What better way to choose a career that’ll furnish you with a satisfying life than to pick it from a list? To that sophisticated end, a few job-centric lists for your consideration.
The Ten Most Popular Occupations for Canadians for Women
Retail salespersons
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
Cashiers
Teachers
Administrative assistants
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
Administrative officers
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
General office support workers
Early childhood educators and assistants
The Ten Most Popular Occupations for Canadians for Men
Transport truck drivers
Retail salespersons
Retail and wholesale trade managers
Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents
Construction trades helpers and labourers
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
Material handlers
Carpenters
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
Cooks
Canada’s 10 Most in-Demand Jobs
General labourer
Sales representative
Accountant
Engineering project manager
Business analyst
Customer service representative
IT project manager
Account manager
Software engineer
Forklift operators
The 15 Most Popular Jobs for Millennials
1. Bartenders
2. Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
3. Waiters and waitresses
4. Tellers
5. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
6. Telemarketers
7. Phlebotomists
8. Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
9. Statisticians
10. Physician assistants
11. Meeting, convention, and event planners
12. Medical assistants
13. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
14. First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
15. Dental assistants
The 25 Most Popular Six-Figure Jobs
- General and Operations managers
- Software developers and programmers
- Physicians and surgeons
- Lawyers
- Marketing and sales managers
- Financial managers
- Computer and Information systems managers
- Medical and health services managers
- Pharmacists
- Administrative services managers
- Construction managers
- Chief executives
- Personal financial advisors
- Health specialties teachers (postsecondary)
- Architectural and engineering managers
- Industrial production managers
- Nurse practitioners
- Computer network architects
- Education administrators (postsecondary)
- Human resources managers
- Electronics engineers (except computer hardware)
- Transportation, storage and distribution managers
- Dentists
- Physician assistants
- Business teachers (postsecondary)
Or you could just throw a dart at a wall!