Salaries

Metalworking and Forging Machine Operators Salary in Nova Scotia

NOC 94105Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$19.49 an hour Nova Scotia
Compared with Canada
22% lower $5.51 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Nova Scotia

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

Wage range in Nova Scotia and CanadaNova Scotia: median $19.49, from $16.62 to $28.12. Canada: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $34.68, middle half $21.00 to $29.00.$15$20$25$30$35Nova Scotia: median $19.49, from $16.62 to $28.12Nova Scotia$19.49Canada: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $34.68, middle half $21.00 to $29.00Canada$25.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Nova Scotia compared with Canada
WageNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.62 $19.00
Lower quartile Not stated $21.00
Median $19.49 $25.00
Upper quartile Not stated $29.00
High $28.12 $34.68
Average Not stated $26.11

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Nova Scotia.

Employment growth and retirements are expected to create a moderate number of new positions for metalworking and forging machine operators in Nova Scotia between 2025 and 2027. Outlook data

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma is usually required.

By region in Nova Scotia

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 Nova ScotiaNova Scotia (all regions): median $19.49, from $16.62 to $28.12. Halifax: median $23.01, from $18.36 to $27.78. Cape Breton: not stated. North Shore: not stated. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Southern: not stated.$15$20$25$30Nova Scotia (all regions): median $19.49, from $16.62 to $28.12Nova Scotia (all regions)$19.49Halifax: median $23.01, from $18.36 to $27.78Halifax$23.01Cape Breton: not statedCape BretonNot statedNorth Shore: not statedNorth ShoreNot statedAnnapolis Valley: not statedAnnapolis ValleyNot statedSouthern: not statedSouthernNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Nova Scotia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Nova Scotia (all regions)$16.62$19.49$28.12Moderate (3 of 5)
Halifax$18.36$23.01$27.78Undetermined
Cape BretonNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
North ShoreNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Annapolis ValleyNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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