In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Kootenay, British Columbia

186 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
3 occupations
Good outlook
27 occupations
Regulated occupations
48 on this list, in British Columbia

Occupations by job outlook in Kootenay

Ranked by Job Bank’s 3-year outlook, then by median wage.

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 Kootenay
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Licensed practical nurses Very good (5 of 5) $34.57 an hour 2 Regulated
Dentists Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers Very good (5 of 5) — 1 —
Real estate agents and salespersons Good (4 of 5) $85,000 a year 3 Regulated
Engineering managers Good (4 of 5) $70.46 an hour 0 —
Pharmacists Good (4 of 5) $54.25 an hour 1 Regulated
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Good (4 of 5) $47.58 an hour 1 Regulated
Police officers (except commissioned) Good (4 of 5) $47.11 an hour 2 —
Firefighters Good (4 of 5) $45.41 an hour 2 Regulated
Occupational health and safety specialists Good (4 of 5) $44.21 an hour 2 —
Border services, customs, and immigration officers Good (4 of 5) $43.21 an hour 3 —
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $38.73 an hour 2 Regulated
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Good (4 of 5) $38.51 an hour 2 —
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Good (4 of 5) $36.95 an hour 2 Regulated
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators Good (4 of 5) $30.97 an hour 3 —
Pharmacy technicians Good (4 of 5) $30.63 an hour 2 Regulated
Property administrators Good (4 of 5) $28.13 an hour 3 Regulated
Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations Good (4 of 5) $27.91 an hour 3 —
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Good (4 of 5) $27.88 an hour 2 Some roles
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates Good (4 of 5) $27.00 an hour 3 —
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors Good (4 of 5) $24.21 an hour 4 —
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants Good (4 of 5) $22.71 an hour 3 —
Customer services representatives - financial institutions Good (4 of 5) $22.50 an hour 4 —
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Software engineers and designers Good (4 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
General practitioners and family physicians Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Lawyers and Quebec notaries Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Home building and renovation managers Moderate (3 of 5) $57,600 a year 0 —
Computer and information systems managers Moderate (3 of 5) $63.16 an hour 0 —
Managers in natural resources production and fishing Moderate (3 of 5) $62.42 an hour 0 —
Supervisors, mining and quarrying Moderate (3 of 5) $60.20 an hour 2 —
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education Moderate (3 of 5) $58.94 an hour 0 —
Managers in health care Moderate (3 of 5) $58.23 an hour 0 —
Financial managers Moderate (3 of 5) $56.74 an hour 0 —
Chemical engineers Moderate (3 of 5) $54.02 an hour 1 Some roles
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities Moderate (3 of 5) $52.41 an hour 2 —
Manufacturing managers Moderate (3 of 5) $51.94 an hour 0 —
Information systems specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $50.00 an hour 1 —
Software developers and programmers Moderate (3 of 5) $47.16 an hour 1 —
Professional occupations in business management consulting Moderate (3 of 5) $46.21 an hour 1 —
Underground production and development miners Moderate (3 of 5) $46.00 an hour 3 —
Industrial electricians Moderate (3 of 5) $45.81 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $45.79 an hour 2 —
Physiotherapists Moderate (3 of 5) $45.74 an hour 1 Regulated
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Managers in social, community and correctional services Moderate (3 of 5) $44.97 an hour 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Moderate (3 of 5) $44.34 an hour 2 —
Secondary school teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.14 an hour 1 Regulated
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.22 an hour 1 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $43.22 an hour 2 —
Financial auditors and accountants Moderate (3 of 5) $42.45 an hour 1 Regulated
Human resources professionals Moderate (3 of 5) $42.40 an hour 1 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Moderate (3 of 5) $42.10 an hour 2 —
Retail and wholesale trade managers Moderate (3 of 5) $41.83 an hour 0 —
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Moderate (3 of 5) $39.50 an hour 1 —
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $38.67 an hour 2 Regulated
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $38.46 an hour 1 Regulated
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners Moderate (3 of 5) $37.42 an hour 2 —
Water and waste treatment plant operators Moderate (3 of 5) $37.34 an hour 2 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.81 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.74 an hour 2 —
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $35.72 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.71 an hour 2 —
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.08 an hour 2 Regulated
Financial advisors Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 1 —
Logging machinery operators Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 3 —
User support technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $34.23 an hour 2 —
Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $33.84 an hour 2 Some roles
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 4 —
Sawmill machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) $32.76 an hour 4 —
Financial sales representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $32.47 an hour 3 —
Utility maintenance workers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.22 an hour 4 —
Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders Moderate (3 of 5) $32.08 an hour 4 —
Payroll administrators Moderate (3 of 5) $31.51 an hour 3 —
Letter carriers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.32 an hour 4 —
Insurance agents and brokers Moderate (3 of 5) $29.36 an hour 3 —
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents Moderate (3 of 5) $29.00 an hour 3 —
Administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $28.50 an hour 3 —
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $28.50 an hour 3 —
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $26.96 an hour 3 Regulated
Medical administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $26.78 an hour 3 —
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $26.42 an hour 4 —
Accounting and related clerks Moderate (3 of 5) $26.25 an hour 4 —
Retail and wholesale buyers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.19 an hour 2 —
General office support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.00 an hour 4 —
