Table 1
Occupation1 with the highest average full-time hourly wage2 by broad occupational group, 2017
| Average full-time hourly wage | |
|---|---|
| current dollars | |
| Health occupations | |
| Specialist physicians | 70.00 |
| Management occupations | |
| Senior managers–financial, communications and other business services | 65.15 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | |
| Chemical engineers | 59.00 |
| Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | |
| Lawyers and Quebec notaries | 57.05 |
| Business, finance and administration occupations | |
| Statistical officers and related research support occupations | 46.80 |
| Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations | |
| Supervisors, mining and quarrying | 46.70 |
| Occupations in manufacturing and utilities | |
| Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities | 44.35 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | |
| Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades | 44.20 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | |
| Producers, directors and choreographers and related occupations | 37.05 |
| Sales and service occupations | |
| Real estate agents and salespersons | 35.00 |
Note(s):
The ranking does not account for the variability of the estimates.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0001-01 (formerly CANSIM table 285-0050).
Table note 1
Unit group of the 2016 National Occupational Classification.
Table note 2
The average hourly wage paid by employers, before taxes and deductions, to full-time employees, excluding overtime pay, tips, commissions, bonuses, and other monetary benefits.
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