Indigenous Peoples Economic Account: Methodology and Preliminary Results
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Indigenous Peoples Human Resource Module, by occupation, CanadaNote 1Note 2

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Table 2.5
Indigenous Peoples Human Resource Module, by occupation, CanadaTable 2.5 Note 1 Table 2.5 Note 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Indigenous Peoples Human Resource Module 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (appearing as column headers).
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
All occupations
Number of paid workers jobs 654,185 682,965 710,260 740,750 752,280 772,280 792,330 819,145
Hours worked (in thousands) 1,118,356 1,169,601 1,217,067 1,269,071 1,288,521 1,324,098 1,356,815 1,404,185
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 27,594,035 29,216,572 30,729,423 32,296,156 32,926,564 34,206,426 35,485,279 37,042,262
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 42,181 42,779 43,265 43,599 43,769 44,293 44,786 45,221
Senior management occupations (00)
Number of paid workers jobs 10,610 11,330 11,950 12,635 12,550 12,445 12,340 12,405
Hours worked (in thousands) 25,812 27,683 29,226 30,870 30,639 30,441 30,265 30,444
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 784,186 857,955 906,161 965,090 952,459 942,163 932,774 938,961
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 73,910 75,724 75,829 76,382 75,893 75,706 75,589 75,692
Specialized middle management occupations (01-05)
Number of paid workers jobs 16,345 17,390 18,445 19,470 19,455 19,395 19,480 19,715
Hours worked (in thousands) 36,362 38,666 41,082 43,400 43,395 43,231 43,461 43,968
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 1,245,371 1,335,891 1,439,024 1,521,439 1,533,059 1,528,479 1,547,728 1,573,912
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 76,193 76,819 78,017 78,143 78,800 78,808 79,452 79,833
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services (06)
Number of paid workers jobs 12,675 13,365 13,935 14,555 14,630 14,530 14,820 15,120
Hours worked (in thousands) 28,925 30,490 31,737 33,100 33,334 33,095 34,119 35,064
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 668,653 709,740 739,523 773,380 792,917 839,612 884,925 928,466
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 52,754 53,104 53,069 53,135 54,198 57,785 59,712 61,406
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities (07-09)
Number of paid workers jobs 7,255 7,830 8,385 9,075 9,090 9,405 9,375 9,490
Hours worked (in thousands) 17,638 19,230 20,569 22,198 22,145 22,614 22,704 22,900
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 597,372 659,538 709,796 768,721 772,556 794,145 794,503 801,683
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 82,339 84,232 84,651 84,708 84,990 84,439 84,747 84,477
Professional occupations in finance and business (11)
Number of paid workers jobs 9,420 10,045 10,770 11,425 11,300 11,220 11,150 11,140
Hours worked (in thousands) 19,675 20,977 22,436 23,761 23,572 23,359 23,204 23,179
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 631,029 675,004 727,426 773,472 766,273 761,553 757,612 762,478
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 66,988 67,198 67,542 67,700 67,812 67,875 67,947 68,445
Administrative and financial supervisors and specialized administrative occupations (12)
Number of paid workers jobs 38,030 39,665 41,410 43,090 42,905 42,935 43,155 43,485
Hours worked (in thousands) 72,932 76,325 79,622 82,876 82,479 82,359 82,838 83,213
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 1,770,419 1,869,392 1,968,513 2,055,252 2,053,710 2,075,420 2,098,297 2,131,560
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 46,553 47,130 47,537 47,697 47,866 48,339 48,622 49,018
Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations (13)
Number of paid workers jobs 4,615 4,960 5,350 5,760 5,720 5,685 5,675 5,685
Hours worked (in thousands) 8,621 9,229 9,990 10,757 10,695 10,618 10,556 10,567
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 213,819 230,507 249,310 270,907 269,500 267,610 268,615 270,801
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 46,331 46,473 46,600 47,033 47,115 47,073 47,333 47,634
Office support occupations (14)
Number of paid workers jobs 37,745 39,600 41,440 43,470 43,475 43,410 43,185 43,425
Hours worked (in thousands) 62,954 66,060 68,910 72,080 72,430 72,313 71,912 72,446
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 1,262,412 1,336,933 1,406,498 1,475,658 1,477,382 1,475,731 1,471,803 1,482,992
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 33,446 33,761 33,941 33,947 33,982 33,995 34,081 34,151
Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations (15)
Number of paid workers jobs 10,285 10,880 11,425 12,075 12,015 12,020 11,935 11,880
Hours worked (in thousands) 19,356 20,618 21,575 22,867 22,705 22,719 22,524 22,444
