The 12 most in-demand jobs in Canada (and what they pay)

We’ve done the math and come up with a list of the 12 most in-demand jobs in Canada right now (and what you can earn from each*):

• Cashier
  Salary range: $20,802 – $29,490
• Registered Nurses
  Salary range: $44,686 – $86,110
• Cook
  Salary range: $22,835 – $38,818
• Sales Associate
  Salary range: $21,253 – $45,189
• Advertising sales executive
  Salary range: $46,000 – $85,000
• Administrative Assistant
  Salary range: $27,428 – $50,579
• Pharmacy assistant
  Salary range: $23,483 – $41,212
• Front store supervisor 
  Salary range: $23,755 – $47,581
• Customer Service Representative
  Salary range: $23,592 – $44,797
• Personal support worker
  Salary range: $26,245 – $43,533
• Sales executive
  Salary range: $31,511 – $100,334
• Merchandiser
  Salary range: $22,943 – $40,297

According to our data, these jobs take approximately 45 days to fill. Administrative Assistants positions, however, have a much shorter posting period, averaging just 36 days (*or just over five weeks). Job postings that stay up the longest – or which are immediately reposted following the job ad’s expiration – indicate a perpetual need or a difficulty to fill.

What are you waiting for? Let’s get to work!

*Salary ranges posted in CAD, courtesy of Payscale.