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Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake, Alberta

NOC 22312Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$59.14 an hour Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
3.8% higher $2.14 above the Alberta median of $57.00
Compared with Canada
28.6% higher $13.14 above the Canadian median of $46.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake and CanadaWood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $59.14, from $38.02 to $86.88. Alberta (province): median $57.00, from $29.70 to $67.85, middle half $42.10 to $61.16. Canada: median $46.00, from $31.00 to $65.78, middle half $38.87 to $60.00.$20$40$60$80$100Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $59.14, from $38.02 to $86.88Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$59.14Alberta (province): median $57.00, from $29.70 to $67.85, middle half $42.10 to $61.16Alberta (province)$57.00Canada: median $46.00, from $31.00 to $65.78, middle half $38.87 to $60.00Canada$46.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
WageWood Buffalo – Cold LakeAlbertaCanada
Low $38.02 $29.70 $31.00
Lower quartile Not stated $42.10 $38.87
Median $59.14 $57.00 $46.00
Upper quartile Not stated $61.16 $60.00
High $86.88 $67.85 $65.78
Average Not stated $52.78 $48.87

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.

Licence needed in Alberta?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Alberta, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

By region in Alberta

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in AlbertaWood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $59.14, from $38.02 to $86.88. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $57.00, from $29.70 to $67.85. Calgary: median $57.00, from $42.00 to $60.00. Edmonton: median $57.00, from $29.70 to $67.85. Red Deer: median $54.41, from $30.97 to $79.10. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $50.86, from $30.11 to $71.30. Camrose – Drumheller: median $49.62, from $30.86 to $69.37. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: not stated.$20$40$60$80$100Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $59.14, from $38.02 to $86.88Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$59.14Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $57.00, from $29.70 to $67.85Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$57.00Calgary: median $57.00, from $42.00 to $60.00Calgary$57.00Edmonton: median $57.00, from $29.70 to $67.85Edmonton$57.00Red Deer: median $54.41, from $30.97 to $79.10Red Deer$54.41Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $50.86, from $30.11 to $71.30Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$50.86Camrose – Drumheller: median $49.62, from $30.86 to $69.37Camrose – Drumheller$49.62Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: not statedLethbridge – Medicine HatNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$38.02$59.14$86.88Moderate (3 of 5)
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$29.70$57.00$67.85Moderate (3 of 5)
Calgary$42.00$57.00$60.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Edmonton$29.70$57.00$67.85Moderate (3 of 5)
Red Deer$30.97$54.41$79.10Moderate (3 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$30.11$50.86$71.30Moderate (3 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$30.86$49.62$69.37Moderate (3 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine HatNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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