Salaries

Oil and Gas Well Drillers, Servicers, Testers and Related Workers Salary in Alberta

NOC 83101Wages 2023-2024Updated

Voluntary certification in Alberta How to get licensed

Median wage
$48.50 an hour Alberta
Compared with Canada
2.9% higher $1.38 above the Canadian median of $47.12
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Alberta

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Alberta and CanadaAlberta: median $48.50, from $25.00 to $70.00, middle half $33.33 to $62.56. Canada: median $47.12, from $26.37 to $70.00, middle half $34.14 to $60.00.$20$40$60$80Alberta: median $48.50, from $25.00 to $70.00, middle half $33.33 to $62.56Alberta$48.50Canada: median $47.12, from $26.37 to $70.00, middle half $34.14 to $60.00Canada$47.12
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Alberta compared with Canada
WageAlbertaCanada
Low $25.00 $26.37
Lower quartile $33.33 $34.14
Median $48.50 $47.12
Upper quartile $62.56 $60.00
High $70.00 $70.00
Average $48.74 $47.80

Job outlook

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

Employment growth will lead to a few new positions. A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Alberta?

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

Some roles in this group are licensed separately in Alberta:

Rig technician (a role in this group)
Licence required in Alberta

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 AlbertaAlberta (all regions): median $48.50, from $25.00 to $70.00. Edmonton: median $48.50, from $25.00 to $70.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $46.70, from $28.00 to $60.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $46.00, from $28.00 to $56.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $41.67, from $27.56 to $60.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $41.67, from $27.56 to $60.00. Red Deer: median $40.00, from $21.15 to $56.00. Calgary: median $38.89, from $25.63 to $62.66. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: not stated.$20$40$60$80Alberta (all regions): median $48.50, from $25.00 to $70.00Alberta (all regions)$48.50Edmonton: median $48.50, from $25.00 to $70.00Edmonton$48.50Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $46.70, from $28.00 to $60.00Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$46.70Camrose – Drumheller: median $46.00, from $28.00 to $56.00Camrose – Drumheller$46.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $41.67, from $27.56 to $60.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$41.67Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $41.67, from $27.56 to $60.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$41.67Red Deer: median $40.00, from $21.15 to $56.00Red Deer$40.00Calgary: median $38.89, from $25.63 to $62.66Calgary$38.89Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: not statedWood Buffalo – Cold LakeNot 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
Alberta (all regions)$25.00$48.50$70.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Edmonton$25.00$48.50$70.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$28.00$46.70$60.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$28.00$46.00$56.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$27.56$41.67$60.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$27.56$41.67$60.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Red Deer$21.15$40.00$56.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Calgary$25.63$38.89$62.66Moderate (3 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold LakeNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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