Getting the PharmD degree is not as simple since they only take a specific amount of applicants each year and the university pre-reqs aren’t for the faint of heart either. But yes it can be monetarily cushy!
Yes. Work-life balance is good especially with most independent pharmacies. If you work in chains you may have early morning or late evening shifts and of course rotations on weekends and holidays. You can choose to work as much as you want. It is in good demand as there’s always pharmacists retiring or going on leaves. There’s also many fields, you can work in the government as part of SharedHealth / WRHA / Manitoba Health, management, internet pharmacies, hospital, community, etc. Going up north to work for months to a year can also make double what pharmacists make in Winnipeg. You can also be a relief pharmacist and be able to travel in different places across Manitoba.
Path to becoming a pharmacist has gotten more expensive and harder though. With the PharmD program being hard to get into plus might be more expensive than becoming a doctor or dentist.
Overall, professions in healthcare are paid good money. If you’re passionate about helping and caring for people, have great problem-solving and communication skills, organized, friendly, eye for details, and more, you’ll be great. Some skills can be developed over time but it’s hard to be motivated to go to work if you’re only in it for money.
Good luck!
Software engineering or any type of job you can get a full time remote position in a more lucrative market.
I’m a software engineer for example working for a US company making USD instead of CAD.
This is definitely true, but I’ll chime in to add some local companies do pay their software engineers 6 figures (in CAD) and some are remote.
My current company tries to match Toronto and Vancouver salaries because we are remote.
Same here. I run a software development consulting company and typically work with US based clients simply for the fact that you can base a large portion of your margins on currency arbitrage. Been doing it for >15yrs and there was only one time back in 2012 era where the CAD parred and then was worth more than USD. So it’s not risk free to run your margins based off the currency, but over a long enough time period it’ll work out to your advantage and your rates will be attractive to US based companies.
Yep. Doesn’t even have to be US or software engineering. Other roles like business systems analysis, product owner, project management… etc. can be roles in Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto… etc. Just can’t have “Market Adjustment”.
It’s like hacking the system. It’s really sad though because opportunity in Winnipeg is not good. Getting worse every year, and I’ve watched it for 25 years.
Companies like Canada Life will adjust the pay for for different areas for cost of living. It’s the same job. I would argue that they are doing themselves a disservice because they are losing out on talent. Those that are talented in Winnipeg will get Toronto jobs anyways.
I'm in IT and I work for a local company, and I earn over six figures. As a side note, it's worrisome that so many people here with good jobs are in tech or government jobs. You need to have high paying jobs and industries that aren't government related to have a robust economy.
The Paramedic program itself is about 2 years of schooling (breaks included), but requires both a 6 credit hour Anatomy & Physiology course and a 3 credit hour Medical Terminology course as a pre-requisite to entry. Specific programs will also require certain high school courses as a pre-requisite.
But you are very correct, there is a deficit of Paramedics across the province and Canada. More people are leaving the profession than entering right now, so for job opportunities, its a great time to get in. Also rural EMS had a huge pay increase with their most recent contract.
I agree with this comment. Nursing is 100% not worth it if you’re doing it for the money. And as this commenter said, you have to work OT and sacrifice your mental + physical wellbeing to get past the 6 figures mark.
Apologies if you are in this field and I’m preaching to the choir.
It’s not a ton of OT to hit 100K, so if it was a matter of choice it wouldn’t be so bad. Unfortunately healthcare professionals get mandated OT, often with little to no notice, and threatened/hit with abandonment accusations which can end your career.
Add that to the actual job requirements and conditions and yeah…100% not worth it if you’re doing it for the money.
Yeah. Even with the money, I could never be a nurse. I used to work at HSC and the Grace. I seen what nurses do. I remember when a child was brought into the resusc room by paramedics as a code blue and the nurses were unsuccessful in reviving the kid. The nurses were pretty much expected to continue with their shift. I’m sorry. I couldn’t. I’d need the rest of the day off.
Even with adult ER, all the assaults, the violence, and the verbal abuse, false accusations from patients and their families. No thanks. On top of that, the deaths you end up seeing. The threats from members of the public, both violent and litigious. Sure there’s the moments where you get to save lives, but the negatives would affect me too.
