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Projected
Growth Change
job
Median
in # of
in
openings
Overall
annual
Job
employees salary for every
Rank
salary
(2006- (2006- person
(2012)
2012)
2012) looking in
2020
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 operator5%
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

Overall
Rank

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42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

Job

Secondary school teacher

Railway & transportation supervisor
Mining supervisor
College instructor
Urban planner
Banking & credit manager
Health-policy researcher
Construction inspector
Power system operator
Probation & parole officer

Projected
Growth Change
job
Median
in # of
in
openings
annual
employees salary for every
salary
(2006- (2006- person
(2012)
2012)
2012) looking in
2020
3%
24%
1.04
$74,152
34%
38%
1.32
$60,320
18%
23%
2.3
$64,480
21%
12%
1.45
$66,560
26%
16%
0.91
$72,530
10%
13%
1.07
$72,530
124%
19%
0.8
$67,205
42%
13%
0.91
$62,400
6%
11%
0.78
$70,720
11%
13%
0.96
$71,094

Methodology
We used Statistics Canada data on employment and wages, including jobs that had
experienced employment growth between 2006 and 2012 and had a median salary of $60,000
or more and at least 5,000 employed individuals. Rankings are based on four criteria: job
growth, median compensation (based on a 40-hour work week) in 2012, the change in median
compensation from 2006 to 2012, and the projected demand for those jobs using data from
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. 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.
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