Median wage in Canada
$25.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$35.00 an hour
British Columbia
Lowest median wage
$21.00 an hour
New Brunswick and Quebec
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for fishing vessel deckhands by province and territory Canada: $25.00 (low $18.00, high $50.00). British Columbia: $35.00 (low $20.00, high $50.00). Nova Scotia: $25.00 (low $17.56, high $39.13). Prince Edward Island: $23.00 (low $18.50, high $30.00). New Brunswick: $21.00 (low $17.14, high $35.00). Quebec: $21.00 (low $18.00, high $30.00). Alberta: not stated. Saskatchewan: not stated. Manitoba: not stated. Ontario: not stated. Newfoundland and Labrador: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $25.00 (low $18.00, high $50.00) Canada $25.00 British Columbia: $35.00 (low $20.00, high $50.00) British Columbia $35.00 Nova Scotia: $25.00 (low $17.56, high $39.13) Nova Scotia $25.00 Prince Edward Island: $23.00 (low $18.50, high $30.00) Prince Edward Island $23.00 New Brunswick: $21.00 (low $17.14, high $35.00) New Brunswick $21.00 Quebec: $21.00 (low $18.00, high $30.00) Quebec $21.00 Alberta: not stated Alberta Not stated Saskatchewan: not stated Saskatchewan Not stated Manitoba: not stated Manitoba Not stated Ontario: not stated Ontario Not stated Newfoundland and Labrador: not stated Newfoundland and Labrador Not stated Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Nunavut: not stated Nunavut Not stated Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Median hourly wage for fishing vessel deckhands by province and territory (table) Where Low Median High Canada $18.00 $25.00 $50.00 British Columbia $20.00 $35.00 $50.00 Nova Scotia $17.56 $25.00 $39.13 Prince Edward Island $18.50 $23.00 $30.00 New Brunswick $17.14 $21.00 $35.00 Quebec $18.00 $21.00 $30.00 Alberta Not stated Not stated Not stated Saskatchewan Not stated Not stated Not stated Manitoba Not stated Not stated Not stated Ontario Not stated Not stated Not stated Newfoundland and Labrador Not stated Not stated Not stated Yukon Not stated Not stated Not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Not stated Not stated Nunavut Not stated Not stated Not stated
Job outlook by province and territory
Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).
Job outlook for fishing vessel deckhands by province and territory, 1 to 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: undetermined. Saskatchewan: undetermined. Manitoba: undetermined. Ontario: undetermined. Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Alberta: undetermined Alberta Undetermined Saskatchewan: undetermined Saskatchewan Undetermined Manitoba: undetermined Manitoba Undetermined Ontario: undetermined Ontario Undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for fishing vessel deckhands by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table) Where Outlook British Columbia Limited (2 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Limited (2 of 5) Alberta Undetermined Saskatchewan Undetermined Manitoba Undetermined Ontario Undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut Undetermined
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma is usually required.
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .