In-demand jobs

In-Demand Jobs in Northern, Saskatchewan

193 occupationsOutlook 2025-2027Updated

Very good outlook
14 occupations
Good outlook
68 occupations
Regulated occupations
43 on this list, in Saskatchewan

Occupations by job outlook in Northern

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 Northern
OccupationOutlookMedian wageTEERLicence
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses Very good (5 of 5) $47.27 an hour 1 Regulated
Industrial electricians Very good (5 of 5) $46.00 an hour 2 —
Nursing coordinators and supervisors Very good (5 of 5) $43.00 an hour 1 Some roles
Medical administrative assistants Very good (5 of 5) — 3 —
Civil engineers Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Managers in health care Very good (5 of 5) — 0 —
Dentists Very good (5 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Medical laboratory technologists Very good (5 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Medical radiation technologists Very good (5 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Massage therapists Very good (5 of 5) — 2 —
Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations Very good (5 of 5) — 3 —
Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale Very good (5 of 5) — 5 Regulated
Home building and renovation managers Very good (5 of 5) — 0 —
Managers in agriculture Very good (5 of 5) — 0 —
Pharmacists Good (4 of 5) $59.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics Good (4 of 5) $40.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Licensed practical nurses Good (4 of 5) $38.09 an hour 2 Regulated
Paramedical occupations Good (4 of 5) $35.92 an hour 2 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews Good (4 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 —
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants Good (4 of 5) $30.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Carpenters Good (4 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Good (4 of 5) $30.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers Good (4 of 5) $26.44 an hour 2 —
Accounting and related clerks Good (4 of 5) $25.00 an hour 4 —
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates Good (4 of 5) $24.21 an hour 3 —
General building maintenance workers and building superintendents Good (4 of 5) $24.21 an hour 3 —
Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 4 —
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing Good (4 of 5) $24.00 an hour 4 —
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 4 —
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators Good (4 of 5) $20.00 an hour 3 —
Light duty cleaners Good (4 of 5) $18.89 an hour 5 —
Financial auditors and accountants Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Professional occupations in business management consulting Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Executive assistants Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Property administrators Good (4 of 5) — 3 —
Payroll administrators Good (4 of 5) — 3 —
Information systems specialists Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Occupational health and safety specialists Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Construction inspectors Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
General practitioners and family physicians Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Physiotherapists Good (4 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Dental hygienists and dental therapists Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Pharmacy technicians Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Other assisting occupations in support of health services Good (4 of 5) — 3 —
Other managers in public administration Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Managers in social, community and correctional services Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Librarians Good (4 of 5) — 1 —
Accommodation service managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Cleaning supervisors Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Real estate agents and salespersons Good (4 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Postal services representatives Good (4 of 5) — 4 —
Other service support occupations Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Construction managers Good (4 of 5) — 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Plumbers Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Other small engine and small equipment repairers Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) Good (4 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Railway and yard locomotive engineers Good (4 of 5) — 3 —
Letter carriers Good (4 of 5) — 4 —
Utility maintenance workers Good (4 of 5) — 4 —
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers Good (4 of 5) — 4 —
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Supervisors, mining and quarrying Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Underground production and development miners Good (4 of 5) — 3 —
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers Good (4 of 5) — 3 Some roles
Mine labourers Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers Good (4 of 5) — 5 —
Supervisors, food and beverage processing Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Power engineers and power systems operators Good (4 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Water and waste treatment plant operators Good (4 of 5) — 2 —
Mechanical assemblers and inspectors Good (4 of 5) — 4 —
Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators Good (4 of 5) — 4 —
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education Moderate (3 of 5) $57.69 an hour 0 —
Electrical power line and cable workers Moderate (3 of 5) $49.36 an hour 2 Regulated
College and other vocational instructors Moderate (3 of 5) $47.80 an hour 1 —
Police officers (except commissioned) Moderate (3 of 5) $47.00 an hour 2 —
Secondary school teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $44.23 an hour 1 —
Retail and wholesale trade managers Moderate (3 of 5) $43.27 an hour 0 —
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Moderate (3 of 5) $42.60 an hour 1 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services Moderate (3 of 5) $42.00 an hour 2 —
Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists Moderate (3 of 5) $40.14 an hour 1 Regulated
Social workers Moderate (3 of 5) $39.00 an hour 1 Regulated
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades Moderate (3 of 5) $39.00 an hour 2 —
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Moderate (3 of 5) $38.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies Moderate (3 of 5) $36.41 an hour 1 —
Correctional service officers Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 3 —
