Earnings and mobility of journeypersons in Canada, 2018

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Earnings and mobility of journeypersons in Canada, 2018

The highest median incomes at the time of certification were in the North and Western Canada.


Table 1

Table summary
This table displays the results of Median incomes in 2018, at the time of certification, calculated using dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Median incomes in 2018, at the time of certification
dollars
Newfoundland and Labrador 49,560
Prince Edward Island 39,040
Nova Scotia 43,970
New Brunswick 50,950
Quebec 47,540
Ontario 50,830
Manitoba 51,000
Saskatchewan 57,500
Alberta 63,920
British Columbia 55,020
Territories 85,760

Trade qualifiersNote  were more likely to move elsewhere in Canada than apprentices.


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2. The information is grouped by Trades (appearing as row headers), Mode of certification and Total mobility, 2018, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Trades Mode of certification Total mobility, 2018
percentage
All trades Trade qualifiers 7.1
Apprentices 6.6
All non-Red Seal trades Trade qualifiers 3.6
Apprentices 2.4
All Red Seal trades Trade qualifiers 10.8
Apprentices 7.7

JourneypersonsNote  certified in these trades were more likely to move.


Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3. The information is grouped by Trade (appearing as row headers), Total mobility, 2018, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Trade Total mobility, 2018
percentage
Steamfitter/pipefitter 20
Ironworker 15.9
Welder 15.1

Some journeypersons had higher median annual incomes in 2018 than the top paid graduates from master’s programs, five years after certification or graduationNote .


Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4. The information is grouped by Trade (appearing as row headers), Median incomes in 2018, five years after certification, calculated using dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Trade Median incomes in 2018, five years after certification
dollars
Powerline technician 132,230
Industrial instrumentation and control technician 114,850
Heavy duty equipment technician 99,460
Industrial mechanic (millwright) 94,640
Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 88,650
Business, management and public administration 87,100
Source: Statistics Canada, Registered Apprenticeship Information System, 2008 to 2018.

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