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 417,863 449,375 478,154 510,265 509,268 512,033 508,615 507,176
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 40,628 41,303 41,852 42,258 42,386 42,598 42,615 42,692
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences (21)
Number of paid workers jobs 6,825 7,340 7,835 8,175 8,180 8,260 8,235 8,295
Hours worked (in thousands) 14,524 15,631 16,692 17,418 17,439 17,583 17,560 17,665
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 560,522 606,424 647,623 676,875 677,747 683,143 681,395 688,090
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 82,128 82,619 82,658 82,798 82,854 82,705 82,744 82,952
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences (22)
Number of paid workers jobs 14,345 15,170 15,910 16,825 16,720 16,655 16,615 16,620
Hours worked (in thousands) 29,566 31,411 32,924 34,774 34,535 34,445 34,477 34,547
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 897,660 963,606 1,016,994 1,087,360 1,080,050 1,078,178 1,078,434 1,079,395
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 62,576 63,520 63,922 64,628 64,596 64,736 64,907 64,946
Professional occupations in nursing (30)
Number of paid workers jobs 8,385 8,560 8,835 9,100 9,595 11,155 11,785 12,785
Hours worked (in thousands) 14,089 14,360 14,802 15,214 15,984 19,077 20,405 22,187
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 531,963 548,598 571,418 593,516 624,895 749,190 813,529 889,268
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 63,442 64,089 64,677 65,221 65,127 67,162 69,031 69,556
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) (31)
Number of paid workers jobs 2,035 2,195 2,295 2,380 2,375 2,450 2,460 2,490
Hours worked (in thousands) 3,774 4,055 4,294 4,422 4,424 4,472 4,423 4,460
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 146,413 154,834 163,205 166,733 166,950 168,840 168,331 167,757
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 71,947 70,539 71,113 70,056 70,295 68,914 68,427 67,372
Technical occupations in health (32)
Number of paid workers jobs 9,350 9,850 10,195 10,665 11,785 12,055 13,350 14,665
Hours worked (in thousands) 16,314 17,129 17,665 18,487 20,418 21,090 23,371 25,867
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 437,018 467,583 486,390 513,604 567,899 596,537 673,676 752,573
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 46,740 47,470 47,709 48,158 48,188 49,485 50,463 51,318
Assisting occupations in support of health services (34)
Number of paid workers jobs 14,755 15,455 16,010 16,685 17,725 18,970 21,095 22,680
Hours worked (in thousands) 21,965 22,936 23,627 24,586 26,328 29,043 32,286 35,053
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 427,278 450,968 470,092 494,035 532,306 587,793 661,061 721,058
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 28,958 29,179 29,362 29,610 30,031 30,985 31,337 31,793
Professional occupations in education services (40)
Number of paid workers jobs 19,605 20,230 20,750 21,185 21,805 21,890 22,625 24,170
Hours worked (in thousands) 33,157 34,095 35,084 35,795 36,879 36,867 38,068 40,811
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 1,090,740 1,132,456 1,176,332 1,207,293 1,245,858 1,261,848 1,311,735 1,417,233
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 55,636 55,979 56,691 56,988 57,136 57,645 57,977 58,636
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services (41)
Number of paid workers jobs 18,440 19,005 19,580 20,235 20,325 21,720 22,320 23,230
Hours worked (in thousands) 36,808 37,969 39,068 40,244 40,411 42,871 44,199 45,910
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 1,068,448 1,118,568 1,165,826 1,209,101 1,213,629 1,328,712 1,422,301 1,508,761
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 57,942 58,857 59,542 59,753 59,711 61,175 63,723 64,949
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services (42)
Number of paid workers jobs 25,020 25,845 26,595 27,465 28,345 29,800 31,390 33,125
Hours worked (in thousands) 39,902 41,206 42,278 43,683 44,348 46,473 49,321 52,078
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 807,136 849,119 887,257 929,242 952,645 1,008,629 1,098,926 1,174,346
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 32,260 32,854 33,362 33,834 33,609 33,847 35,009 35,452
Occupations in front-line public protection services (43)
Number of paid workers jobs 9,195 9,485 9,830 10,150 10,160 10,100 10,200 10,370
Hours worked (in thousands) 18,004 18,544 19,204 19,781 19,884 20,029 20,193 20,511
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 628,461 657,650 690,324 717,202 726,791 725,446 734,819 753,930
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 68,348 69,336 70,226 70,660 71,535 71,826 72,041 72,703
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations (44)
Number of paid workers jobs 20,435 21,075 21,680 22,460 23,000 23,280 24,740 25,350
Hours worked (in thousands) 28,644 29,684 30,711 31,662 32,238 32,928 34,936 36,014
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 570,329 603,015 633,016 661,303 675,764 694,859 743,870 772,984
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 27,909 28,613 29,198 29,444 29,381 29,848 30,067 30,492
Professional occupations in art and culture (51)
Number of paid workers jobs 2,350 2,640 2,905 3,155 3,205 3,185 3,130 3,150
Hours worked (in thousands) 3,552 3,991 4,384 4,824 4,819 4,827 4,729 4,760
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 91,491 104,383 114,688 125,185 125,407 125,342 124,164 125,575
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 38,932 39,539 39,480 39,678 39,128 39,354 39,669 39,865
Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport (52)
Number of paid workers jobs 7,545 8,195 8,735 9,400 9,350 9,540 9,690 9,895
Hours worked (in thousands) 8,926 9,955 10,726 11,638 11,579 11,593 11,545 11,597
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 190,756 212,302 236,614 258,012 256,342 259,707 261,357 265,174
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 25,282 25,906 27,088 27,448 27,416 27,223 26,972 26,799
Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations (62)
Number of paid workers jobs 7,045 7,505 7,875 8,340 8,305 8,315 8,240 8,395
Hours worked (in thousands) 13,365 14,198 14,871 15,810 15,787 15,833 15,824 16,167
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 327,711 349,100 367,951 396,956 403,987 404,688 406,089 417,565
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 46,517 46,516 46,724 47,597 48,644 48,670 49,283 49,740
Service supervisors and specialized service occupations (63)
Number of paid workers jobs 21,680 22,835 23,730 24,660 26,195 27,670 28,215 29,270
Hours worked (in thousands) 34,924 36,729 38,232 39,759 42,109 45,290 46,484 48,673
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 560,751 597,950 626,539 658,058 695,460 761,610 789,587 834,123
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 25,865 26,186 26,403 26,685 26,549 27,525 27,985 28,498
Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade (64)
Number of paid workers jobs 23,765 24,625 25,530 26,545 27,145 27,500 29,050 30,355
Hours worked (in thousands) 32,598 34,043 35,444 37,046 38,023 38,462 39,642 41,239
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 585,328 617,210 647,151 681,839 692,051 708,199 726,831 755,789
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 24,630 25,064 25,349 25,686 25,495 25,753 25,020 24,898
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations (65)
Number of paid workers jobs 35,425 37,100 38,755 40,500 40,650 41,380 42,420 43,705
Hours worked (in thousands) 51,639 54,035 56,612 59,236 60,029 60,902 61,821 63,651
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 862,943 918,005 972,594 1,032,594 1,046,503 1,065,557 1,093,183 1,129,853
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 24,360 24,744 25,096 25,496 25,744 25,751 25,770 25,852
Sales support occupations (66)
Number of paid workers jobs 31,005 31,955 32,990 34,030 36,135 38,910 40,460 43,260
Hours worked (in thousands) 33,025 34,060 35,256 36,348 39,064 42,240 43,932 46,991
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 432,734 453,341 475,088 494,508 557,239 613,537 653,546 708,697
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 13,957 14,187 14,401 14,532 15,421 15,768 16,153 16,382
Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. (67)
Number of paid workers jobs 53,710 55,680 57,800 59,930 60,960 64,570 66,640 69,490
Hours worked (in thousands) 68,282 70,909 73,570 76,390 78,260 82,145 84,643 88,517
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 1,127,654 1,186,434 1,243,116 1,301,693 1,336,079 1,432,874 1,490,716 1,571,795
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 20,995 21,308 21,507 21,720 21,917 22,191 22,370 22,619
Industrial, electrical and construction trades (72)
Number of paid workers jobs 42,160 43,085 43,935 45,075 46,700 47,885 49,510 51,500
Hours worked (in thousands) 81,902 84,008 85,715 87,867 91,271 95,197 98,154 102,655
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 2,335,950 2,429,226 2,515,835 2,605,532 2,751,272 2,907,624 3,059,389 3,219,403
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 55,407 56,382 57,263 57,804 58,914 60,721 61,793 62,513
Maintenance and equipment operation trades (73)
Number of paid workers jobs 17,190 18,070 18,845 19,605 19,625 20,145 20,305 21,000
Hours worked (in thousands) 39,547 41,471 43,108 44,897 44,909 46,368 46,746 48,487
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 1,215,842 1,289,878 1,354,709 1,423,453 1,435,409 1,502,788 1,546,855 1,624,091
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 70,730 71,382 71,887 72,607 73,142 74,599 76,181 77,338
Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers (74)