Social and community service workers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.00 an hour 2 —
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $24.65 an hour 5 —
Cleaning supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $24.55 an hour 2 —
Other assisting occupations in support of health services Moderate (3 of 5) $24.43 an hour 3 —
Shippers and receivers Moderate (3 of 5) $23.96 an hour 4 —
Hairstylists and barbers Moderate (3 of 5) $22.67 an hour 3 Regulated
Light duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 5 —
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors Moderate (3 of 5) $21.54 an hour 5 —
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $20.76 an hour 5 —
Cashiers Moderate (3 of 5) $17.85 an hour 5 —
Urban and land use planners Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Mechanical engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Massage therapists Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Other managers in public administration Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Accommodation service managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Managers in agriculture Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 Some roles
Nursery and greenhouse labourers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Mining engineers Limited (2 of 5) $61.79 an hour 1 Some roles
Human resources managers Limited (2 of 5) $57.75 an hour 0 —
Geoscientists and oceanographers Limited (2 of 5) $52.76 an hour 1 Regulated
Civil engineers Limited (2 of 5) $52.76 an hour 1 Some roles
Construction managers Limited (2 of 5) $51.28 an hour 0 —
Facility operation and maintenance managers Limited (2 of 5) $50.08 an hour 0 —
Electrical power line and cable workers Limited (2 of 5) $50.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing Limited (2 of 5) $45.21 an hour 3 —
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Limited (2 of 5) $44.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Crane operators Limited (2 of 5) $43.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Social workers Limited (2 of 5) $42.07 an hour 1 Regulated
Biologists and related scientists Limited (2 of 5) $42.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Supervisors, forest products processing Limited (2 of 5) $41.48 an hour 2 —
College and other vocational instructors Limited (2 of 5) $41.03 an hour 1 —
Welders and related machine operators Limited (2 of 5) $40.68 an hour 2 Regulated
Forestry professionals Limited (2 of 5) $40.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Civil engineering technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $38.35 an hour 2 —
Assessors, business valuators and appraisers Limited (2 of 5) $36.00 an hour 2 —
Forestry technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $35.07 an hour 2 Regulated
Drafting technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $34.52 an hour 2 —
Chain saw and skidder operators Limited (2 of 5) $33.65 an hour 4 —
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Limited (2 of 5) $32.97 an hour 1 —
Transport truck drivers Limited (2 of 5) $32.31 an hour 3 —
Plumbers Limited (2 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing Limited (2 of 5) $32.00 an hour 5 —
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Limited (2 of 5) $30.55 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Limited (2 of 5) $30.21 an hour 2 —
Administrative officers Limited (2 of 5) $29.57 an hour 3 —
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers Limited (2 of 5) $29.15 an hour 4 Regulated
Legal administrative assistants Limited (2 of 5) $28.92 an hour 3 —
Residential and commercial installers and servicers Limited (2 of 5) $27.01 an hour 3 —
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) Limited (2 of 5) $27.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Construction trades helpers and labourers Limited (2 of 5) $26.95 an hour 5 Regulated
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness Limited (2 of 5) $25.95 an hour 4 —
Material handlers Limited (2 of 5) $25.95 an hour 5 —
Coaches Limited (2 of 5) $25.77 an hour 3 —
Receptionists Limited (2 of 5) $24.30 an hour 4 —
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists Limited (2 of 5) $24.28 an hour 2 Regulated
Retail sales supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $24.00 an hour 2 —
Security guards and related security service occupations Limited (2 of 5) $22.88 an hour 4 Regulated
Early childhood educators and assistants Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Other customer and information services representatives Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 4 —
Bartenders Limited (2 of 5) $20.97 an hour 4 —
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations Limited (2 of 5) $20.48 an hour 3 —
Pet groomers and animal care workers Limited (2 of 5) $19.50 an hour 5 —
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport Limited (2 of 5) $19.16 an hour 5 —
Food and beverage servers Limited (2 of 5) $19.00 an hour 5 —
Hotel front desk clerks Limited (2 of 5) $18.98 an hour 4 —
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers Limited (2 of 5) $18.25 an hour 4 —
Cooks Limited (2 of 5) $18.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations Limited (2 of 5) $18.00 an hour 5 —
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers Limited (2 of 5) $17.85 an hour 5 —
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants Limited (2 of 5) — 1 —
Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) Limited (2 of 5) — 1 —
Graphic designers and illustrators Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Restaurant and food service managers Limited (2 of 5) — 0 —
Food service supervisors Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Bakers Limited (2 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Specialized cleaners Limited (2 of 5) — 5 —
Managers in transportation Limited (2 of 5) — 0 —
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Supervisors, logging and forestry Very limited (1 of 5) $41.71 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Very limited (1 of 5) $38.15 an hour 2 —
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology Very limited (1 of 5) $37.33 an hour 2 —
Heavy equipment operators Very limited (1 of 5) $35.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Logging and forestry labourers Very limited (1 of 5) $35.00 an hour 5 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Very limited (1 of 5) $33.39 an hour 2 Regulated
Carpenters Very limited (1 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Public works and maintenance labourers Very limited (1 of 5) $30.68 an hour 5 —
Silviculture and forestry workers Very limited (1 of 5) $28.00 an hour 4 —
Other services supervisors Very limited (1 of 5) $24.74 an hour 2 —
Chefs Very limited (1 of 5) $24.16 an hour 2 —
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians Very limited (1 of 5) — 2 —

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