Very good outlook
6 occupations
Good outlook
22 occupations
Regulated occupations
42 on this list, in Alberta

Occupations by job outlook in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake

What TEER means

TEER (training, education, experience and responsibilities) is how the National Occupational Classification groups jobs:

  • TEER 0: management occupations.
  • TEER 1: usually a university degree.
  • TEER 2: usually a college diploma or apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations.
  • TEER 3: usually a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training.
  • TEER 4: usually a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training.
  • TEER 5: usually short-term work demonstration and no formal education.
Occupations by job outlook in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Home building and renovation managers Very good (5 of 5) $32,867 a year 0 —
Pharmacists Very good (5 of 5) $54.29 an hour 1 Regulated
Secondary school teachers Very good (5 of 5) $45.67 an hour 1 —
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Very good (5 of 5) $43.75 an hour 1 Regulated
Medical administrative assistants Very good (5 of 5) $26.24 an hour 3 —
General practitioners and family physicians Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Real estate agents and salespersons Good (4 of 5) $48,000 a year 3 —
Banking, credit and other investment managers Good (4 of 5) $58.51 an hour 0 —
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education Good (4 of 5) $56.25 an hour 0 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Good (4 of 5) $52.45 an hour 2 —
Information systems specialists Good (4 of 5) $49.08 an hour 1 —
Medical radiation technologists Good (4 of 5) $46.93 an hour 2 Regulated
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Good (4 of 5) $45.27 an hour 1 Regulated
Accommodation service managers Good (4 of 5) $39.75 an hour 0 —
Plumbers Good (4 of 5) $37.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Licensed practical nurses Good (4 of 5) $34.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Managers in agriculture Good (4 of 5) $32.95 an hour 0 —
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $30.07 an hour 2 —
Property administrators Good (4 of 5) $29.90 an hour 3 —
Cleaning supervisors Good (4 of 5) $28.58 an hour 2 —
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants Good (4 of 5) $27.37 an hour 3 Regulated
Shippers and receivers Good (4 of 5) $26.35 an hour 4 —
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 3 —
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Massage therapists Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses Good (4 of 5) — 4 —
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, mining and quarrying Moderate (3 of 5) $65.61 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services Moderate (3 of 5) $60.00 an hour 2 —
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $59.14 an hour 2 Regulated
Other managers in public administration Moderate (3 of 5) $58.73 an hour 0 —
Firefighters Moderate (3 of 5) $58.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Financial managers Moderate (3 of 5) $57.69 an hour 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Moderate (3 of 5) $49.99 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $49.54 an hour 2 —
Land surveyors Moderate (3 of 5) $48.08 an hour 1 Regulated
Industrial electricians Moderate (3 of 5) $48.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Financial auditors and accountants Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Underground production and development miners Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 3 —
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $44.50 an hour 2 —
Occupational health and safety specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $44.25 an hour 2 —
Social workers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.25 an hour 1 Regulated
Water and waste treatment plant operators Moderate (3 of 5) $44.00 an hour 2 —
Retail and wholesale trade managers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.00 an hour 0 —
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Moderate (3 of 5) $42.42 an hour 1 —
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $38.90 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Moderate (3 of 5) $37.92 an hour 2 —
Carpenters Moderate (3 of 5) $34.02 an hour 2 Regulated
Insurance agents and brokers Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 3 Regulated
Payroll administrators Moderate (3 of 5) $32.81 an hour 3 —
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators Moderate (3 of 5) $32.50 an hour 3 —
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 3 —
Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 5 —
Financial sales representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $29.78 an hour 3 —
Accounting and related clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $28.00 an hour 4 —
Letter carriers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.94 an hour 4 —
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $25.72 an hour 3 —
Other assisting occupations in support of health services Moderate (3 of 5) $25.64 an hour 3 Some roles
Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators Moderate (3 of 5) $24.75 an hour 4 —
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $23.45 an hour 4 —
Receptionists Moderate (3 of 5) $22.90 an hour 4 —
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 —
Other customer and information services representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 4 —
Light duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 5 —
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 5 —
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 5 —
Bakers Moderate (3 of 5) $20.11 an hour 3 Regulated
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers Moderate (3 of 5) $17.95 an hour 4 —
Food and beverage servers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.97 an hour 5 —
