Salaries

Specialized Livestock Workers and Farm Machinery Operators Salary in North Shore, Nova Scotia

NOC 84120Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$18.00 an hour North Shore
Compared with Nova Scotia
5.3% lower $1.00 below the Nova Scotia median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
18.2% lower $4.00 below the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
21 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in North Shore

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

Wage range in North Shore and CanadaNorth Shore: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $22.00, middle half $16.50 to $22.00. 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$35North Shore: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $22.00, middle half $16.50 to $22.00North Shore$18.00Nova 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 and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in North Shore compared with Canada
WageNorth ShoreNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.50 $16.50 $15.00
Lower quartile $16.50 $17.34 $18.00
Median $18.00 $19.00 $22.00
Upper quartile $22.00 $23.00 $27.00
High $22.00 $31.95 $32.00
Average $18.74 $22.86 $23.60

Job outlook

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

21 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

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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