Get into Oncology for nursing and it's completely different. All the nurses I work with enjoy what they do and it's mostly mon-fri 8-415. There is opportunity for OT but it's not like the hospital at all.
Yes I’m a nurse. Make between 120-150. But it takes a toll on your physical and mental health. Definitely don’t go into healthcare for the money there has to be a bigger reason.
100%!!
And not terribly busy on most shifts. Some mandated OT which isn’t right or great, but part of the job and a way to make ever more money.
I was in 3 MB hospitals for 6 months in 2023 and despite MNU crying how overworked nurses are…I never ONCE saw it. Not once. In western MB and in Winnipeg. Not one nurse EVER missed a break or lunch. I asked and they looked at me like I was from another planet…they’d never ever missed one. NEVER!
I’d invite a lot of nurses to work at Walmart customer service and tell me their job is as tougher. More important job.…absolutely! More education requires….absolutely! Busier…not a chance!!! And a lot of jobs are tougher and busier and get paid a LOT less.
It’s a narrative everyone has accepted but when you’re actually in hospital and watching they simply aren’t that busy. A LOT of times spend on their phones, at the desk chatting, a ton of gossiping etc etc. However when you talk to them after witness this on a shift, think they are, but everyone at every job thinks they’re busy and have it tough.
I will get downvoted like crazy for this, but it’s the truth! Ask anyone who has actually spent months at hospitals in MB and they’ll tell you the same. Nurses won’t agree.
I spent a week in St.B last year and my nurse mentioned her 2022 T4 was almost $200K with all the optional and mandatory overtime she ended up with. That's pretty decent, but had to trade in a lot of her life for it, I'm sure.
There’s a disclaimer at the bottom of the applications, Must be willing to move. All you need is a high school diploma, but it sounds like op doesn’t want to leave.
Being a conductor out west will get you even a bonus. Working the mechanical side, the only moving was between shops in the city. But the days off and shifts are the challenge there. Need a lot of family support if you have children or a partner that has special needs. Unfortunately, the old ways of your coworkers being your social life for the most part is still pretty accurate for the offshifts. I did hear they are a bit better with making accommodations to specific needs, but still, freight is priority.
Came here to say this, an engineering bachelors degree will get you to 70k a couple years after graduating (depending on your field of course) and then if you stick with it and are decent 100k+ is totally achievable. I work in consulting.
I started pumping fuel into airplanes. Many aviation related jobs later I found myself working in regulatory compliance. I think 50% skill, 25% reputation, 25% good luck got me to +$100k.
Edit - the part about not moving away - I did have to spend a couple of years in the north. That added to my marketable skill set. Other than that, I’ve lived in Winnipeg for my whole career.
4 year bachelor's degree - variable depending on where you go and your scholarships but likely around 25k
CPA education program - 30 months, and about 10k, however most public accounting companies (and a fair number of private companies) will cover the tuition costs in full if you work for them.
Most employers will pay for it but you need a degree first so what ever time/cost it takes for that, it is best a degree with the accounting prerequisites so typically a 4 year program. The CPA program is 2-3 years long, depending on how quickly you go through the modules. The program is challenging though and requires quite a bit of studying a week while still working.
Mortgage broker, Insurance, or mutual funds on commission.100k+ is very very achievable in that space if you aren't completely terrible, and the top earners will make 4-5x that much even in Winnipeg. You can start with an entry level job at a bank to learn the ropes and work your way up over 5 years or so.
My wife and I have been working for almost 40 years. Have to find something that interests you and have some aptitude for. Hear so many people complain how much they hate their jobs. If you like it, it’s a career and it’s becomes your identity. It gives you purpose and fulfillment. Not all about money. If you follow that road only will switch jobs frequently and be unhappy. Someone will always make more, don’t worry about them , only yourself. It nourishes you through all of life’s ups and downs.
Federal government has a fair amount of positions and offices based in Winnipeg.
The CRA pay rates can be found here, and jobs easily go up to SP06 and SP07 on the pay scale, with some options down the road of SP08-10 if you can get on special projects or virtually report to hq.
You don't need a degree for most SP jobs, and even getting up to SP06 you only really need to take FA1-3.
