What jobs are in high demand in Calgary? The answer is that the city needs people with skills of every level across multiple industries.

That being said, the top five occupations expected to be in demand from 2007-2017 (based on an overall number of new jobs) are sales clerks, retail managers, registered nurses, IT analysts and accountants.

The following includes some of the other in-demand professions organized by industry.

Calgary Industries and High-growth Jobs

Construction

• Carpenters
• Electricians
• Trades helpers and labourers

Energy

• Petroleum engineers
• Geologists, geochemists and geophysicists
• Geological and mineral technologists and technicians

Education

• Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
• Secondary school teachers
• College and other vocational instructors

Financial services

• Real estate agents and salespersons
• Banking, credit and other investment managers
• Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers

Health care

• Registered nurses
• Early childhood educators and assistants
• Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates

Information and communications technology

• Information technology analysts and consultants
• Financial auditors and accountants
• Computer programmers and interactive media developers

Manufacturing

• Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
• Furniture and fixture assemblers and inspectors
• Labourers in food, beverage and tobacco processing

Professional services

• Financial auditors and accountants
• Lawyers

Retail

• Sales clerks
• Retail managers

Transportation and logistics

• Truck drivers
• Sales representatives, wholesale trade
• Material handlers