Median wage in Canada
$43.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$52.40 an hour
Alberta
Lowest median wage
$37.26 an hour
Quebec
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities by province and territory Canada: $43.00 (low $25.00, high $73.00). Alberta: $52.40 (low $33.75, high $77.88). New Brunswick: $51.38 (low $30.00, high $71.50). Manitoba: $49.04 (low $29.50, high $68.05). Newfoundland and Labrador: $48.00 (low $30.00, high $90.66). Nova Scotia: $45.00 (low $23.00, high $57.00). British Columbia: $41.00 (low $25.00, high $53.85). Ontario: $40.87 (low $25.00, high $78.00). Prince Edward Island: $40.87 (low $30.00, high $52.88). Saskatchewan: $40.00 (low $21.00, high $58.17). Quebec: $37.26 (low $19.00, high $53.20). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 Canada: $43.00 (low $25.00, high $73.00) Canada $43.00 Alberta: $52.40 (low $33.75, high $77.88) Alberta $52.40 New Brunswick: $51.38 (low $30.00, high $71.50) New Brunswick $51.38 Manitoba: $49.04 (low $29.50, high $68.05) Manitoba $49.04 Newfoundland and Labrador: $48.00 (low $30.00, high $90.66) Newfoundland and Labrador $48.00 Nova Scotia: $45.00 (low $23.00, high $57.00) Nova Scotia $45.00 British Columbia: $41.00 (low $25.00, high $53.85) British Columbia $41.00 Ontario: $40.87 (low $25.00, high $78.00) Ontario $40.87 Prince Edward Island: $40.87 (low $30.00, high $52.88) Prince Edward Island $40.87 Saskatchewan: $40.00 (low $21.00, high $58.17) Saskatchewan $40.00 Quebec: $37.26 (low $19.00, high $53.20) Quebec $37.26 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 supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities by province and territory, 1 to 5 Alberta: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: undetermined. Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Alberta: Limited (2 of 5) Alberta Limited New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Ontario: undetermined Ontario Undetermined Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate 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 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 .