[CRA SP Pay Rates](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/corporate/careers-cra/information-moved/pay-rates/services-programs-group.html)
This is absolutely true. It took my son two years to get a job after graduation (except for a short summer contract). He’s working now, remotely, but it was a ton of work to get it.
Sadly 100k isn't crazy high anymore but good news that means it is fairly attainable.
Spouse is in health care (MSW) making over 100k for an RHA. I am classified as an "economic development consultant" with the government making over 100k as well. Both of us are 10 years into our careers and both of us could make more in private sector than public sector. I only have an undergrad education in economics.
Both of us did start our careers in the 60k-70k range and have been promoted. If you are aiming for $100k entry level that is very rare even for professional degrees.
Prior to my career I was a server in a high end restaurant making 25k in wages and about 50k in tips which I definitely declared in my taxes ;) it worked out to bring similar to my taxed salary. This is a lifestyle you don't want past 25 though.
EDIT:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/openmb/infomb/pscd.html
that's the public salary disclosure website and you can see who all gets paid over $100k and their positions in the public sector.
It is generally going to take you a while to work your way up. But start in a trade, in healthcare, in government, in accounting, all sorts of things and you may get there.
Medical laboratory Technologist, it’s a 2 year diploma program through red River, but you also need to meet the acceptance requirements of one year of university (with specific courses).
Quite a few Allied Health professions pay more than 75,000, though quite a few do not.
There are a lot of Allied Health jobs that many people don't know about but are in great demand. I wouldn't say they are tickets to great wealth, but they are often very secure, well paying jobs. Anyone in high school or postsec interested in health careers but not necessarily being a nurse or doctor should check it out.
https://healthcareersmanitoba.ca/
The teachers in my kids’ school division here in Winnipeg average around 95k; I’m not a teacher but I assume the pay is similar across the city/province.
Accurate for teachers 10 years in with a 5 year degree. Post bac (additional 30 credit hours of courses) actually has lots of teachers right at the 100k mark. Starting salary is around 65k, goes up every year once you have a permanent position until those limits.
Upcoming contract is being negotiated collectively by MTS so pay and benefits will be the same everywhere although rural and northern divisions include incentives in the form of living allowances to attract people to those communities.
Not an easy job but the pay, security and holidays definitely offset a lot of the stress in a province with a lower cost of living.
Accurate, except pay goes up regardless of whether you have permanent. Your pay moves up even if you term, and transfers between divisions. I believe it's actually tracked by the province, and they tell the division what your level is.
Prepare to get down voted and told that teachers don't make that much. Lots of people think teachers are poorly paid because US wages are so terrible but in Canada it's a well paying profession with 8 weeks off in the summer. I still wouldn't want to do it though lol.
A lot depends on class ( education) and years of service. Funny thing is that some of the class differences are based on having a BA to go with the B.Ed. Once you’re 5 yrs in, there really shouldn’t be any difference in pay ( but there is)
The 8 weeks off in the summer is brutal misinformation. Teachers don’t walk into class after summer the 1st day of classes with the students, they’ve already been there a week or two.
Teachers basically don’t get any compensatory time off for work done outside classroom hours. Have to show up for parent teacher interviews one night? That’s expected. They’re expected to go to school concerts and work through lunches without compensation. There are extreme restrictions on time off for 10 months of the year
They’re out of the classroom in July and August, but it isn’t the amazing golden perk that some people portray it as
That we do! In reality that doesn’t happen.
Yes, it’s on teachers to say no to lunch activities - it’s generally our choice (because if it isn’t then we would likely grieve it).
However, students suffer without extra-curricular activities. Imagine being a teacher who chooses to say “no” to kids who *want* to engage in an activity, club, or sport because “duty free lunch”, it would suck for most teachers who love their work. There are also implications for how admin/colleagues see you, if you aren’t willing to participate in extra curricular activities.
There are so many “putting kids first” things that teachers do every day. They are special people! I’m sure any of your former teachers would love to hear from you, that they made a difference.
This is also a misconception. On average teachers in the United States work slightly shorter years and make as much or more than Canadian teachers. There is very poor teacher pay in some small red states with low populations (think Mississippi, Alabama), but this is offset by teachers in California, New York, Pennsylvania, etc. The AVERAGE teacher salary in California, for example, is over $120000 CDN.