Number of paid workers jobs 10,925 11,340 11,810 12,450 12,555 12,495 12,615 12,935
Hours worked (in thousands) 19,286 20,071 21,008 22,003 22,409 22,390 22,852 23,689
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 412,243 436,960 460,013 486,464 497,228 504,608 522,199 544,246
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 37,734 38,533 38,951 39,073 39,604 40,385 41,395 42,075
Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations (75)
Number of paid workers jobs 35,500 37,135 38,400 40,045 40,345 42,145 43,115 44,750
Hours worked (in thousands) 70,465 73,300 75,454 78,142 78,964 83,854 87,048 91,392
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 1,837,938 1,936,901 2,026,656 2,121,580 2,163,885 2,361,200 2,509,367 2,688,805
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 51,773 52,158 52,777 52,980 53,635 56,026 58,202 60,085
Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations (76)
Number of paid workers jobs 22,930 23,595 24,365 25,405 25,420 25,915 26,585 27,625
Hours worked (in thousands) 30,905 31,786 32,877 34,274 34,731 35,980 37,476 39,773
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 766,680 802,812 844,264 890,160 903,123 956,575 1,050,668 1,148,474
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 33,436 34,025 34,651 35,039 35,528 36,912 39,521 41,574
Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production (82)
Number of paid workers jobs 6,360 6,555 6,755 7,100 7,025 7,300 7,590 7,990
Hours worked (in thousands) 13,795 14,148 14,693 15,420 14,965 15,508 15,993 16,847
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 475,067 494,284 515,533 546,851 547,398 570,971 610,483 649,621
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 74,696 75,406 76,319 77,021 77,921 78,215 80,433 81,304
Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production (84)
Number of paid workers jobs 6,040 6,355 6,605 7,020 7,045 7,210 7,140 7,385
Hours worked (in thousands) 9,200 9,876 10,387 10,990 10,989 11,215 11,007 11,419
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 205,895 221,938 234,931 252,131 262,625 274,843 268,697 283,394
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 34,089 34,923 35,569 35,916 37,278 38,120 37,633 38,374
Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers (86)
Number of paid workers jobs 9,465 9,905 10,330 10,940 10,770 11,185 11,685 11,950
Hours worked (in thousands) 11,144 11,648 12,092 12,897 12,641 13,362 14,409 14,968
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 232,512 242,663 255,927 275,965 275,962 298,995 314,505 330,580
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 24,565 24,499 24,775 25,225 25,623 26,732 26,915 27,664
Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators (92)
Number of paid workers jobs 5,150 5,485 5,710 6,040 6,060 6,000 6,045 6,050
Hours worked (in thousands) 12,027 12,788 13,324 14,102 14,238 14,116 14,270 14,241
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 442,051 474,684 494,007 522,942 526,918 524,741 541,574 547,786
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 85,835 86,542 86,516 86,580 86,950 87,457 89,590 90,543
Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers (94)
Number of paid workers jobs 6,935 6,995 7,215 7,490 7,460 7,495 7,530 7,590
Hours worked (in thousands) 13,392 13,564 14,013 14,513 14,486 14,515 14,614 14,742
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 300,734 309,294 323,703 338,267 338,721 338,679 340,021 342,655
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 43,365 44,216 44,865 45,163 45,405 45,187 45,155 45,146
Assemblers in manufacturing (95)
Number of paid workers jobs 4,280 4,535 4,655 4,790 4,790 4,715 4,745 4,820
Hours worked (in thousands) 7,976 8,469 8,744 9,021 8,960 8,772 8,816 8,912
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 174,454 185,876 193,512 201,581 203,500 198,289 199,997 202,736
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 40,760 40,987 41,571 42,084 42,484 42,055 42,149 42,061
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities (96)
Number of paid workers jobs 9,355 10,100 10,690 11,350 11,385 11,340 11,690 11,905
Hours worked (in thousands) 13,384 14,256 15,056 15,919 16,005 15,904 15,988 16,141
Wages and salaries (in thousands of dollars) 258,209 276,176 293,712 311,938 315,796 315,675 323,102 328,477
Average annual wages and salaries (in dollars) 27,601 27,344 27,475 27,484 27,738 27,837 27,639 27,592
Notes: All indicators (including wages and salaries, hours worked and average annual wages and salaries) associated with estimates of 50 jobs or less should be used with caution.
All estimates in this table are preliminary and, as such, subject to revision.
Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation, "Indigenous Peoples Economic Account: Methodology and Preliminary results", Income and Expenditure Accounts Technical Series (13-604-M), 2022.


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