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Using data from Statistics Canada, Canadian Business has compiled a list of top 50 jobs in Canada according to a few factors, notably growth in number of positions and salary increases over the past half decade. Oil and gas industry occupied two of the top three ranked jobs in Canada, while education, healthcare and engineering related jobs also figured prominently.
Not all jobs are ranked as the organization considered only jobs that had median salary fo $60,000 or more, and whose number of employed individuals is at least 5,000. The final rank is based on a weighting of 25% to job growth, 25% to projected job demand, 40% to median wage and 10% to change in compensation. A few broad nonspecific categories were eliminated.
| Overall Rank | Job | Growth in # of employees (2006-2012) |
Change in salary (2006-2012) | Projected job openings for every person looking in 2020 | Median annual salary (2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil & gas drilling supervisor | 44% | 39% | 2.3 | $74,880 |
| 2 | Head nurse & heath-care manager | 58% | 24% | 1.23 | $74,880 |
| 3 | Petroleum engineer | 75% | 17% | 1.02 | $93,517 |
| 4 | Electrical & telecommunications contractor | 87% | 28% | 1.09 | $72,800 |
| 5 | School principal & administrator | 9% | 25% | 1.23 | $90,002 |
| 6 | Lawyer | 33% | 14% | 1.19 | $79,997 |
| 7 | Real estate & financial manager | 47% | 15% | 1.07 | $79,872 |
| 8 | Senior government manager | 4% | 23% | 1.15 | $95,992 |
| 9 | Chemical engineer | 46% | 20% | 0.82 | $78,000 |
| 10 | Aerospace engineer | 49% | 11% | 1.02 | $75,005 |
| 11 | Audiologist & speech-language pathologist | 29% | 21% | 0.93 | $77,813 |
| 12 | Natural & applied science researcher | 73% | 25% | 0.8 | $73,590 |
| 13 | Construction manager | 39% | 21% | 0.94 | $72,800 |
| 14 | Police officer | 25% | 21% | 1.05 | $72,800 |
| 15 | Financial administrator | 13% | 22% | 0.92 | $79,997 |
| 16 | Registered nurse | 10% | 24% | 1.23 | $72,072 |
| 17 | Sales & marketing manager | –4% | 20% | 1.15 | $75,005 |
| 18 | Dental hygienist | 30% | 12% | 1.2 | $69,992 |
| 19 | Civil engineer | 38% | 13% | 0.82 | $76,960 |
| 20 | Industrial technician | 13% | 28% | 1.02 | $74,381 |
| 21 | Metal-forming contractor & supervisor | 41% | 32% | 1.09 | $65,874 |
| 22 | Transportation manager | 31% | 17% | 0.94 | $72,800 |
| 23 | Pipefitting contractor & supervisor | 46% | 19% | 1.09 | $66,560 |
| 24 | Utilities manager | 3% | 17% | 0.91 | $100,006 |
| 25 | Software engineer | 34% | 8% | 0.77 | $79,997 |
| 26 | Occupational therapist | 34% | 21% | 0.93 | $72,738 |
| 27 | Pharmacist | 12% | 21% | 0.71 | $95,680 |
| 28 | Computer engineer | 19% | 14% | 1.02 | $75,005 |
| 29 | Psychologist | –9% | 25% | 1.04 | $77,709 |
| 30 | School and guidance counsellor | 29% | 32% | 1.04 | $69,326 |
| 31 | Electrician | 100% | 22% | 0.91 | $69,493 |
| 32 | Economic analyst (government) | –15% | 16% | 0.96 | $100,277 |
| 33 | Geologist, geochemist & geophysicist | 9% | 34% | 0.7 | $89,440 |
| 34 | Petroleum, gas & chemical process operator | 5% | 28% | 1.16 | $69,992 |
| 35 | Health & occupation inspector | 37% | 15% | 1.09 | $66,560 |
| 36 | Human-resources manager | 9% | 14% | 0.92 | $79,997 |
| 37 | Mechanical engineer | 33% | 17% | 0.82 | $72,800 |
| 38 | University professor | 22% | 19% | 0.54 | $81,994 |
| 39 | Pilot | 0% | 25% | 1.56 | $69,846 |
| 40 | Engineering manager | –20% | 9% | 1.06 | $87,131 |
| 41 | Secondary school teacher | 3% | 24% | 1.04 | $74,152 |
| 42 | Railway & transportation supervisor | 34% | 38% | 1.32 | $60,320 |
| 43 | Mining supervisor | 18% | 23% | 2.3 | $64,480 |
| 44 | College instructor | 21% | 12% | 1.45 | $66,560 |
| 45 | Urban planner | 26% | 16% | 0.91 | $72,530 |
| 46 | Banking & credit manager | 10% | 13% | 1.07 | $72,530 |
| 47 | Health-policy researcher | 124% | 19% | 0.8 | $67,205 |
| 48 | Construction inspector | 42% | 13% | 0.91 | $62,400 |
| 49 | Power system operator | –6% | 11% | 0.78 | $70,720 |
| 50 | Probation & parole officer | 11% | 13% | 0.96 | $71,094 |
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