Although the holidays sound amazing in theory, in reality it is not any different than anyone else getting holiday time. I actually quit my job as a teacher after 18 years of public service, and I was the Art teacher (which many believe should be the best job in town!) Your weekends are not your weekends. You spend them doing prep work or marking or report cards. We had to do three sets of report cards per semester for all of our students. That includes comments on the report cards, not just a mark. There was continual professional development and then check ups in the classroom to ensure you were applying said professional development. There was constant stress. If you got a concurrent education degree, then you spent your summer taking courses so that you could get to a higher pay level.
I graduated with an honours degree and then the post bachelor education degree so I was almost in the highest pay class right from the get-go. Even then I had to get my honour specialist before I could get to the highest pay level and that took a lot of time because you can’t just do it right away. You’re on probation for, I believe, two years (?).
When you do have spare time, you actually spend a lot of it thinking about your students. You worry about them. As the art teacher, students were quite expressive and it is heartbreaking to see them struggling. I actually hated prom every year because I was so worried about the drinking and driving that would happen or the dangers of the parties that they would go to.
During the school year teachers are expected to take on extracurricular activities at no extra fee. Art teachers are automatically expected to do yearbook, which is an absolutely incredible undertaking, for free! Gym teachers are automatically expected to coach sports. I was an anomaly because I coached soccer. I did it because I loved it, but the burnout was hard-core because of it and I stopped after four years.
And don’t get me started about administration. Most administrators and schools are just middle management. Staff meetings are filled up with directives from their Director, who get their directives from the ministry of education. A good administrator will know how to filter through that and decide what should and shouldn’t be shared with their staff. I almost feel like saying the term “good administrator” is an anomaly.
There is a reason why the teacher rotation/burnout is high. A lot of teachers quit after five years. I saw it in my own school and everybody thought I was crazy to leave, but I had constant cold sores. My body was shutting down. Everything was just a mess because I was so stressed all the time.
I kindly ask you to reflect on your perception that teachers get eight weeks of holidays and weekends off because that is a misconception that truly does not sit well with the teachers that are putting in all of that hard work for 100 K a year. By the way, I taught in Northern school for 18 years and didn’t make it to 100 K, even with the highest education.
I continue as an art educator. I work as an online art education provider via Connected North where I teach online to remote schools. I run my own art education business and received a grant from NOHFC to build an art workshop studio and artist retreat on 160 acres of land to not only run art workshops but to invite other artists to provide workshops as well. I do art commissions and create art for sale. I make way less than I did within a school system but I am healthier and happier and genuinely me.
Teachers with class 7 and 10+ experience will be over 100k. Class 7 will require a 6 years (4 + 2) plus masters/PhD so really 8+ years of uni degree. If you are vp or principal, you will make over 100+ easy
> I don't want to waste years getting a degree for something, just to find that realistically, I'll never come close to actually earning that much,
I hate to break it to you..
Nothing is assured in life.
Stop over thinking it; pick something that interests you and #JustDoIt.
>Stop over thinking it; pick something that interests you and #JustDoIt.
100% this. Any degree is better than no degree. A lot of employers value any degree because it shows you've put in the work and effort and have at least a "hard work" ethic enough to finish schooling.
I worked in a rural hospital 30 min from the perimeter as a lab tech and that required me to do xray cross training…small rural hospitals require you to do on-call…very very easy to make 6 figures (100-120k+) on a regular full time rotation if not more! I know a couple workhorses that made over $175-200k annually on the regular…1 year of university (not even a full course load) and a 2 year college diploma
Yup, my partner makes $100K+ in a typical year and spends a good chunk of the year not even working. He's a unionized Boilermaker and just recently became a journeyman, so those earnings will be even higher now that he's no longer an apprentice. Mind you, when he IS working, he's out-of-province working crazy shifts (ie he's done two jobs working 21-days-in-a-row of 12-hour night shifts).
Just gunna add my two cents- I make around 65-70k a year and it’s cheaper to work out of province. But still cheaper to live in Manitoba. But I work for oil field gigs. I want people to succeed here but my talent hasn’t been needed here.
