Research careers to help you identify new opportunities in PEI
72500 - Crane operators
Crane operators operate cranes or draglines to lift, move, position or place machinery, equipment and other large objects at construction or industrial sites, ports, railway yards, surface mines and other similar locations. They are employed by construction, industrial, mining, cargo handling and railway companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Moderate / TEER: 2 - College diploma (2 - 3 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (2 - 5 yrs)
72501 - Water well drillers
Water well drillers operate a variety of mobile water well drilling rigs and equipment to drill and monitor residential, commercial and industrial water wells. They are employed by water well drilling contractors and governments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 2 - College diploma (2 - 3 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (2 - 5 yrs)
72600 - Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
Air pilots fly fixed wing aircraft and helicopters to provide air transportation and other services such as crop spraying and aerial surveying. Flight engineers assist air pilots with monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance of aircraft systems and with pre- and post-flight inspections. Flying instructors teach flying techniques and procedures to student and licensed pilots. Air pilots, flight engineers and flight instructors are employed by airline and air freight companies, flying schools and by other public and private sector aircraft operators.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 2 - College diploma (2 - 3 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (2 - 5 yrs)
72601 - Air traffic controllers and related occupations
Air traffic controllers direct air traffic within assigned airspace, and control moving aircraft and service vehicles at airports. Flight service specialists provide pilots with flight information essential to aviation safety. Flight dispatchers authorize airline flights over assigned routes. Air traffic controllers and flight service specialists are employed by NAV Canada and the Canadian Forces. Flight dispatchers are employed by airline and air services companies and by the Canadian Forces.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 2 - College diploma (2 - 3 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (2 - 5 yrs)
72602 - Deck officers, water transport
Deck officers, water transport, operate and command ships or self-propelled vessels to transport passengers and cargo on oceans and coastal and inland waters, and supervise and coordinate the activities of deck crews. This unit group also includes Canadian Coast Guard deck officers. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Moderate / TEER: 2 - College diploma (2 - 3 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (2 - 5 yrs)
72603 - Engineer officers, water transport
Engineer officers in water transport, operate and maintain main engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment aboard ships and other self-propelled vessels, and supervise and coordinate the activities of engine room crews. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 2 - College diploma (2 - 3 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (2 - 5 yrs)
72604 - Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
Railway traffic controllers coordinate passenger and freight train traffic on railways. They are employed by rail transport companies. Marine traffic regulators monitor and regulate coastal and inland marine traffic within assigned waterways. They are employed by port, harbour, canal and lock authorities and by the Canadian Coast Guard.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 2 - College diploma (2 - 3 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (2 - 5 yrs)
72999 - Other technical trades and related occupations
Workers in other trades occupations repair, service, install, calibrate or fabricate a variety of products. This unit group also includes commercial divers. They are employed by a wide range of establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 2 - College diploma (2 - 3 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (2 - 5 yrs)
73100 - Concrete finishers
Concrete finishers smooth and finish freshly poured concrete, apply curing or surface treatments and install, maintain and restore various masonry structures such as foundations, floors, ceilings, sidewalks, roads, patios and high-rise buildings. They are employed by construction companies, cement and concrete contractors and manufacturers of precast concrete products, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73101 - Tilesetters
Tilesetters cover interior and exterior walls, floors and ceilings with ceramic, marble and quarry tile, mosaics or terrazzo. They are employed by construction companies and masonry contractors, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73102 - Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
Plasterers apply finish, and maintain and restore plaster or similar materials, on interior and exterior walls, ceilings and building partitions to produce plain or decorative surfaces. Drywall installers and finishers install and finish drywall sheets and various types of ceiling systems. Lathers install support framework for ceiling systems, interior and exterior walls and building partitions. They are employed by construction companies and by plastering, drywalling and lathing contractors, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Good / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73110 - Roofers and shinglers
Roofers install, repair or replace flat roofs as well as shingles, shakes or other roofing tiles on sloped roofs. Shinglers install and replace shingles, tiles and similar coverings on sloped roofs. They are employed by roofing and general contractors, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Very Good / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73111 - Glaziers
