Salaries

Specialized Livestock Workers and Farm Machinery Operators Salary in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

NOC 84120Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$22.19 an hour Cape Breton
Compared with Nova Scotia
16.8% higher $3.19 above the Nova Scotia median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
0.9% higher $0.19 above the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Cape Breton

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

Wage range in Cape Breton and CanadaCape Breton: median $22.19, from $19.23 to $29.86. Nova Scotia (province): median $19.00, from $16.50 to $31.95, middle half $17.34 to $23.00. Canada: median $22.00, from $15.00 to $32.00, middle half $18.00 to $27.00.$15$20$25$30$35Cape Breton: median $22.19, from $19.23 to $29.86Cape Breton$22.19Nova Scotia (province): median $19.00, from $16.50 to $31.95, middle half $17.34 to $23.00Nova Scotia (province)$19.00Canada: median $22.00, from $15.00 to $32.00, middle half $18.00 to $27.00Canada$22.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Cape Breton compared with Canada
WageCape BretonNova ScotiaCanada
Low $19.23 $16.50 $15.00
Lower quartile Not stated $17.34 $18.00
Median $22.19 $19.00 $22.00
Upper quartile Not stated $23.00 $27.00
High $29.86 $31.95 $32.00
Average Not stated $22.86 $23.60

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Cape Breton.

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma is usually required.

By region in Nova Scotia

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 Nova ScotiaCape Breton: median $22.19, from $19.23 to $29.86. Annapolis Valley: median $19.23, from $16.50 to $42.00. North Shore: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $22.00. Southern: not stated. Halifax: not stated.$10$20$30$40$50Cape Breton: median $22.19, from $19.23 to $29.86Cape Breton$22.19Annapolis Valley: median $19.23, from $16.50 to $42.00Annapolis Valley$19.23North Shore: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $22.00North Shore$18.00Southern: not statedSouthernNot statedHalifax: not statedHalifaxNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Nova Scotia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Cape Breton$19.23$22.19$29.86Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$16.50$19.23$42.00Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$16.50$18.00$22.00Moderate (3 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
HalifaxNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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