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Jobs in demand in Ontario right now
Job Bank rates the three-year outlook for every job in every province from one star to five. These are the jobs it rates good or very good in Ontario: the ones where it expects more openings than people to fill them.
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Sorted by how many people work in each job, so the biggest doors come first.
82 jobs. Jobs with a link to our own guide are marked.
| Job | Outlook 2025–2027 | Median pay | Women | Usually needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nursesOur guide | Very good | $42.00/hr | 91% | University degree |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | Good | $24.00/hr | 88% | Short programme or training |
| Early childhood educators and assistantsOur guide | Good | $22.00/hr | >95% | College or apprenticeship |
| Accounting technicians and bookkeepersOur guide | Good | $28.50/hr | 82% | College or apprenticeship |
| Home building and renovation managers | Good | $43,200/yr | 6% | Management |
| Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators | Good | $22.43/hr | 35% | Short programme or training |
| Insurance agents and brokersOur guide | Good | $30.22/hr | 56% | Short programme or training |
| Managers in agricultureOur guide | Good | $31.25/hr | 28% | Management |
| Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies | Very good | $33.00/hr | 83% | University degree |
| General practitioners and family physiciansOur guide | Good | $233,752/yr | 49% | University degree |
| Medical administrative assistants | Very good | $25.00/hr | >95% | Short programme or training |
| Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs | Good | $18.46/hr | 7% | No formal education |
| Licensed practical nursesOur guide | Good | $31.00/hr | 89% | College or apprenticeship |
| Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanicsOur guide | Good | $37.00/hr | <5% | College or apprenticeship |
| Property administrators | Very good | $30.13/hr | 57% | Short programme or training |
| Home support workers, caregivers and related occupationsOur guide | Good | $22.00/hr | 88% | High school |
| Managers in health care | Good | $56.00/hr | 75% | Management |
| Accommodation service managers | Very good | $40.00/hr | 54% | Management |
| PharmacistsOur guide | Good | $53.85/hr | 59% | University degree |
| FirefightersOur guide | Good | $48.53/hr | 7% | College or apprenticeship |
| Managers in social, community and correctional services | Very good | $48.08/hr | 76% | Management |
| Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants | Good | $26.00/hr | >95% | Short programme or training |
| Massage therapists | Good | $38,308/yr | 79% | College or apprenticeship |
| Cleaning supervisors | Good | $25.44/hr | 43% | College or apprenticeship |
| Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | Good | $35.58/hr | 35% | College or apprenticeship |
| Dental hygienists and dental therapistsOur guide | Good | $44.00/hr | >95% | College or apprenticeship |
| Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | Good | $295,785/yr | 43% | University degree |
| School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education | Good | $57.14/hr | 65% | Management |
| Paramedical occupationsOur guide | Good | $42.17/hr | 37% | College or apprenticeship |
| Nursing coordinators and supervisors | Good | $45.00/hr | 93% | University degree |
| Medical laboratory technologistsOur guide | Good | $42.00/hr | 77% | College or apprenticeship |
| Power engineers and power systems operators | Good | $57.00/hr | 8% | College or apprenticeship |
| Dentists | Good | $104,000/yr | 43% | University degree |
| Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | Good | $25.68/hr | 80% | College or apprenticeship |
| Pharmacy technicians | Good | $26.45/hr | 85% | College or apprenticeship |
| Livestock labourers | Good | $19.50/hr | 49% | No formal education |
| Medical radiation technologists | Good | $45.00/hr | 76% | College or apprenticeship |
| Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Good | $20.50/hr | 54% | No formal education |
| Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operatorsOur guide | Good | $21.15/hr | 28% | High school |
| Occupational therapistsOur guide | Good | $45.00/hr | 91% | University degree |
| Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectorsOur guide | Good | $38.00/hr | 5% | College or apprenticeship |
| Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | Good | $46.70/hr | 93% | University degree |
| Bricklayers | Good | $38.00/hr | <5% | College or apprenticeship |
| Electrical power line and cable workers | Good | $45.00/hr | <5% | College or apprenticeship |
| Psychologists | Good | $51.82/hr | 76% | University degree |
| Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructorsOur guide | Good | $63.00/hr | 7% | College or apprenticeship |
| Harvesting labourers | Good | $17.95/hr | 46% | No formal education |
| Hotel front desk clerks | Good | $19.00/hr | 61% | High school |
| Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | Good | $44.66/hr | 71% | College or apprenticeship |
| Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers | Good | $22.50/hr | 28% | High school |
| Utilities managers | Very good | $63.46/hr | 20% | Management |
| VeterinariansOur guide | Good | $60.00/hr | 65% | University degree |
| Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations | Good | $28.00/hr | 87% | College or apprenticeship |
| Butchers - retail and wholesaleOur guide | Good | $21.75/hr | 13% | Short programme or training |
| Specialists in surgery | Good | $403,957/yr | 32% | University degree |
| Chiropractors | Good | $61,200/yr | 42% | University degree |
| Medical sonographers | Good | $41.00/hr | 86% | College or apprenticeship |
| Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment | Good | $30.10/hr | 75% | University degree |
| Water and waste treatment plant operators | Good | $38.11/hr | 13% | College or apprenticeship |
| Nurse practitioners | Very good | $62.00/hr | 92% | University degree |
| Optometrists | Very good | $78,000/yr | 59% | University degree |
| Opticians | Good | $24.04/hr | 60% | College or apprenticeship |
| Survey interviewers and statistical clerks | Good | $24.18/hr | 56% | High school |
| Records management technicians | Good | $33.65/hr | 65% | College or apprenticeship |
| Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating | Good | $62,000/yr | 72% | University degree |
| Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors | Good | $30.77/hr | 26% | Short programme or training |
| Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals | Good | $43.93/hr | 78% | University degree |
| Meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale | Good | $17.95/hr | 11% | No formal education |
| Pest controllers and fumigators | Good | $25.96/hr | 8% | Short programme or training |
| Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists | Good | — | 57% | College or apprenticeship |
| Other practitioners of natural healing | Good | $38,308/yr | 81% | College or apprenticeship |
| Power system electricians | Good | $50.85/hr | <5% | College or apprenticeship |
| Railway and yard locomotive engineers | Good | $56.09/hr | 7% | Short programme or training |
| Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers | Good | $47.12/hr | 74% | Management |
| Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors | Good | $38.91/hr | 6% | College or apprenticeship |
| Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers | Good | — | 42% | No formal education |
| Deck officers, water transport | Good | $38.46/hr | 19% | College or apprenticeship |
| Denturists | Good | $46,400/yr | 35% | College or apprenticeship |
| Executive housekeepers | Good | $22.73/hr | 78% | College or apprenticeship |
| Labourers in fish and seafood processing | Good | $18.43/hr | 49% | No formal education |
| Railway carmen/women | Good | $40.13/hr | <5% | College or apprenticeship |
| Water well drillers | Good | — | <5% | College or apprenticeship |
Before you act on this
How to read the list
- An outlook is a forecast of openings against job seekers across the whole province. It does not mean a job is easy to get, and it does not mean your town has openings.
- It also moves. These ratings describe 2025 to 2027. If you are twelve, the job market you will actually enter looks different, so use this to notice what is changing, not to lock in a plan.
- A job with fewer stars is not a bad job. It means more competition for each opening.
Source: Job Bank Ontario outlooks and wages (Employment and Social Development Canada, from Statistics Canada data), each job linked to its own report. See every job in one table.
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