Median wage in Canada
$40.98 an hour
Highest median wage
$45.00 an hour
British Columbia
Lowest median wage
$34.00 an hour
Nova Scotia
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for occupational health and safety specialists by province and territory Canada: $40.98 (low $23.56, high $61.03). British Columbia: $45.00 (low $28.56, high $60.00). Alberta: $44.27 (low $23.74, high $72.12). Quebec: $43.00 (low $27.00, high $62.50). Newfoundland and Labrador: $42.27 (low $26.02, high $63.62). Prince Edward Island: $42.00 (low $33.65, high $49.74). Saskatchewan: $41.32 (low $27.65, high $62.61). Northwest Territories: $40.60 (low $24.97, high $55.98). New Brunswick: $39.42 (low $24.00, high $57.69). Ontario: $38.00 (low $22.00, high $55.00). Yukon: $37.43 (low $24.21, high $56.19). Manitoba: $36.92 (low $24.04, high $48.00). Nova Scotia: $34.00 (low $24.00, high $49.00). Nunavut: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Canada: $40.98 (low $23.56, high $61.03) Canada $40.98 British Columbia: $45.00 (low $28.56, high $60.00) British Columbia $45.00 Alberta: $44.27 (low $23.74, high $72.12) Alberta $44.27 Quebec: $43.00 (low $27.00, high $62.50) Quebec $43.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $42.27 (low $26.02, high $63.62) Newfoundland and Labrador $42.27 Prince Edward Island: $42.00 (low $33.65, high $49.74) Prince Edward Island $42.00 Saskatchewan: $41.32 (low $27.65, high $62.61) Saskatchewan $41.32 Northwest Territories: $40.60 (low $24.97, high $55.98) Northwest Territories $40.60 New Brunswick: $39.42 (low $24.00, high $57.69) New Brunswick $39.42 Ontario: $38.00 (low $22.00, high $55.00) Ontario $38.00 Yukon: $37.43 (low $24.21, high $56.19) Yukon $37.43 Manitoba: $36.92 (low $24.04, high $48.00) Manitoba $36.92 Nova Scotia: $34.00 (low $24.00, high $49.00) Nova Scotia $34.00 Nunavut: not stated Nunavut Not stated Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Job outlook by province and territory
Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).
Job outlook for occupational health and safety specialists by province and territory, 1 to 5 British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island Undetermined Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .