Salaries

Central Control and Process Operators, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing Salary in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake, Alberta

NOC 93101Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$62.00 an hour Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
19.4% higher $10.08 above the Alberta median of $51.92
Compared with Canada
24% higher $12.00 above the Canadian median of $50.00
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake and CanadaWood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $62.00, from $50.00 to $77.60, middle half $57.75 to $72.00. Alberta (province): median $51.92, from $32.00 to $72.12, middle half $45.00 to $61.85. Canada: median $50.00, from $28.00 to $67.64, middle half $40.00 to $60.50.$20$40$60$80Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $62.00, from $50.00 to $77.60, middle half $57.75 to $72.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$62.00Alberta (province): median $51.92, from $32.00 to $72.12, middle half $45.00 to $61.85Alberta (province)$51.92Canada: median $50.00, from $28.00 to $67.64, middle half $40.00 to $60.50Canada$50.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
WageWood Buffalo – Cold LakeAlbertaCanada
Low $50.00 $32.00 $28.00
Lower quartile $57.75 $45.00 $40.00
Median $62.00 $51.92 $50.00
Upper quartile $72.00 $61.85 $60.50
High $77.60 $72.12 $67.64
Average $64.56 $52.24 $50.38

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.

By region in Alberta

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in AlbertaWood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $62.00, from $50.00 to $77.60. Red Deer: median $56.87, from $35.28 to $74.39. Calgary: median $54.26, from $32.79 to $73.20. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $53.65, from $34.04 to $65.32. Camrose – Drumheller: median $53.02, from $33.43 to $65.78. Edmonton: median $51.92, from $40.77 to $75.32. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $50.00, from $30.00 to $60.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $50.00, from $30.00 to $60.00.$20$40$60$80Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $62.00, from $50.00 to $77.60Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$62.00Red Deer: median $56.87, from $35.28 to $74.39Red Deer$56.87Calgary: median $54.26, from $32.79 to $73.20Calgary$54.26Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $53.65, from $34.04 to $65.32Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$53.65Camrose – Drumheller: median $53.02, from $33.43 to $65.78Camrose – Drumheller$53.02Edmonton: median $51.92, from $40.77 to $75.32Edmonton$51.92Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $50.00, from $30.00 to $60.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$50.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $50.00, from $30.00 to $60.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$50.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$50.00$62.00$77.60Limited (2 of 5)
Red Deer$35.28$56.87$74.39Limited (2 of 5)
Calgary$32.79$54.26$73.20Limited (2 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$34.04$53.65$65.32Limited (2 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$33.43$53.02$65.78Limited (2 of 5)
Edmonton$40.77$51.92$75.32Limited (2 of 5)
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$30.00$50.00$60.00Limited (2 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$30.00$50.00$60.00Limited (2 of 5)

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