15 Top Jobs Trending in Canada in 2022

15 Top Jobs Trending in Canada in 2022

15 Top Jobs Trending in Canada in 2022 

Job numbers are rising in Canada. The landscape of trending jobs in Canada may be different from what job seekers experienced prior to the pandemic. Industries with major growth include the service sector, technology and health care. Here are the top 15 jobs trending in Canada in 2022: 

  1. Key account manager: Key account managers are tasked with consistently unlocking the revenue potential of a business’s most important clients. They tend to work with large clients or those that represent strategic partnerships for the business. 
  2. Developer: Developers create app solutions, develop or maintain in-house software or help implement cloud or other technologies. 
  3. Marketing manager: Marketing managers help businesses navigate the increasingly complex landscape of online and offline marketing; this can include traditional methods along with social media, SEO, SEM, PPC and website marketing. 
  4. Registered nurse: Registered nurses make the list for job security, competitive pay, excellent benefits and the satisfaction of providing patient care that may save lives. 
  5. Driver: Drivers are responsible for getting raw materials, consumer goods and people where they need to be.  
  6. Customer service representative: Customer service representatives communicate with consumers to help them and listen to their needs. Companies are looking for people who have good communication and problem-solving skills required to master customer service via email, chat or phone.   
  7. Welder: Welders design, plan and configure to create products. Welders are likely to find jobs across the country with the large number of positions that will be created by 2028.  
  8. Engineer: Engineers are needed across sectors to help design, build and maintain infrastructure, this is for both physical and virtual infrastructures.    
  9. Accountant: Accountants manage businesses’ finances. Across Canada, accountants can expect to find job options across the nation and potential job growth in upcoming years.  
  10. Cloud architect: Cloud architects help find cloud solutions and encourage the cost savings and convenience associated with the cloud. There are even more opportunities to work in the field with remote work opportunities continuing to rise. 
  11. HR manager (Human resources): Canadian businesses are also looking to hire HR professionals to help ensure compliance with labour laws, increase employee morale, reduce turnover and scale up both staff and skills to support future growth.  
  12. Electrician: Electricians assemble, install, and repair electrical wiring, fixtures, and equipment in buildings and other structures. There is currently a shortage of electricians in Canada, therefore, employees in the field are high in demand.  
  13. IT project manager (Information technology): IT project managers develop and oversee implementation projects, steer tech efforts for continuous improvement projects or provide frameworks and leadership for development initiatives.  
  14. Mechanical engineer: Mechanical engineers are responsible for designing, maintaining or repairing machines such as power generators, turbines and refrigeration units.  
  15. Accounts payable & receivable clerk: Accounts payable and receivable clerks ensure timely management of invoice processes and work to collect amounts due to the business. 

Indeed, there is a trend of jobs and sectors that are experiencing a high demand for employees, such as engineering, trades, and health care. Thus, in many sectors, workers are likely to find jobs more easily than before. This is reassuring for young adults coming out of post-secondary education who can count on the fact that there will be open positions in their field, and that employers will be looking for workers.