Explore in-demand jobs sorted by their training, education, experience, and responsibilities (TEER) level for the 2025-2027 period. TEER levels are grouped as:
- Management – management-level jobs
- University – jobs that usually need a university degree
- College/Apprenticeship with experience, Supervisory – jobs usually need a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years, or supervisor occupations
- College/Apprenticeship – Jobs usually need a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years, or more than six months of on-the-job training
- High school – jobs usually require a need school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training
- No requirements – jobs usually need a short-term work demonstration and no formal education
Within the skill level grouping the occupations are sorted by:
- Very good – the odds of finding work in this field are much better than average for someone qualified. This is very favorable for job seekers.
- Good – the odds of finding work in this field are better than average for someone qualified. This is favorable for job seekers.
Management (TEER 0)
TEER 0 jobs are expected to have a slightly higher-than-average number of openings. Many workers in management jobs are older, so more will retire or leave, which creates job opportunities. New jobs from growth are expected to be limited.
Overall, management jobs are expected to have the fewest openings, with just over 1,100 opportunities per year. Many management positions are filled by promoting existing employees, so fewer jobs are available to the public.
Below are the in-demand management occupations:
Good:
- Accommodation service managers
- Computer and information systems managers
- Construction managers
- Engineering managers
- Home building and renovation managers
- Insurance, real estate, and financial brokerage managers
- Managers in health care
- Managers in social, community, and correctional services
- Other business services managers
University – jobs that usually need a university degree (TEER 1)
Occupations that usually need a university degree make up the second-largest skill category. They are expected to have the second-highest number of job openings each year, with about 3,200 opportunities.
This category is expected to grow faster than most, at about 1.1% per year. The number of people leaving these jobs is slightly below average.
About one quarter of the job openings will be in information technology (IT). Another quarter will be in jobs such as registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses, elementary and kindergarten teachers, and financial advisors.
Below are the in-demand occupations requiring a university degree:
Very Good:
- General practitioners and family physicians
- Nurse practitioners
- Psychologists
- Registered nurses
- Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
- Specialists in surgery
Good:
- Business systems specialists
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- Computer systems developers and programmers
- Cybersecurity specialists
- Database analysts and data administrators
- Dentists
- Dietitians and nutritionists
- Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- Financial advisors
- Information systems specialists
- Nursing coordinators and supervisors
- Occupational therapists
- Other professional engineers
- Pharmacists
- Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
- Physiotherapists
- Secondary school teachers
- Social workers
- Software developers and programmers
- Software engineers and designers
- Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
- Veterinarians
College/Apprenticeship with experience, Supervisory (TEER 2)
Jobs usually need a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years, or supervisors
TEER 2 jobs have the most workers and cover 162 different occupations. They are expected to have the largest number of job openings between 2025 and 2027. Just over one-third of these openings will be new jobs created as the category grows.
Jobs with 300 or more openings through 2027 include retail sales supervisors, carpenters, accounting technicians and bookkeepers, early childhood educators and assistants, and construction millwrights and industrial mechanics..
Below are the in-demand occupations for this category:
Very Good:
- Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
- Continuing care assistants, nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates
- Early childhood educators and assistants
- Licensed practical nurses
Good:
- Accommodation, travel, tourism, and related services supervisors
- Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
- Air pilots, flight engineers, and flying instructors
- Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics, and mechanical repairers
- Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators
- Bricklayers
- Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
- Carpenters
- Chefs
- Cleaning supervisors
- Computer network and web technicians
- Construction estimators
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- Contractors and supervisors – carpentry trades
- Contractors and supervisors – mechanic trades
- Contractors and supervisors – other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
- Contractors and supervisors – pipefitting trades
- Crane operators
- Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- Electricians
- Food service supervisors
- Gas fitters
- Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- Industrial electricians
- Insulators
- Ironworkers
- Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
- Massage therapists
- Medical laboratory technologists
- Medical radiation technologists
- Medical sonographers
- Other medical technologists and technicians
- Other practitioners of natural healing
- Other small engine and small equipment repairers
- Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
- Paramedics
- Pharmacy technicians
- Plumbers
- Police officers (except commissioned)
- Records management technicians
- Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists, and cardiopulmonary technologists
- Retail sales supervisors
- Social and community service workers
- Steamfitters, pipefitters, and sprinkler system installers
- Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade
- Welders and related machine operators
College/Apprenticeship (TEER 3)
Jobs usually need a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years, or more than six months of on-the-job training
TEER 3 jobs are expected to have the highest overall rate of job openings, at 2.8%. Both job growth and the number of workers leaving these jobs are slightly above average.
The two largest occupations in this group are nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service assistants (also called CCAs in Nova Scotia) and transport truck drivers. These jobs are expected to have the most opportunities.
Other jobs with many openings include elementary and secondary school teacher assistants, administrative assistants, administrative officers, cooks, and bus, subway, and other transit operators.
Below are the in-demand occupations for this category:
Good:
- Administrative assistants
- Bakers
- Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
- Concrete finishers
- Cooks
- Correctional service officers
- Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
- Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
- Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
- Floor covering installers
- Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
- Other assisting occupations in support of health services
- Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
- Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport, and fitness
- Residential and commercial installers and servicers
- Roofers and shinglers
- Transport truck drivers
High School (TEER 4)
Jobs usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training
TEER 4 jobs are expected to grow slowly, at about 0.2% per year. This is lower than the overall job growth rate of 0.7%.
Most job openings in this category—about nine out of ten—will come from people leaving their jobs.
The largest number of openings will be for retail salespersons and visual merchandisers, because many people work in these jobs.
Below are the in-demand occupations for this category:
Very Good:
Good:
- Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers
- Fish and seafood plant workers
- Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
- Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
- Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers
- Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers
- Security guards and related security service occupations
- Water transport deck and engine room crew
No Requirements (TEER 5)
Jobs usually need short-term work training and no formal education
TEER 5 jobs are expected to have the lowest rate of job openings, at 1.8% per year. This category is relatively small and is expected to grow slowly, with slightly fewer people leaving their jobs than average.
The jobs with the most opportunities in this category are light duty cleaners, construction trades helpers and labourers, and food counter attendants, kitchen helpers, and other support roles.
Below are the in-demand occupations for this category:
Very Good:
Good:
- Cashiers
- Construction trades helpers and labourers
- Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors
- Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations
- Food and beverage servers
- Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers, and related support occupations
- Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners
- Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
- Labourers in fish and seafood processing
- Labourers in food and beverage processing
- Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- Light duty cleaners
- Material handlers
- Nursery and greenhouse labourers
- Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation, and sport
- Store shelf stockers, clerks, and order fillers
Source: Service Canada Outlook, 2025-2027