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.35 an hour 5 —
Hotel front desk clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $16.25 an hour 4 —
Cashiers Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Engineering managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Mining engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Bartenders Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Customer services representatives - financial institutions Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Construction managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Managers in transportation Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Livestock labourers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Chemical plant machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Managers in natural resources production and fishing Limited (2 of 5) $76.92 an hour 0 —
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities Limited (2 of 5) $71.15 an hour 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Limited (2 of 5) $68.90 an hour 2 Regulated
Petroleum engineers Limited (2 of 5) $68.44 an hour 1 Some roles
Human resources managers Limited (2 of 5) $65.26 an hour 0 —
Chemical engineers Limited (2 of 5) $64.90 an hour 1 Some roles
Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing Limited (2 of 5) $62.00 an hour 3 —
Facility operation and maintenance managers Limited (2 of 5) $61.16 an hour 0 —
Professional occupations in business management consulting Limited (2 of 5) $57.77 an hour 1 —
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Limited (2 of 5) $53.00 an hour 2 Regulated
College and other vocational instructors Limited (2 of 5) $50.00 an hour 1 —
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Limited (2 of 5) $48.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Managers in social, community and correctional services Limited (2 of 5) $46.82 an hour 0 —
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Limited (2 of 5) $44.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Limited (2 of 5) $43.27 an hour 2 —
Human resources professionals Limited (2 of 5) $41.00 an hour 1 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Limited (2 of 5) $40.93 an hour 2 Regulated
Financial advisors Limited (2 of 5) $38.97 an hour 1 —
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Limited (2 of 5) $36.31 an hour 1 —
Utility maintenance workers Limited (2 of 5) $36.19 an hour 4 Regulated
Transport truck drivers Limited (2 of 5) $35.00 an hour 3 —
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) Limited (2 of 5) $33.00 an hour 4 —
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers Limited (2 of 5) $32.74 an hour 4 —
Storekeepers and partspersons Limited (2 of 5) $32.38 an hour 4 Regulated
Administrative assistants Limited (2 of 5) $30.77 an hour 3 —
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Limited (2 of 5) $29.35 an hour 2 —
Construction trades helpers and labourers Limited (2 of 5) $29.01 an hour 5 Regulated
Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations Limited (2 of 5) $28.62 an hour 3 —
Material handlers Limited (2 of 5) $27.42 an hour 5 —
Restaurant and food service managers Limited (2 of 5) $25.64 an hour 0 —
Social and community service workers Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Specialized cleaners Limited (2 of 5) $25.00 an hour 5 —
Security guards and related security service occupations Limited (2 of 5) $23.50 an hour 4 Regulated
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors Limited (2 of 5) $23.00 an hour 5 —
Retail sales supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 —
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) $21.26 an hour 3 —
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness Limited (2 of 5) $20.86 an hour 4 —
Hairstylists and barbers Limited (2 of 5) $19.23 an hour 3 Regulated
Food service supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $18.30 an hour 2 —
Early childhood educators and assistants Limited (2 of 5) $18.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Cooks Limited (2 of 5) $18.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Pet groomers and animal care workers Limited (2 of 5) $17.66 an hour 5 —
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations Limited (2 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Production and transportation logistics coordinators Limited (2 of 5) — 3 —
Data entry clerks Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Dispatchers Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Urban and land use planners Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Civil engineers Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Mechanical engineers Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Chemical technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) — 2 Regulated
User support technicians Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers Limited (2 of 5) — 1 —
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers Limited (2 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport Limited (2 of 5) — 5 —
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Welders and related machine operators Very limited (1 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Heavy equipment operators Very limited (1 of 5) $40.00 an hour 3 —
Non-destructive testers and inspectors Very limited (1 of 5) $36.38 an hour 2 —
Insulators Very limited (1 of 5) $33.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Administrative officers Very limited (1 of 5) $32.50 an hour 3 —
General office support workers Very limited (1 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Home child care providers Very limited (1 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Crane operators Very limited (1 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Mine labourers Very limited (1 of 5) — 5 —

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