Median wage in Canada
$17.50 an hour
Highest median wage
$18.88 an hour
Prince Edward Island
Lowest median wage
$16.00 an hour
Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for other service support occupations by province and territory Canada: $17.50 (low $15.00, high $24.73). Prince Edward Island: $18.88 (low $16.50, high $28.57). Ontario: $18.00 (low $17.60, high $25.10). Quebec: $18.00 (low $16.10, high $25.00). British Columbia: $17.85 (low $17.85, high $23.00). Alberta: $16.72 (low $15.00, high $20.00). Nova Scotia: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $22.80). Saskatchewan: $16.50 (low $15.35, high $18.00). Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $18.00). New Brunswick: $16.00 (low $15.65, high $19.49). Newfoundland and Labrador: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $19.30). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $17.50 (low $15.00, high $24.73) Canada $17.50 Prince Edward Island: $18.88 (low $16.50, high $28.57) Prince Edward Island $18.88 Ontario: $18.00 (low $17.60, high $25.10) Ontario $18.00 Quebec: $18.00 (low $16.10, high $25.00) Quebec $18.00 British Columbia: $17.85 (low $17.85, high $23.00) British Columbia $17.85 Alberta: $16.72 (low $15.00, high $20.00) Alberta $16.72 Nova Scotia: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $22.80) Nova Scotia $16.50 Saskatchewan: $16.50 (low $15.35, high $18.00) Saskatchewan $16.50 Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $18.00) Manitoba $16.00 New Brunswick: $16.00 (low $15.65, high $19.49) New Brunswick $16.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $19.30) Newfoundland and Labrador $16.00 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.
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 other service support occupations by province and territory, 1 to 5 Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Alberta: Good (4 of 5) Alberta Good Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good 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.
Licence needed?
For some roles. This occupation group is not licensed as a whole, but some roles in it are:
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 .