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Other service support occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $18.88 an hour 5 —
Food and beverage servers Moderate (3 of 5) $18.81 an hour 5 —
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 3 —
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 4 —
Security guards and related security service occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 4 —
Light duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Specialized cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses Moderate (3 of 5) $17.91 an hour 4 —
Bartenders Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Hotel front desk clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 5 —
Bakers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.50 an hour 3 Regulated
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.50 an hour 4 —
Other customer and information services representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $16.50 an hour 4 —
Cashiers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.50 an hour 5 —
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.50 an hour 5 —
Pet groomers and animal care workers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.50 an hour 5 —
Health information management occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Border services, customs, and immigration officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Editors Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Photographers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Funeral directors and embalmers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Postal services representatives Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Other small engine and small equipment repairers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Some roles
Deck officers, water transport Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Paper converting machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Mechanical assemblers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Architecture and science managers Limited (2 of 5) $55.43 an hour 0 —
College and other vocational instructors Limited (2 of 5) $41.03 an hour 1 —
Financial and investment analysts Limited (2 of 5) $37.25 an hour 1 —
Conservation and fishery officers Limited (2 of 5) $35.08 an hour 2 —
Graphic designers and illustrators Limited (2 of 5) $26.39 an hour 2 —
Fishermen/women Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 —
Public works and maintenance labourers Limited (2 of 5) $21.00 an hour 5 —
Testers and graders, food and beverage processing Limited (2 of 5) $18.50 an hour 4 —
Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Managers in aquaculture Limited (2 of 5) — 0 —

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