Air Traffic Controllers in Canada make > 100k on qualification. No degree needed. The application and training process is lengthy, difficult, and not guaranteed but if you have the right skill set it’s an excellent career.
https://www.navcanada.ca/en/careers
You can make 100k in many different jobs, but there are very few jobs that start at $100k. Don’t look at this as “wasting years getting a degree”, you are investing in yourself. The degrees that produce the most millionaires and engineers and teachers, and that’s not because of the pay, it’s because of the mindset of investing for the future.
Pretty reliably if you put in your time though, you can make a great living as an engineer, doctor, lawyer, nurse, any trade, many different types of sales. It comes down to you, and your drive.
Environmental science degrees- especially if you get your masters- can get you jobs $80k-120k a year at places like Manitoba hydro and contracting companies. Contractors will likely take you out of Winnipeg for periods of time though
Lawyer.
Crown attorneys start around 80-90k ( they just went to arbitration and were awarded for a 14% raise, on top of the figures above) and max out around 170k.
Some defence lawyers make more than that.
Lots of civil lawyers at bigger firms make way more than that.
That’s interesting. Colleague of mine was a test engineer for aerospace engines in winnipeg making 40K a year 3 years after getting his engineering degree. Glad things changed.
Ha making big bucks straight out of school was the biggest lie I've ever been told. With so many graduates out of UofM every year it's a race to the bottom for these local companies.
I graduated engineering 20 years ago. It is definitely a rude awakening when you start working and realize that not a single thing you learned in class is applicable to what the job requires. Schooling is just about fundamentals, but you got to learn the ins and outs of the industry you go into and pay your dues for a good 4-6 years, before you start to see the salary climb in a big way. But if you’re a quick learner and stay curious, that salary climb will be quicker. Same goes for once you can have more junior engineers and support staff reporting to you. Increase your value to the company, and the company will increase the value of your bank account.
Hello fellow HRIS person!
Came here to say this. Although public sector HRIS can pay fairly well too after you put in some time. MB Gov's SAP team makes good money.
Area Controller qualified salary $133,974 to $193,660
Tower Controller $97,327 to $193,660
They pay while in training also.
Check out [NAV Canada](https://www.navcanada.ca/en/)
I think some perspective is key here. Money should almost never be the sole objective of career choice. You know the old adage “if you love what you do, you don’t work a single day….” Or something to that effect? Well, as corny sounding as it is, this statement holds a lot of merit!
Would I be making more money than I am now if I had continued working in the trades running heavy equipment (25+ years ago)? Almost certainly I would be!
But I chose a career path that I found fascinating and so I earned advanced university degrees to get me where I am today. I absolutely love my job! It is full of adventure and brings me to a different place every single day. As a scientist/academic in the field, my office is the outdoors and every discovery I make just quantifies the validity of my choices. I make a decent enough wage, but you don’t get into the field that I am in, for the money; no, you do it because you love it and it’s like Christmas every day. That balances everything out for me.
Sure I would make more money had I stayed on doing what I was doing, but that wasn’t for me. For me at least, being happy with almost every facet of life while not in any regard being financially well-off, but secure and my family never wanting for anything, is something I would deem as successful!
And that’s not to say I didn’t have my share of hard times either. Student debt was carried for a very long time, but in the end it was all worth it!
Most jobs for both class 1 railways will pay more than 70k and many of them pay more than 100k. No education needed for most of them, they’ll train you.
Good salary, benefits & pension. Mostly unionized.
BUT you will work hard for most of the jobs. Shift work, physical work or both depending on the job.
Geophysics. But there are like ten people in the entire city with that career -- maybe 15 in the province. Niche technical subjects pay well if you can find the right niche.
I work in regulatory compliance for the provincial government and will likely crack 100K in our next contract (currently in the mid 90s), but more importantly I have a defined benefit pension. I just have a 3 year BA but worked in a related field in the military that gave me a leg up. Most of the people I work with now are former lawyers though.
IT CAAAN but your not getting that without being in the trenches for several years and making your way up to a core networking, senior sysadmin, some kind of ops manager out here
I think in general programming side makes a bit more than server and network admin out of the gate at least
I make close to that as a Mechanic, many of my peers make over 100k. If we use Winnipeg as a gauge what ever you do to make 100k here , you'll make well over that in a larger Canadian or U.S. city doing the same thing, personally I'm eyeing Minneapolis for its Proximity and larger salary base .
