Median wage in Canada
$20.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$20.70 an hour
Alberta
Lowest median wage
$18.00 an hour
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities by province and territory Canada: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $25.40). Alberta: $20.70 (low $16.24, high $27.00). British Columbia: $20.25 (low $17.85, high $30.00). Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.10, high $25.81). Saskatchewan: $20.00 (low $15.35, high $27.00). Ontario: $19.89 (low $17.60, high $25.00). Manitoba: $18.64 (low $16.00, high $23.99). Nova Scotia: $18.44 (low $16.50, high $25.00). New Brunswick: $18.00 (low $15.75, high $22.35). Newfoundland and Labrador: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00). Prince Edward Island: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $20.55). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $25.40) Canada $20.00 Alberta: $20.70 (low $16.24, high $27.00) Alberta $20.70 British Columbia: $20.25 (low $17.85, high $30.00) British Columbia $20.25 Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.10, high $25.81) Quebec $20.00 Saskatchewan: $20.00 (low $15.35, high $27.00) Saskatchewan $20.00 Ontario: $19.89 (low $17.60, high $25.00) Ontario $19.89 Manitoba: $18.64 (low $16.00, high $23.99) Manitoba $18.64 Nova Scotia: $18.44 (low $16.50, high $25.00) Nova Scotia $18.44 New Brunswick: $18.00 (low $15.75, high $22.35) New Brunswick $18.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $18.00 Prince Edward Island: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $20.55) Prince Edward Island $18.00 Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories Not stated 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 other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities by province and territory, 1 to 5 Alberta: Very limited (1 of 5). British Columbia: Very limited (1 of 5). Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Saskatchewan: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: undetermined. Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Alberta: Very limited (1 of 5) Alberta Very limited British Columbia: Very limited (1 of 5) British Columbia Very limited Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Saskatchewan: Limited (2 of 5) Saskatchewan Limited Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate New Brunswick: undetermined New Brunswick Undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island Undetermined Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 .