Table 5
Industrial sectors with the highest full-time hourly wage by broad occupational group, 2016
Average full-time hourly wage | |
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current dollars | |
Management occupations | |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 64.45 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 49.55 |
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | |
Finance and insurance | 46.20 |
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities | |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 45.20 |
Business, finance and administration occupations | |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 38.95 |
Health occupations | |
Educational services | 37.75 |
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | |
Utilities | 37.10 |
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations | |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 33.15 |
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | |
Finance and insurance | 31.00 |
Sales and service occupations | |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 29.45 |
Note(s):
The ranking does not account for the variability of the estimates.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 285-0052.
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