Median wage in Canada
$30.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$48.29 an hour
Northwest Territories
Lowest median wage
$25.00 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 welders and related machine operators by province and territory Canada: $30.00 (low $22.00, high $47.00). Northwest Territories: $48.29 (low $22.48, high $57.68). Newfoundland and Labrador: $38.41 (low $23.46, high $54.00). Alberta: $38.00 (low $25.00, high $52.18). Yukon: $37.47 (low $30.96, high $49.71). British Columbia: $35.00 (low $23.25, high $51.87). Saskatchewan: $32.00 (low $22.00, high $46.00). Nova Scotia: $29.00 (low $21.00, high $43.00). New Brunswick: $28.00 (low $22.00, high $46.00). Ontario: $28.00 (low $21.00, high $41.28). Quebec: $28.00 (low $22.00, high $35.38). Manitoba: $27.00 (low $21.00, high $40.16). Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $20.00, high $32.50). Nunavut: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $30.00 (low $22.00, high $47.00) Canada $30.00 Northwest Territories: $48.29 (low $22.48, high $57.68) Northwest Territories $48.29 Newfoundland and Labrador: $38.41 (low $23.46, high $54.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $38.41 Alberta: $38.00 (low $25.00, high $52.18) Alberta $38.00 Yukon: $37.47 (low $30.96, high $49.71) Yukon $37.47 British Columbia: $35.00 (low $23.25, high $51.87) British Columbia $35.00 Saskatchewan: $32.00 (low $22.00, high $46.00) Saskatchewan $32.00 Nova Scotia: $29.00 (low $21.00, high $43.00) Nova Scotia $29.00 New Brunswick: $28.00 (low $22.00, high $46.00) New Brunswick $28.00 Ontario: $28.00 (low $21.00, high $41.28) Ontario $28.00 Quebec: $28.00 (low $22.00, high $35.38) Quebec $28.00 Manitoba: $27.00 (low $21.00, high $40.16) Manitoba $27.00 Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $20.00, high $32.50) Prince Edward Island $25.00 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 welders and related machine operators by province and territory, 1 to 5 Northwest Territories: undetermined. Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Limited (2 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Very limited (1 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Alberta: Limited (2 of 5) Alberta Limited Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Ontario: Very limited (1 of 5) Ontario Very limited Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
In 4 of 13 provinces and territories. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and New Brunswick.
Certification is available but optional in 9 provinces or territories: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 .