Occupations in Demand by Education Level

This page features the in-demand occupations by skill level for the 2022-2024 period.

Skill levels are grouped as:

  • Professional – usually need a university degree
  • Technical – usually need college-level education or apprenticeship training
  • Intermediate – usually need a high school diploma and/or occupation-specific training
  • Labouring – usually have no formal education requirements
  • Management - usually need experience and the education requirements vary by occupation

Within the skill level grouping the occupations are sorted by:

  • Very good – the odds of finding work in this field is significantly better than average for someone who is qualified. This is very favorable for job seekers.
  • Good – the odds of finding work in this field is better than average for someone who is qualified. This is favorable for job seekers.

Professional – Usually need a university education

Professional occupations are predicted to have the highest growth rate. Growth in the information technology (IT) sector is expected to create a large number of opportunities at this skill level, as will job growth and retirements among registered nurses.

Below are the in-demand professional occupations:

Very Good:

Good:

Technical – usually need a college-level education or apprenticeship training

The technical/paraprofessional skill level employs more than one-third of workers in the province and is expected to include more than one-third of job opportunities during the forecast period. Growth and attrition rates are expected to be comparable to overall provincial averages.

Below are the in-demand technical occupations:

Very Good:

Good:

Intermediate Occupations – usually need a high school diploma and/or occupation-specific training

The intermediate skill level is expected to contribute just over one-quarter of all opportunities during the 2022-24 period. Nearly two-thirds of opportunities are anticipated to arise due to attrition, while the rate of job growth will be below average.

Below are the in-demand intermediate occupations:

Very Good:

Good:

Labouring Occupations – usually have no formal education requirements

Labouring occupations are expected to have the lowest rates of both growth and attrition. Previous growth associated with the economic recovery from pandemic containment measures has slowed. Even so, occupations relating to retail, food services, and cleaning are expected to have a large number of opportunities during the projection period.

Below are the in-demand labouring occupations:

Very Good:

Good:

Management Occupations - usually need experience and the education requirements vary by occupation

Management occupations are expected to have the highest rate of job opportunities due to an above-average rate of attrition. Workers in this skill level tend to have an older age profile, and a larger share will retire between 2022 and 2024 than in other skill levels.

Below are the in-demand management occupations:

Very Good:

Good:

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