Median wage in Canada
$25.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$26.56 an hour
British Columbia
Lowest median wage
$18.50 an hour
Prince Edward Island
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for testers and graders, food and beverage processing by province and territory Canada: $25.00 (low $17.00, high $34.00). British Columbia: $26.56 (low $21.35, high $34.14). Quebec: $25.78 (low $22.00, high $34.22). Manitoba: $24.46 (low $16.88, high $35.51). Ontario: $24.00 (low $18.00, high $34.00). Alberta: $23.90 (low $16.75, high $31.60). Saskatchewan: $23.36 (low $18.93, high $27.91). Newfoundland and Labrador: $21.88 (low $17.88, high $25.29). New Brunswick: $21.40 (low $15.65, high $25.96). Nova Scotia: $21.40 (low $16.50, high $25.96). Prince Edward Island: $18.50 (low $16.50, high $23.50). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $25.00 (low $17.00, high $34.00) Canada $25.00 British Columbia: $26.56 (low $21.35, high $34.14) British Columbia $26.56 Quebec: $25.78 (low $22.00, high $34.22) Quebec $25.78 Manitoba: $24.46 (low $16.88, high $35.51) Manitoba $24.46 Ontario: $24.00 (low $18.00, high $34.00) Ontario $24.00 Alberta: $23.90 (low $16.75, high $31.60) Alberta $23.90 Saskatchewan: $23.36 (low $18.93, high $27.91) Saskatchewan $23.36 Newfoundland and Labrador: $21.88 (low $17.88, high $25.29) Newfoundland and Labrador $21.88 New Brunswick: $21.40 (low $15.65, high $25.96) New Brunswick $21.40 Nova Scotia: $21.40 (low $16.50, high $25.96) Nova Scotia $21.40 Prince Edward Island: $18.50 (low $16.50, high $23.50) Prince Edward Island $18.50 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 testers and graders, food and beverage processing by province and territory, 1 to 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Limited (2 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Prince Edward Island: Limited (2 of 5) Prince Edward Island Limited 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.
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 .