Electricians (except industrial and power system) Moderate (3 of 5) $35.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade Moderate (3 of 5) $31.50 an hour 2 —
Administrative officers Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 3 —
Heavy equipment operators Moderate (3 of 5) $30.00 an hour 3 —
Welders and related machine operators Moderate (3 of 5) $29.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Transport truck drivers Moderate (3 of 5) $28.40 an hour 3 —
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $27.80 an hour 2 —
Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators Moderate (3 of 5) $27.50 an hour 4 —
Administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $25.00 an hour 3 —
Construction trades helpers and labourers Moderate (3 of 5) $24.00 an hour 5 Regulated
Social and community service workers Moderate (3 of 5) $22.80 an hour 2 —
Receptionists Moderate (3 of 5) $22.06 an hour 4 —
Other customer and information services representatives Moderate (3 of 5) $22.06 an hour 4 —
Shippers and receivers Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 4 —
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $22.00 an hour 3 —
General office support workers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 4 —
Retail sales supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 2 —
Material handlers Moderate (3 of 5) $21.00 an hour 5 —
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $20.88 an hour 5 —
Security guards and related security service occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $19.31 an hour 4 Regulated
Early childhood educators and assistants Moderate (3 of 5) $18.00 an hour 2 Regulated
Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness Moderate (3 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Specialized cleaners Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors Moderate (3 of 5) $16.00 an hour 5 —
Cashiers Moderate (3 of 5) $15.35 an hour 5 —
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers Moderate (3 of 5) $15.35 an hour 5 —
Food and beverage servers Moderate (3 of 5) $15.35 an hour 5 Regulated
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations Moderate (3 of 5) $15.35 an hour 5 —
Financial managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Banking, credit and other investment managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Financial advisors Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Other financial officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Human resources professionals Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Human resources and recruitment officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Procurement and purchasing agents and officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Legal administrative assistants Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Production and transportation logistics coordinators Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Data entry clerks Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Storekeepers and partspersons Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 Regulated
Purchasing and inventory control workers Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Dispatchers Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Computer and information systems managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Mechanical engineers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Some roles
Conservation and fishery officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Computer network and web technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
User support technicians Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Lawyers and Quebec notaries Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 Regulated
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Probation and parole officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Educational counsellors Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers Moderate (3 of 5) — 1 —
Firefighters Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Other instructors Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Other services supervisors Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Chefs Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Insurance agents and brokers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Financial sales representatives Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Bakers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Hairstylists and barbers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 Regulated
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Hotel front desk clerks Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 Some roles
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Facility operation and maintenance managers Moderate (3 of 5) — 0 —
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Residential and commercial installers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) — 3 —
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Public works and maintenance labourers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Livestock labourers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Harvesting labourers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers Moderate (3 of 5) — 5 —
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing Moderate (3 of 5) — 2 —
Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors Moderate (3 of 5) — 4 —
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers Limited (2 of 5) $32.68 an hour 1 —
Logging machinery operators Limited (2 of 5) $30.00 an hour 3 —
Customer services representatives - financial institutions Limited (2 of 5) $22.70 an hour 4 —
Cooks Limited (2 of 5) $18.00 an hour 3 Regulated
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers Limited (2 of 5) $17.00 an hour 4 —
Food service supervisors Limited (2 of 5) $15.75 an hour 2 —
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations Limited (2 of 5) — 1 —
Restaurant and food service managers Limited (2 of 5) — 0 —
Bartenders Limited (2 of 5) — 4 —
Pet groomers and animal care workers Limited (2 of 5) — 5 —
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors Limited (2 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors Limited (2 of 5) — 2 —
Other repairers and servicers Limited (2 of 5) — 3 —
Nursery and greenhouse labourers Limited (2 of 5) — 5 —
Manufacturing managers Limited (2 of 5) — 0 —
Service station attendants Very limited (1 of 5) $15.35 an hour 5 —
Forestry technologists and technicians Very limited (1 of 5) — 2 Regulated
Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing Very limited (1 of 5) — 5 —

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