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Workforce Wednesday Blog SERIES

Learn more about the people who work in the region’s top, in-demand jobs by checking out our Workforce Profiles blog series. Click here to view all Workforce Wednesday Blogs about people working in locally, in-demand jobs or browse the most recent ones below:

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list of in-demand jobs & DETAILED CAREER PROFILES

Click on an in-demand job to view a Career Profile that includes a job overview, wage information, skills required, job duties, working conditions, as well as career and training pathways. The jobs are categorized using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) code system that groups similar jobs together to create a standardized listing of jobs. View these profiles in WEexplore to learn about potential career pathways.

Management Occupations

• 0121 Insurance, Real Estate and Financial Brokerage Managers
• 0124 Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Managers
• 0621 Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers
• 0714 Facility Operation and Maintenance Managers
• 0911 Manufacturing Managers

BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS

• 1111 Financial Auditors and Accountants
• 1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
• 1114 Other financial officers
• 1121 Human Resources Professionals
• 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Management Consulting
• 1211 Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Workers
• 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
• 1215 Supervisors, Supply Chain, Tracking, and Scheduling Co-ordination occupations
• 1241 Administrative Assistants
• 1311 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
• 1411 General office support workers
• 1414 Receptionists
  Interview with a Receptionist
• 1431 Accounting and related clerks
• 1521 Shippers and Receivers
• 1522 Storekeepers and partspersons
• 1524 Purchasing and inventory control workers
• 1525 Dispatchers
  Interview with a Truck Dispatcher
• 1526 Transportation route and crew schedulers

NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS

• 2132 Mechanical engineers
• 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
• 2171 Information Systems analyst
  Interview with an Information Systems Analyst
• 2174 Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers
  Interview with a Computer Programmer
• 2225 Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists
• 2233 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• 2241 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• 2263 Inspectors in Public and Environmental Health and Occupational Health and Safety
• 2282 User Support Technicians

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

• 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
• 3012 Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
• 3219 Other Medical Technologists and Technicians (Except Dental Health)
• 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
• 3234 Paramedical Occupations
• 3236 Massage therapists
• 3411 Dental assistants
• 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
• 3414 Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services

OCCUPATIONS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND RELIGION

• 4011 University professors and lecturers
• 4012 Post-Secondary Teaching and Research Assistants
• 4021 College and Vocational Instructors
• 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
• 4152 Social Workers
• 4212 Social and community service workers
• 4214 Early chilldhood educators and assistants
• 4216 Other instructors
• 4412 Home Support Workers, Housekeepers, and Related Occupations
  Interview with a Personal Support Worker
• 4413 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants

OCCUPATIONS IN ART, CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORT

• 5242 Interior designers and interior decorators
• 5254 Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation, Sport, and Fitness
  Interview with a Fitness Instructor

SALES AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

• 6211 Retail Sales Supervisors
• 6221 Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale Trade
• 6231 Insurance Agents and Brokers
• 6235 Financial Sales Representatives
• 6311 Food Service Supervisors
• 6322 Cooks
  Interview with a Cook
• 6341 Hairstylists and barbers
• 6411 Sales and Account Representatives - Wholesale Trade (Non-Technical)
• 6421 Retail Salespersons
• 6511 Maîtres D’hôtel and Hosts/Hostesses
• 6513 Food and Beverage Servers
• 6541 Security Guards and Related Security Service Occupations
  Interview with a Security Guard
• 6551 Customer Service Representatives – Financial Institutions
• 6552 Other Customer and Information Services Representatives
• 6562 Estheticians, Electrologists, and Related Occupations
• 6563 Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers
• 6611 Cashiers
• 6622 Store Shelf Stockers, Clerks, And Order Fillers
• 6623 Other Sales Related Occupations
• 6711 Food Counter Attendants and Kitchen Helpers
• 6731 Light Duty Cleaners
• 6733 Janitors, Caretakers, and Building Superintendents

