Air
6Air Traffic ControllerPaid a salary from the first day of training. Most people who apply never get in.$114kTypical pay2 to 3 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandAirline PilotFly people across the country for a living. The training bill is big and the seniority ladder is slow.$108kTypical pay4 to 7 yearsTo qualifyGoodDemandDrone PilotCheap and fast to get certified. Turning it into a full-time income is the hard part.$36kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyModerateDemandFlight AttendantHired and trained by the airline in weeks. You are there for safety first and service second.$65kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyModerateDemandFlight DispatcherPlan the route, pick the fuel, watch the weather. On many flights you share control with the captain.$114kTypical pay1 to 2 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandHelicopter PilotFly the machine that can land anywhere. Most of the work is in the bush, not the city.$108kTypical pay2 to 4 yearsTo qualifyGoodDemand
Road
5Bus DriverLicensed in a few months, then hired by a transit system that trains you and pays a pension.$52kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyGoodDemandDelivery DriverThe quickest job to start on this site. Watch for the versions where you pay for the van, the fuel and the insurance.$42kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyModerateDemandLetter CarrierOne employer, one union, and a route you walk in every kind of weather.$60kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyModerateDemandTow Truck OperatorShow up when someone's day has gone wrong. Ontario now licenses every tow driver and towing company.$55kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyModerateDemandTruck DriverLicensed in a few months. Everything in every store got there on a truck.$55kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyModerateDemand
Rail
3Locomotive EngineerRun freight and passenger trains across the country. The railway hires you first, then trains you.$104kTypical pay3 to 6 yearsTo qualifyGoodDemandRail Traffic ControllerSit in a control centre and decide where every train on your territory goes next.$85kTypical pay2 to 6 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemandRailway ConductorRun the train crew, switch the cars and own the paperwork. Hired off a high school diploma and trained on pay.$90kTypical pay1 to 2 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
Sea
5Coast Guard OfficerSearch and rescue, icebreaking and buoy tending on a federal ship. The training is four years and the government pays you to do it.$86kTypical pay4 to 5 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandDeckhandThe entry door to working at sea. A short safety course, a medical, and you can be on a boat this season.$58kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyLimitedDemandLongshore WorkerLoad and unload the ships that carry almost everything you own. Union work, hard to get into, hard to leave.$68kTypical pay1 to 5 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandMarine Engineering OfficerKeep a ship's engines, power and systems running while it is a thousand kilometres from a repair shop.$77kTypical pay3 to 5 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandShip OfficerNavigate and command commercial ships. You train as a cadet at sea, not in a lecture hall.$86kTypical pay3 to 5 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
Logistics
2Logistics CoordinatorPlan how goods get from a factory to a shelf, and fix it when a shipment goes missing.$61kTypical pay1 to 3 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemandTransport DispatcherMatch loads to drivers, fix problems on the road, and keep a whole fleet moving from one desk.$58kTypical payup to 2 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand