Occupations in Demand by Education Level

Explore in-demand jobs sorted by their training, education, experience, and responsibilities.

Explore in-demand jobs sorted by their training, education, experience, and responsibilities (TEER) level for the 2023-2025 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)

Management jobs are held by around 35,600 people, making up about 7.4% of all jobs. They are expected to offer about 5,355, or 8.6% of the new job opportunities over the next few years. Management jobs are projected to have a job opportunity rate that is slightly above average, it will have the highest rate of attrition, due to the older age profile of its workers, but the lowest total number of opportunities due to its small size.

Below are the in-demand management occupations:

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University – jobs that usually need a university degree (TEER 1)

Jobs that need a university degree employ the second most people, about 98,700 workers, which is 23.8% of all jobs. These jobs are expected to offer the third most opportunities, around 14,790 or 23.8%. are anticipated to have the highest overall rate of job opportunities, driven by the highest annual average rate of job growth: 2.7%. Larger occupations in this level, such as registered nurses and teachers, are predicted to give rise to many opportunities as well as fast-growing occupations related to the information technology (IT) sector.

Below are the in-demand occupations requiring a university degree:

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College/Apprenticeship with experience, Supervisory (TEER 2)

Jobs usually need a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years, or supervisors 

These jobs have the most workers, about 121,600 or 24.8% of all workers. This category of jobs is expected to produce nearly one-quarter of all opportunities, about 15,410. Occupations in this category that are expected to offer many opportunities through 2026 are diverse, including retail sales supervisors, bookkeepers, automotive service technicians, early childhood educators, and carpenters. 

Below are the in-demand occupations for this category:

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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

This group of jobs has about 81,800 workers, which is 17% of the workforce. Job openings are expected to occur at a rate slightly above average, driven nearly equally by job growth and attrition. About 10,570 job openings are estimated. The nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates occupation is expected to produce the greatest number of opportunities by a wide margin, followed by transport truck drivers, administrative assistants, and cooks.

Below are the in-demand occupations for this category:

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High School (TEER 4)

Jobs usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training

This group of jobs has about 78,900 workers, making up 13% of all workers. These jobs are expected to grow the slowest. About 8,105 opportunities are estimated. Sales and services occupations are predicted to account for more than half of opportunities in this group, led by retail salespersons and visual merchandisers.

Below are the in-demand occupations for this category:

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No Requirements (TEER 5)

Jobs usually need short-term work training and no formal education

This group of jobs has about 66,900 workers, which is 13% of the workforce. These jobs are expected to have a rate of opportunities that is slightly below average at 3.7%. Job growth will account for a bit more than half of openings. Four occupations are expected to create half of all opportunities in group: cashiers; food counter attendants; store shelf stockers; and light duty cleaners. A total of 8,005 openings are estimated in this group.

Below are the in-demand occupations for this category:

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Source: Service Canada Outlook, 2024-2026

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