TRADES, TRANSPORT AND EQUIPMENT OPERATORS AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS

• 7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
• 7231 Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors
  Interview with a CNC Machinist
• 7232 Tool and Die Makers
  Interview with a Mold Finisher
• 7233 Sheet metal workers
• 7237 Welders and Related Machine Operators
• 7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
  Interview with an Electrician
• 7242 Industrial Electricians
  Interview with an Industrial Electrician
• 7251 Plumbers
• 7271 Carpenters
  Interview with a Carpenter
• 7281 Bricklayers
• 7282 Concrete finishers
• 7284 Plasterers, Drywall Installers and Finishers, and Lathers
• 7311 Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics
• 7313 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics
• 7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
• 7332 Appliance Servicers and Repairers
• 7445 Other repairers and servicers
• 7452 Material Handlers
• 7511 Transport Truck Driver
  Interview with a Transport Truck Driver
• 7513 Taxi and Limousine Drivers and Chauffeurs
• 7514 Delivery and courier service drivers
• 7521 Heavy Equipment Operators
• 7611 Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers

OCCUPATIONS UNIQUE TO PRIMARY INDUSTRY

• 8252 Agricultural service contractors, Farm Supervisors, and Specialized livestock workers
  Interview with a Farm Manager
• 8431 General Farm Workers
• 8432 Nursery and Greenhouse Workers

OCCUPATIONS UNIQUE TO PROCESSING, MANUFACTURING AND UTILITIES

• 9221 Supervisors, Motor Vehicle Assembling
• 9223 Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing
• 9416 Metalworking and Forging Machine Operators
• 9417 Machining Tool Operators
• 9418 Other metal products machine operators
• 9421 Chemical Plant Machine Operators
• 9422 Plastics Processing Machine Operators
• 9423 Rubber processing machine operators and related workers
• 9522 Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers
• 9527 Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing
• 9536 Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
  Interview with a Painter
• 9537 Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
• 9612 Labourers in metal fabrication
• 9619 Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing, and Utilities

additional career profiles

• 0013 Senior Managers, financial, communications and other business services
• 0015 Senior Managers – Trade, Broadcasting, and Other Services (Retail)
• 0125 Other business service managers
• 0311 Managers in health care
• 0423 Managers in social, community and correctional services
• 0601 Corporate Sales Managers
  Interview with a Corporate Sales Manager
• 0711 Construction Managers
• 0821 Managers in Agriculture
• 0822 Managers in Horticulture (Growers)
• 1123 Profess Occupations in Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations
   
  Interview with a Social Media Marketing Professional
• 1221 Administrative Officers
   
  Interview with a Administrative Officer
• 1222 Executive assistants
• 1228 Employment Insurance, Immigration, Border Services and Revenue Officers
• 1422 Data entry clerks
• 1434 Banking, insurance and other financial clerks
• 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
• 2133 Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• 2175 Web Designers and Developers
   
  Interview with a Web Developer
• 2232 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• 2234 Construction Estimators
• 2253 Drafting Technologists and Technicians
• 3131 Pharmacist
• 3237 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
• 4153 Family, marriage and other related counsellors
• 4156 Employment counsellors
   
  Interview with an Employment Counsellor
• 6222 Retail and Wholesale Buyers
• 6314 Customer and information services supervisors
• 6321 Chefs
   
  Interview with a Chef
• 6332 Bakers
• 6345 Upholsterers
• 6532 Outdoor sports and recreational guides
• 6732 Specialized cleaners
• 7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
• 7204 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
  Interview with a Carpentry Supervisor
• 7236 - Ironworkers
• 7253- Gas Fitters
• 7291 Roofers and Shinglers
• 7294 Painters and decorators (except interior designers)
  Interview with a Painter
• 7295 - Floor Covering Installers
• 7315 - Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Inspectors
• 7322 Motor vehicle body repairers
• 7512 Bus Drivers, Subway Operators, and Other Transit Operators
• 9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
• 9412 Foundry workers

List Updated: August 2019