In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

313 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
13 occupations
Good outlook
108 occupations
Regulated occupations
67 on this list, in Nova Scotia

Occupations by job outlook in Cape Breton

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.

Showing 102 TEER 2 occupations of 313. Show all

Occupations by job outlook in Cape Breton, TEER 2
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Paramedical occupations Very good (5 of 5) $34.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Licensed practical nurses Very good (5 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians Very good (5 of 5) $22.41 an hour 2 —
Early childhood educators and assistants Very good (5 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Good (4 of 5) $47.93 an hour 2 Regulated
Police officers (except commissioned) Good (4 of 5) $47.49 an hour 2 —
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists Good (4 of 5) $40.92 an hour 2 Regulated
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians Good (4 of 5) $39.54 an hour 2 —
Medical radiation technologists Good (4 of 5) $38.76 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical laboratory technologists Good (4 of 5) $38.63 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Good (4 of 5) $36.05 an hour 2 —
Computer network and web technicians Good (4 of 5) $35.89 an hour 2 —
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Good (4 of 5) $35.16 an hour 2 Regulated
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Good (4 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Good (4 of 5) $33.98 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Good (4 of 5) $33.60 an hour 2 —
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Good (4 of 5) $31.26 an hour 2 Regulated
Plumbers Good (4 of 5) $31.05 an hour 2 Regulated
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Good (4 of 5) $31.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment Good (4 of 5) $27.99 an hour 2 Some roles
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Good (4 of 5) $27.28 an hour 2 —
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Good (4 of 5) $27.02 an hour 2 Regulated
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Good (4 of 5) $26.80 an hour 2 Regulated
Pharmacy technicians Good (4 of 5) $25.55 an hour 2 Regulated
Carpenters Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $23.50 an hour 2 —
Social and community service workers Good (4 of 5) $23.00 an hour 2 —
Chefs Good (4 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 —
Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors Good (4 of 5) $21.73 an hour 2 —
Cleaning supervisors Good (4 of 5) $20.69 an hour 2 —
Retail sales supervisors Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 2 —
Food service supervisors Good (4 of 5) $16.75 an hour 2 —
Construction estimators Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Massage therapists Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Other practitioners of natural healing Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Industrial electricians Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Bricklayers Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Deck officers, water transport Moderate (3 of 5) $45.03 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities Moderate (3 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 —
Firefighters Moderate (3 of 5) $39.70 an hour 2 Regulated
Conservation and fishery officers Moderate (3 of 5) $39.58 an hour 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Moderate (3 of 5) $39.04 an hour 2 Regulated
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $38.93 an hour 2 —
Occupational health and safety specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $37.83 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $37.64 an hour 2 —
Ironworkers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.84 an hour 2 Regulated
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $35.77 an hour 2 —
Employment insurance and revenue officers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.50 an hour 2 —
Sheet metal workers Moderate (3 of 5) $32.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $32.26 an hour 2 Some roles
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $31.76 an hour 2 —
Human resources and recruitment officers Moderate (3 of 5) $31.56 an hour 2 —
Welders and related machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) $31.48 an hour 2 Regulated
Water and waste treatment plant operators Moderate (3 of 5) $30.65 an hour 2 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.37 an hour 2 —
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $30.33 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $30.16 an hour 2 —
Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $28.77 an hour 2 —
Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $28.70 an hour 2 Some roles
User support technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $28.55 an hour 2 —
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Moderate (3 of 5) $27.36 an hour 2 —
Biological technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $27.25 an hour 2 —
Paralegals and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $27.04 an hour 2 —
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $25.68 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $24.72 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Moderate (3 of 5) $24.70 an hour 2 —
Conference and event planners Moderate (3 of 5) $23.66 an hour 2 —
Funeral directors and embalmers Moderate (3 of 5) $23.32 an hour 2 Regulated
Customer and information services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $22.25 an hour 2 —
Retail and wholesale buyers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.25 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Insurance underwriters Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Chemical technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Agricultural and fish products inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Drafting technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Land survey technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Opticians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Library and public archive technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Electrical power line and cable workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Appliance servicers and repairers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Crane operators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Engineer officers, water transport Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, mining and quarrying Limited (2 of 5) $51.17 an hour 2 —
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics Limited (2 of 5) $35.92 an hour 2 Regulated
Other services supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $22.24 an hour 2 —
Forestry technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Graphic designers and illustrators Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, forest products processing Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —

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