Peterborough
We are pleased to provide quarterly job postings as well as occupational demand projections for the Peterborough area.
Quarterly Job Postings
Advertising jobs online is a common approach among employers looking to hire. As a result, there is a wealth of information scattered across the Internet, identifying the employers’ qualifications, needs and expectations. The information below presents the number of online job postings in the Peterborough Area by 4-digit occupation.
To learn more about occupational codes and the National Occupation Classification (NOC) system, please visit, Government of Canada – NOC.
Note: These figures represent only job postings, which may or may not have been filled.
Job posting data is sourced from Vicinity Jobs
| Peterborough | 2021 Q1 Job Postings | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 4412 - Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations | 66 | 1 |
| 3233 - Licensed practical nurses | 51 | 2 |
| 6421 - Retail salespersons | 41 | 3 |
| 6322 - Cooks | 31 | 4 |
| 7452 - Material handlers | 31 | 5 |
| 6552 - Other customer and information services representatives | 30 | 6 |
| 1241 - Administrative assistants | 29 | 7 |
| 6731 - Light duty cleaners | 27 | 8 |
| 6711 - Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | 25 | 9 |
| 7514 - Delivery and courier service drivers | 22 | 10 |
| 0621 - Retail and wholesale trade managers | 21 | 11 |
| 1411 - General office support workers | 21 | 12 |
| 3012 - Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 21 | 13 |
| 3414 - Other assisting occupations in support of health services | 20 | 14 |
| 6513 - Food and beverage servers | 19 | 15 |
| 1414 - Receptionists | 18 | 16 |
| 6235 - Financial sales representatives | 17 | 17 |
| 7271 - Carpenters | 16 | 18 |
| 7511 - Transport truck drivers | 16 | 19 |
| 7611 - Construction trades helpers and labourers | 16 | 20 |
| 9619 - Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 15 | 21 |
| 0114 - Other administrative services managers | 14 | 22 |
| 1221 - Administrative officers | 12 | 23 |
| 6222 - Retail and wholesale buyers | 12 | 24 |
| 6411 - Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) | 12 | 25 |
| 0601 - Corporate sales managers | 10 | 26 |
| 6611 - Cashiers | 10 | 27 |
| 6623 - Other sales related occupations | 10 | 28 |
| 9421 - Chemical plant machine operators | 10 | 29 |
| 1123 - Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | 9 | 30 |
| 6211 - Retail sales supervisors | 9 | 31 |
| 7237 - Welders and related machine operators | 9 | 32 |
| 8612 - Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | 9 | 33 |
| 4212 - Social and community service workers | 8 | 34 |
| 6541 - Security guards and related security service occupations | 8 | 35 |
| 7441 - Residential and commercial installers and servicers | 8 | 36 |
| 8431 - General farm workers | 8 | 37 |
| 4214 - Early childhood educators and assistants | 7 | 38 |
| 6311 - Food service supervisors | 7 | 39 |
| 6321 - Chefs | 7 | 40 |
| 7251 - Plumbers | 7 | 41 |
| 1311 - Accounting technicians and bookkeepers | 6 | 42 |
| 1431 - Accounting and related clerks | 6 | 43 |
| 1523 - Production logistics co-ordinators | 6 | 44 |
| 2121 - Biologists and related scientists | 6 | 45 |
| 7311 - Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | 6 | 46 |
| 9536 - Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators | 6 | 47 |
| 1422 - Data entry clerks | 5 | 48 |
| 2115 - Other professional occupations in physical sciences | 5 | 49 |
| 3212 - Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants | 5 | 50 |
Occupational Demand Projections
Below you will find occupational demand projections for the Peterborough area. The occupations are ranked based on the total projected growth between 2021 and 2026, and for each year, the numbers represent the projected number of people working in each occupation.
The occupations and their preceding four digit code are based on Employment and Social Development Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC) system. The NOC system consists of 500 unit groups which capture every occupation in the economy.
To learn more about occupational codes and the NOC system, please visit, Government of Canada – NOC.