Glaziers cut, fit, install and replace glass in residential, commercial and industrial buildings, on exterior walls of buildings and other structures and in furniture and other products. They are employed by construction glass installation contractors, retail service and repair shops and glass fabrication shops, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73112 - Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
Painters and decorators apply paint, wallpaper and other finishes to interior and exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures. They are employed by construction companies, painting contractors and building maintenance contractors, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Good / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73113 - Floor covering installers
Floor covering installers install carpet, wood, linoleum, vinyl and other resilient floor coverings in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. They are employed by construction companies, floor-covering contractors and carpet outlets, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73200 - Residential and commercial installers and servicers
Residential and commercial installers and servicers install and service a wide variety of interior and exterior prefabricated products such as windows, doors, electrical appliances, water heaters, fences, play structures and septic and irrigation systems at residential, commercial or institutional properties. They are employed by companies specializing in specific product installation and service.Outlook: Good / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73201 - General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
General building maintenance workers perform tasks related to the general maintenance of buildings. They execute minor repair work, maintain equipment and installations and perform preventive inspection of systems relating to building mechanics. Building superintendents employed in large establishments are responsible for the operation of the establishment and may also supervise other workers. They are employed by office and apartment building management companies, condominium corporations, educational institutions, health care facilities, recreational and shopping facilities, religious, industrial and other establishments.Outlook: Moderate / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73202 - Pest controllers and fumigators
Pest controllers and fumigators inspect buildings and outside areas for pest infestation and spray chemical treatments to kill noxious and destructive insects, rodents and other pests or set cage traps to capture and remove animals. They are employed by pest control companies, or they may be self-employed.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73209 - Other repairers and servicers
Other repairers and servicers repair and service a wide variety of products, such as cameras, scales, musical instruments, coin machines, vending machines, sporting goods and other miscellaneous products and equipment. They are employed by product specialty repair shops and service establishments.Outlook: Good / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73300 - Transport truck drivers
Transport truck drivers drive straight trucks or tractor-trailers to transport freight. Long-haul truck drivers operate heavy trucks over urban, interurban, provincial and international routes, while short-haul and local transport truck drivers operate over urban and short interurban routes. They are employed by transportation, manufacturing, distribution and moving companies, and trucking employment service agencies, or they may be self-employed.Outlook: Very Good / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73301 - Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators drive buses and operate streetcars, subway trains and light rail transit vehicles to transport passengers on established routes. Bus drivers are employed by urban transit systems, school boards or transportation authorities and private transportation companies. Streetcar, subway and light rail transit operators are employed by urban transit systems.Outlook: Good / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73310 - Railway and yard locomotive engineers
Railway locomotive engineers operate railway locomotives to transport passengers and freight. They are employed by railway transport companies. Yard locomotive engineers operate locomotives within yards of railway, industrial or other establishments. They are employed by railway transport companies and industrial or commercial users of rail transport.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73311 - Railway conductors and brakemen/women
Railway conductors coordinate and supervise the activities of passenger and freight train crew members. Brakemen check train brakes and other systems and equipment prior to train run, and assist railway conductors in activities en route. They are employed by railway transport companies.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73400 - Heavy equipment operators
Heavy equipment operators operate heavy equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures; in surface mining and quarrying activities; and in material handling work. They are employed by construction companies, heavy equipment contractors, public works departments and pipeline, logging, cargo-handling and other companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Very Good / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
73401 - Printing press operators
Printing press operators set up and operate sheet and web-fed presses to print text, illustrations and designs on a wide variety of materials such as paper, plastic, glass, leather and metal. They are employed by commercial printing companies; newspapers, magazines, and other publishing companies; and establishments in the public and private sectors that have in-house printing departments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.Outlook: Not Assigned / TEER: 3 - College diploma (less than 2 yrs) or Apprenticeship training (less than 2 yrs)
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