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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 20 (tie): Software engineer
Median salary: $90,001
Five-year wage growth: 12.51 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 45 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 20 (tie): Firefighter
Median salary: $78,936
Five-year wage growth: 15.1 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 15.7 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 20 (tie): Police officer
Median salary: $83,990
Five-year wage growth: 15.83 per cent
Five-year employee growth: -1.80 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 19: Urban planner
Median salary: $86,320
Five-year wage growth: 15.82 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 27.5 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 18: Petroleum and chemical process engineer
Median salary: $104,000
Five-year wage growth: 14.39%
Five-year employee growth: -9.1 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 17: Business service manager
Median salary: $85,508
Five-year wage growth: 31.55 per cent
Five-year employee growth: -16.80%
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 16: Deck officer
Median salary: $72,800
Five-year wage growth: 16.67 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 18.2 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 15: Specialized engineer
Median salary: $85,009
Five-year wage growth: 15.13 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 79.1 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 14: Aerospace engineer
Median salary: $89,003
Five-year wage growth: 32.85 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 9.1 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 13: Locomotive engineer
Median salary: $73,340
Five-year wage growth: 23.72 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 14.8 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 12: Corporate sales manager
Median salary: $85,009
Five-year wage growth: 27.52 per cent
Five-year employee growth: -6.5 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 11: Pharmacist
Median salary: $102,398
Five-year wage growth: 9.4 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 56 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 10: Elevator mechanic
Median salary: $83,844
Five-year wage growth: 16.44 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 94.4 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 9: Lawyer
Median salary: $88,524
Five-year wage growth: 10.92 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 12.90 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 8: Economic development director
Median salary: $114,400
Five-year wage growth: 12.89 per cent
Five-year employee growth: -10.80 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 7: Real estate and financial manager
Median salary: $103,376
Five-year wage growth: 29.43 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 8.5 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 6: Telecommunication manager
Median salary: $86,528
Five-year wage growth: 15.94 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 5.3 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 5: Utilities manager
Median salary: $112,320
Five-year wage growth: 20 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 6 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 4: Pipefitting supervisor
Median salary: $89,398
Five-year wage growth: 34.31 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 4.1 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 3: Mining and forestry manager
Median salary: $100,006
Five-year wage growth: 11.12 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 39.5 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 2: Nurse practioner
Median salary: $84,510
Five-year wage growth: 19.5 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 0 per cent
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These are the 20 best jobs in Canada
No. 1: Public administration director
Median salary: $106,662
Five-year wage growth: 17.08 per cent
Five-year employee growth: 39.2 per cent
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Lawyer, pharmacist, police officer and firefighter are some of the positions that made the Canadian Business list of Canada’s Best Jobs 2017 released earlier this week.
While the presence of those gigs is hardly surprising, many jobs make an appearance on the list that you might not have considered thanks to improving employment prospects and wage growth.
We’ve highlighted the top 20 positions in the rankings; however, the full list by Canadian Business can be found here.
Click through the gallery to see the jobs that topped the rankings.