Data Source: Economic Modelling Specialists International (Emsi)
| Occupation | Number of Jobs in 2021 | Number of Jobs in 2026 | Job Growth | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3413 - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 1318 | 1512 | 194 | 1 |
| 6411 - Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) | 1478 | 1652 | 174 | 2 |
| 1431 - Accounting and related clerks | 926 | 1090 | 164 | 3 |
| 3012 - Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 1412 | 1569 | 157 | 4 |
| 7512 - Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators | 797 | 926 | 129 | 5 |
| 4030 - Secondary and elementary school teachers and educational counsellors, n.e.c. | 1106 | 1216 | 110 | 6 |
| 4214 - Early childhood educators and assistants | 1037 | 1147 | 110 | 7 |
| 7511 - Transport truck drivers | 1330 | 1418 | 88 | 8 |
| 6211 - Retail sales supervisors | 1218 | 1306 | 87 | 9 |
| 1521 - Shippers and receivers | 491 | 554 | 63 | 10 |
| 2133 - Electrical and electronics engineers | 252 | 311 | 59 | 11 |
| 6513 - Food and beverage servers | 727 | 784 | 57 | 12 |
| 4032 - Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | 609 | 666 | 57 | 13 |
| 9537 - Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors | 288 | 344 | 56 | 14 |
| 2242 - Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | 430 | 485 | 55 | 15 |
| 2132 - Mechanical engineers | 307 | 362 | 55 | 16 |
| 7522 - Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers | 337 | 392 | 55 | 17 |
| 6711 - Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | 1643 | 1697 | 55 | 18 |
| 2131 - Civil engineers | 245 | 299 | 54 | 19 |
| 3011 - Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors | 218 | 270 | 53 | 20 |
| 4212 - Social and community service workers | 778 | 830 | 52 | 21 |
| 1414 - Receptionists | 904 | 955 | 51 | 22 |
| 7521 - Heavy equipment operators (except crane) | 586 | 635 | 50 | 23 |
| 6552 - Other customer and information services representatives | 781 | 829 | 48 | 24 |
| 3414 - Other assisting occupations in support of health services | 259 | 307 | 48 | 25 |
| 7301 - Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades | 410 | 455 | 45 | 26 |
| 7271 - Carpenters | 845 | 889 | 43 | 27 |
| 6731 - Light duty cleaners | 1008 | 1049 | 42 | 28 |
| 5241 - Graphic designers and illustrators | 293 | 331 | 37 | 29 |
| 5254 - Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness | 324 | 360 | 36 | 30 |
| 6315 - Cleaning supervisors | 234 | 268 | 34 | 31 |
| 0013 - Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services | 167 | 201 | 34 | 32 |
| 6733 - Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents | 903 | 937 | 34 | 33 |
| 9532 - Furniture and fixture assemblers and inspectors | 141 | 174 | 33 | 34 |
| 9418 - Other metal products machine operators | 163 | 192 | 29 | 35 |
| 2232 - Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | 184 | 213 | 28 | 36 |
| 1123 - Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | 296 | 324 | 28 | 37 |
| 7305 - Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 264 | 291 | 27 | 38 |
| 9226 - Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing | 128 | 155 | 27 | 39 |
| 0423 - Managers in social, community and correctional services | 228 | 255 | 27 | 40 |
| 0422 - School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education | 193 | 220 | 27 | 41 |
| 2233 - Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians | 177 | 204 | 26 | 42 |
| 8612 - Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | 421 | 448 | 26 | 43 |
| 3112 - General practitioners and family physicians | 218 | 244 | 26 | 44 |
| 7302 - Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews | 219 | 245 | 26 | 45 |
| 2241 - Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | 198 | 223 | 25 | 46 |
| 3111 - Specialist physicians | 176 | 201 | 25 | 47 |
| 6311 - Food service supervisors | 373 | 398 | 25 | 48 |
| 7312 - Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 261 | 286 | 25 | 49 |
| 2231 - Civil engineering technologists and technicians | 153 | 178 | 25 | 50 |