In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Ottawa, Ontario

372 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
14 occupations
Good outlook
69 occupations
Regulated occupations
99 on this list, in Ontario

Occupations by job outlook in Ottawa

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 127 TEER 2 occupations of 372. Show all

Occupations by job outlook in Ottawa, TEER 2
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors Very good (5 of 5) $41.75 an hour 2 —
Massage therapists Good (4 of 5) $37,561 a year 2 Regulated
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors Good (4 of 5) $63.00 an hour 2 —
Firefighters Good (4 of 5) $55.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Good (4 of 5) $53.43 an hour 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Good (4 of 5) $52.51 an hour 2 Regulated
Police officers (except commissioned) Good (4 of 5) $50.96 an hour 2 —
Electrical power line and cable workers Good (4 of 5) $50.11 an hour 2 Regulated
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Good (4 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical radiation technologists Good (4 of 5) $45.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists Good (4 of 5) $44.66 an hour 2 Regulated
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $42.17 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical laboratory technologists Good (4 of 5) $42.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Medical sonographers Good (4 of 5) $40.63 an hour 2 Regulated
Deck officers, water transport Good (4 of 5) $38.46 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Good (4 of 5) $36.01 an hour 2 —
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners Good (4 of 5) $35.44 an hour 2 —
Water and waste treatment plant operators Good (4 of 5) $34.43 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Good (4 of 5) $34.00 an hour 2 —
Records management technicians Good (4 of 5) $33.65 an hour 2 —
Bricklayers Good (4 of 5) $33.62 an hour 2 Regulated
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $32.93 an hour 2 —
Insulators Good (4 of 5) $32.20 an hour 2 Regulated
Licensed practical nurses Good (4 of 5) $32.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Architectural technologists and technicians Good (4 of 5) $28.41 an hour 2 —
Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 —
Carpenters Good (4 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Good (4 of 5) $27.88 an hour 2 —
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment Good (4 of 5) $27.79 an hour 2 —
Cleaning supervisors Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 2 —
Pharmacy technicians Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Early childhood educators and assistants Good (4 of 5) $23.08 an hour 2 Regulated
Other medical technologists and technicians Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Power system electricians Moderate (3 of 5) $49.59 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $45.05 an hour 2 Regulated
Ironworkers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.55 an hour 2 Regulated
Elevator constructors and mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $43.50 an hour 2 Regulated
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.05 an hour 2 Regulated
Industrial electricians Moderate (3 of 5) $42.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Occupational health and safety specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $41.10 an hour 2 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) $40.87 an hour 2 —
Computer network and web technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $40.25 an hour 2 —
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $40.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) $39.67 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Moderate (3 of 5) $39.18 an hour 2 —
Construction inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $39.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Employment insurance and revenue officers Moderate (3 of 5) $38.67 an hour 2 —
Civil engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $38.46 an hour 2 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Moderate (3 of 5) $38.45 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $37.91 an hour 2 —
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $37.87 an hour 2 —
Crane operators Moderate (3 of 5) $37.75 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers Moderate (3 of 5) $37.59 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $37.56 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Moderate (3 of 5) $37.02 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.75 an hour 2 —
Construction estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $36.61 an hour 2 —
Executive assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $36.41 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers Moderate (3 of 5) $36.22 an hour 2 —
Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.35 an hour 2 —
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Paralegals and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $34.87 an hour 2 Regulated
Funeral directors and embalmers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.62 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.38 an hour 2 —
Plumbers Moderate (3 of 5) $34.38 an hour 2 Regulated
Insurance underwriters Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 2 —
Assessors, business valuators and appraisers Moderate (3 of 5) $33.65 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, mineral and metal processing Moderate (3 of 5) $33.64 an hour 2 —
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists Moderate (3 of 5) $33.34 an hour 2 Regulated
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $33.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $32.94 an hour 2 —
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $32.75 an hour 2 Regulated
Gas fitters Moderate (3 of 5) $31.81 an hour 2 Regulated
Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $31.60 an hour 2 Some roles
Supervisors, printing and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $31.42 an hour 2 —
Customer and information services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $31.25 an hour 2 —
Library and public archive technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $31.20 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $31.13 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, forest products processing Moderate (3 of 5) $30.89 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $30.67 an hour 2 —
Land survey technologists and technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $30.65 an hour 2 —
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Other technical trades and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Some roles
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Moderate (3 of 5) $29.94 an hour 2 Regulated
Retail and wholesale buyers Moderate (3 of 5) $29.81 an hour 2 —
Appliance servicers and repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $29.80 an hour 2 Regulated
Health information management occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $29.76 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Moderate (3 of 5) $28.88 an hour 2 —
Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) $27.09 an hour 2 —
Social and community service workers Moderate (3 of 5) $27.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Other small engine and small equipment repairers Moderate (3 of 5) $26.93 an hour 2 Some roles
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Moderate (3 of 5) $26.50 an hour 2 Some roles
Opticians Moderate (3 of 5) $24.04 an hour 2 Regulated
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 —
Retail sales supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 2 —
Food service supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $18.75 an hour 2 —
Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Information systems testing technicians Limited (2 of 5) $39.98 an hour 2 —
Industrial designers Limited (2 of 5) $37.47 an hour 2 —
Human resources and recruitment officers Limited (2 of 5) $35.90 an hour 2 —
Announcers and other broadcasters Limited (2 of 5) $33.97 an hour 2 —
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Limited (2 of 5) $33.95 an hour 2 —
Chemical technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $33.89 an hour 2 —
Sheet metal workers Limited (2 of 5) $33.39 an hour 2 Regulated
Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers Limited (2 of 5) $33.39 an hour 2 Some roles
User support technicians Limited (2 of 5) $33.33 an hour 2 —
Drafting technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $33.10 an hour 2 Regulated
Biological technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $32.86 an hour 2 —
Conference and event planners Limited (2 of 5) $32.79 an hour 2 —
Audio and video recording technicians Limited (2 of 5) $32.50 an hour 2 —
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $31.52 an hour 2 —
Interior designers and interior decorators Limited (2 of 5) $30.74 an hour 2 Regulated
Instructors of persons with disabilities Limited (2 of 5) $30.36 an hour 2 —
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $29.76 an hour 2 —
Dental technologists and technicians Limited (2 of 5) $28.89 an hour 2 Regulated
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists Limited (2 of 5) $28.28 an hour 2 Regulated
Statistical officers and related research support occupations Limited (2 of 5) $28.21 an hour 2 —
Chefs Limited (2 of 5) $22.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Film and video camera operators Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Electrical mechanics Limited (2 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians Very limited (1 of 5) $36.82 an hour 2 Regulated
Graphic designers and illustrators Very limited (1 of 5) $33.65 an hour 2 —
Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts Very limited (1 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services Very limited (1 of 5) $29.10 an hour 2 —
Welders and related machine operators Very limited (1 of 5) $28.00 an hour 2 Regulated

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