Skilled Trades

Average annual salary (2022): $58,565

Inspect, diagnose, repair, and service mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems and components of cars, buses, and light and commercial transport trucks. They are employed by motor vehicle dealers, garages, truck and trailer dealerships, fleet maintenance companies, service stations, automotive specialty shops, transportation companies, and retail establishments that have automotive service shops. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $65,748.80

Construct, erect, install, maintain, and repair structures and components of structures made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel, and other materials. They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, and maintenance departments of factories, plants, and other establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $67,787.20

Install, maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul, and repair stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment. This unit group includes industrial textile machinery mechanics and repairers. Construction millwrights are employed by millwrighting contractors. Industrial mechanics are employed in manufacturing plants, utilities, and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $64,937.60

Lay out, assemble, install, test, troubleshoot, and repair electrical wiring, fixtures, control devices, and related equipment in buildings and other structures. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of buildings and other establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $64,188.80

Operate heavy equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings, and other structures; in surface mining and quarrying activities; and in material handling work. They are employed by construction companies, heavy equipment contractors, public works departments, and pipeline, logging, cargo handling, and other companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $64,147.20

Install, maintain, repair, and overhaul residential central air conditioning systems, commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems, and combined heating, ventilation, and cooling systems. They are employed by heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning installation contractors, various industrial settings, food wholesalers, engineering firms, and retail and servicing establishments. Transport refrigeration mechanics are included in this unit group. Apprentices are also included in this unit group. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $60,382.40

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to cut or grind metal, plastic, or other materials to make or modify parts or products with precise dimensions. Machining and tooling inspectors inspect machined parts and tooling to maintain quality control standards. They are employed by machinery, equipment, motor vehicles, automotive parts, aircraft, and other metal products manufacturing companies and by machine shops. Apprentices are also included in this unit group. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $44,512.00

Handle, move, load, and unload materials by hand or using a variety of material handling equipment. They are employed by transportation, storage, and moving companies, and by a variety of manufacturing and processing companies and retail and wholesale warehouses. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $53,892.80

Drive straight trucks or tractor-trailers to transport freight. Long-haul truck drivers operate heavy trucks over urban, interurban, provincial, and international routes, while short-haul and local transport truck drivers operate over urban and short-interurban routes. They are employed by transportation, manufacturing, distribution and moving companies, and trucking employment service agencies, or they may be self-employed. (Source: Government of Canada)

Average annual salary (2022): $54,704

Operate welding equipment to weld ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This unit group also includes machine operators who operate previously set-up production welding, brazing, and soldering equipment. They are employed by companies that manufacture structural steel and plate work, boilers, heavy machinery, aircraft and ships, and other metal products, and by welding contractors and welding shops, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group. (Source: Government of Canada)