Salaries

Welders and Related Machine Operators Salary in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

NOC 72106Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$31.48 an hour Cape Breton
Compared with Nova Scotia
8.6% higher $2.48 above the Nova Scotia median of $29.00
Compared with Canada
4.9% higher $1.48 above the Canadian median of $30.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Cape Breton

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

Wage range in Cape Breton and CanadaCape Breton: median $31.48, from $22.19 to $42.88. Nova Scotia (province): median $29.00, from $21.00 to $43.00, middle half $25.50 to $35.00. Canada: median $30.00, from $22.00 to $47.00, middle half $25.00 to $39.00.$20$30$40$50Cape Breton: median $31.48, from $22.19 to $42.88Cape Breton$31.48Nova Scotia (province): median $29.00, from $21.00 to $43.00, middle half $25.50 to $35.00Nova Scotia (province)$29.00Canada: median $30.00, from $22.00 to $47.00, middle half $25.00 to $39.00Canada$30.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Cape Breton compared with Canada
WageCape BretonNova ScotiaCanada
Low $22.19 $21.00 $22.00
Lower quartile Not stated $25.50 $25.00
Median $31.48 $29.00 $30.00
Upper quartile Not stated $35.00 $39.00
High $42.88 $43.00 $47.00
Average Not stated $32.41 $32.77

Job outlook

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

Licence needed in Nova Scotia?

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

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 ScotiaHalifax: median $31.60, from $23.58 to $47.23. Cape Breton: median $31.48, from $22.19 to $42.88. North Shore: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $42.49. Annapolis Valley: median $29.86, from $23.19 to $36.33. Southern: median $26.92, from $19.00 to $31.00.$10$20$30$40$50Halifax: median $31.60, from $23.58 to $47.23Halifax$31.60Cape Breton: median $31.48, from $22.19 to $42.88Cape Breton$31.48North Shore: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $42.49North Shore$30.00Annapolis Valley: median $29.86, from $23.19 to $36.33Annapolis Valley$29.86Southern: median $26.92, from $19.00 to $31.00Southern$26.92
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
Halifax$23.58$31.60$47.23Good (4 of 5)
Cape Breton$22.19$31.48$42.88Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$20.00$30.00$42.49Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$23.19$29.86$36.33Moderate (3 of 5)
Southern$19.00$26.92$31.00Moderate (3 of 5)

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