In-Demand Jobs in Northwest Territories (2025-2027 Outlook)

Very good outlook: 8 occupations
Good outlook: 25 occupations
Regulated occupations: 13 on this list, in Northwest Territories

Occupations by job outlook in Northwest Territories

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 Northwest Territories
Occupation	Outlook	Median wage	TEER	Licence
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	Very good (5 of 5)	$58.00 an hour	1	Regulated
Licensed practical nurses	Very good (5 of 5)	$44.15 an hour	2	Regulated
Retail and wholesale trade managers	Very good (5 of 5)	$42.24 an hour	0	—
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	Very good (5 of 5)	$41.03 an hour	2	—
Retail sales supervisors	Very good (5 of 5)	$25.22 an hour	2	—
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers	Very good (5 of 5)	$20.00 an hour	4	—
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers	Very good (5 of 5)	$18.00 an hour	5	—
General practitioners and family physicians	Very good (5 of 5)	—	1	Regulated
Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration	Good (4 of 5)	$74.60 an hour	0	—
Financial managers	Good (4 of 5)	$68.87 an hour	0	—
Program officers unique to government	Good (4 of 5)	$63.93 an hour	1	—
Construction managers	Good (4 of 5)	$63.46 an hour	0	—
Managers in social, community and correctional services	Good (4 of 5)	$62.70 an hour	0	—
Professional occupations in business management consulting	Good (4 of 5)	$57.25 an hour	1	—
Police officers (except commissioned)	Good (4 of 5)	$52.77 an hour	2	—
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	Good (4 of 5)	$48.67 an hour	2	—
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers	Good (4 of 5)	$42.00 an hour	2	Regulated
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	Good (4 of 5)	$41.43 an hour	2	—
Electricians (except industrial and power system)	Good (4 of 5)	$40.55 an hour	2	Regulated
Storekeepers and partspersons	Good (4 of 5)	$40.17 an hour	4	Regulated
Plumbers	Good (4 of 5)	$38.58 an hour	2	Regulated
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents	Good (4 of 5)	$36.93 an hour	3	—
Accounting and related clerks	Good (4 of 5)	$35.00 an hour	4	—
Carpenters	Good (4 of 5)	$33.33 an hour	2	Regulated
General office support workers	Good (4 of 5)	$29.81 an hour	4	—
Other customer and information services representatives	Good (4 of 5)	$28.66 an hour	4	—
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators	Good (4 of 5)	$28.20 an hour	3	—
Airline ticket and service agents	Good (4 of 5)	$27.95 an hour	4	—
Early childhood educators and assistants	Good (4 of 5)	$26.65 an hour	2	—
Cashiers	Good (4 of 5)	$17.00 an hour	5	—
Translators, terminologists and interpreters	Good (4 of 5)	—	1	—
Managers in transportation	Good (4 of 5)	—	0	—
Air transport ramp attendants	Good (4 of 5)	—	4	—
Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration	Moderate (3 of 5)	$72.00 an hour	0	—
Human resources managers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$68.57 an hour	0	—
Lawyers and Quebec notaries	Moderate (3 of 5)	$64.41 an hour	1	—
Facility operation and maintenance managers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$63.05 an hour	0	—
Other administrative services managers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$61.57 an hour	0	—
Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$61.09 an hour	0	—
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$61.06 an hour	1	—
Biologists and related scientists	Moderate (3 of 5)	$58.34 an hour	1	—
Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$57.78 an hour	1	—
Social workers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$56.76 an hour	1	Regulated
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$56.41 an hour	1	—
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$56.25 an hour	1	—
College and other vocational instructors	Moderate (3 of 5)	$55.45 an hour	1	—
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies	Moderate (3 of 5)	$53.15 an hour	1	—
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$53.02 an hour	2	—
Financial auditors and accountants	Moderate (3 of 5)	$53.00 an hour	1	Regulated
Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	Moderate (3 of 5)	$52.56 an hour	1	—
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	Moderate (3 of 5)	$52.22 an hour	2	Regulated
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	Moderate (3 of 5)	$49.98 an hour	2	—
Accommodation service managers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$43.08 an hour	0	—
Property administrators	Moderate (3 of 5)	$42.25 an hour	3	—
Occupational health and safety specialists	Moderate (3 of 5)	$40.60 an hour	2	—
Executive assistants	Moderate (3 of 5)	$40.31 an hour	2	—
Restaurant and food service managers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$40.19 an hour	0	—
Administrative officers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$38.50 an hour	3	—
Data entry clerks	Moderate (3 of 5)	$37.27 an hour	4	—
Administrative assistants	Moderate (3 of 5)	$36.00 an hour	3	—
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates	Moderate (3 of 5)	$35.00 an hour	3	—
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations	Moderate (3 of 5)	$33.92 an hour	4	—
Chefs	Moderate (3 of 5)	$32.17 an hour	2	—
Receptionists	Moderate (3 of 5)	$32.00 an hour	4	—
Social and community service workers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$32.00 an hour	2	—
Transport truck drivers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$30.00 an hour	3	—
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness	Moderate (3 of 5)	$25.49 an hour	4	—
Cooks	Moderate (3 of 5)	$25.00 an hour	3	Regulated
Construction trades helpers and labourers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$25.00 an hour	5	—
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners	Moderate (3 of 5)	$23.12 an hour	5	—
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors	Moderate (3 of 5)	$22.17 an hour	5	—
Light duty cleaners	Moderate (3 of 5)	$21.00 an hour	5	—
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations	Moderate (3 of 5)	$20.00 an hour	5	—
Home child care providers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$16.96 an hour	4	—
Food and beverage servers	Moderate (3 of 5)	$16.70 an hour	5	—
Secondary school teachers	Moderate (3 of 5)	—	1	—
Material handlers	Moderate (3 of 5)	—	5	—
Firefighters	Limited (2 of 5)	$58.13 an hour	2	Regulated
Human resources professionals	Limited (2 of 5)	$58.00 an hour	1	—
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	Limited (2 of 5)	$56.25 an hour	1	—
Correctional service officers	Limited (2 of 5)	$47.14 an hour	3	—
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	Limited (2 of 5)	$45.37 an hour	1	—
Underground production and development miners	Limited (2 of 5)	$44.32 an hour	3	—
Power engineers and power systems operators	Limited (2 of 5)	$44.14 an hour	2	—
Heavy equipment operators	Limited (2 of 5)	$43.73 an hour	3	—
Dispatchers	Limited (2 of 5)	$36.70 an hour	4	—
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants	Limited (2 of 5)	$36.00 an hour	3	—
Water and waste treatment plant operators	Limited (2 of 5)	$34.05 an hour	2	—
Public works and maintenance labourers	Limited (2 of 5)	$28.99 an hour	5	—
Security guards and related security service occupations	Limited (2 of 5)	$26.33 an hour	4	—
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers	Limited (2 of 5)	$25.00 an hour	5	—
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport	Limited (2 of 5)	$20.24 an hour	5	—
Other assisting occupations in support of health services	Limited (2 of 5)	—	3	—
Public and environmental health and safety professionals	Very limited (1 of 5)	$58.30 an hour	1	—
Mine labourers	Very limited (1 of 5)	$34.30 an hour	5	—

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