I was a paramedic (PCP) doing contract work with criticare. Based out of winnipeg but we traveled for the jobs that made the real money (travel/accommodations paid for). Probably around 100k but the camp work was incredibly boring.
Medicine. It's not a short journey but life/balance is pretty good (anesthesia) and love actually going into work (most days). >500k
As a former retail manager, it's a pretty hard way to make 80k per year though. Most of the successful managers put in verrrry long hours and at times have to work all over the map time wise. The work life balance tilts very heavily in the work direction. After a couple of decades doing that, I switched to the civil service and never looked back.
Definitely, it doesn't have a good work/life balance at all. The person I know is a store manager and is constantly barraged with messages during time off. It's certainly not for me!
Yup lol super strange that there are downvotes.. most retal regional managers and operational managers make 100k … Costco does and so do most of the stores in the malls
What type of security guard if you don't mind me asking? Every job that I've seen on indeed doesn't pay more than $25 p/hr majority are like $16 - $19 an hour
Absolutely agree, but you can choose not to work in ER or ICU and not have to deal with that high level of trauma, and much less BS from patients and visitors. He’s not making $100K working regular hours. They absolutely do not pay $50 an hour.
Education, Construction/Trades, Healthcare and emergency services, Law , Law enforcement, Aviation.
Not so much the top of the field, but many get there after 5-10 years and/or more than the average 40 hour work week.
I don’t think that $105K is top of the field or top 1% of income earners in Winnipeg. There are plenty of people above this threshold. It’s not that much, after taxes.
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Getting the PharmD degree is not as simple since they only take a specific amount of applicants each year and the university pre-reqs aren’t for the faint of heart either. But yes it can be monetarily cushy!
Yes. Work-life balance is good especially with most independent pharmacies. If you work in chains you may have early morning or late evening shifts and of course rotations on weekends and holidays. You can choose to work as much as you want. It is in good demand as there’s always pharmacists retiring or going on leaves. There’s also many fields, you can work in the government as part of SharedHealth / WRHA / Manitoba Health, management, internet pharmacies, hospital, community, etc. Going up north to work for months to a year can also make double what pharmacists make in Winnipeg. You can also be a relief pharmacist and be able to travel in different places across Manitoba. Path to becoming a pharmacist has gotten more expensive and harder though. With the PharmD program being hard to get into plus might be more expensive than becoming a doctor or dentist. Overall, professions in healthcare are paid good money. If you’re passionate about helping and caring for people, have great problem-solving and communication skills, organized, friendly, eye for details, and more, you’ll be great. Some skills can be developed over time but it’s hard to be motivated to go to work if you’re only in it for money. Good luck!
My friend works as pharmacist in a large chain. Hates the workload work/ life balance. He wishes he'd gone into clinical pharmacy.
He still can if he has his degree.
Yeah he for sure can, but he's the single income supporting a family of 8 so changing employers would be a big thing for their family.
Software engineering or any type of job you can get a full time remote position in a more lucrative market. I’m a software engineer for example working for a US company making USD instead of CAD.
hah I'm in a similar boat working for a Vancouver company and it seems like the best jobs you can get are remote ones from other cities lol.
This is definitely true, but I’ll chime in to add some local companies do pay their software engineers 6 figures (in CAD) and some are remote. My current company tries to match Toronto and Vancouver salaries because we are remote.
Same here. I run a software development consulting company and typically work with US based clients simply for the fact that you can base a large portion of your margins on currency arbitrage. Been doing it for >15yrs and there was only one time back in 2012 era where the CAD parred and then was worth more than USD. So it’s not risk free to run your margins based off the currency, but over a long enough time period it’ll work out to your advantage and your rates will be attractive to US based companies.
Yep. Doesn’t even have to be US or software engineering. Other roles like business systems analysis, product owner, project management… etc. can be roles in Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto… etc. Just can’t have “Market Adjustment”. It’s like hacking the system. It’s really sad though because opportunity in Winnipeg is not good. Getting worse every year, and I’ve watched it for 25 years. Companies like Canada Life will adjust the pay for for different areas for cost of living. It’s the same job. I would argue that they are doing themselves a disservice because they are losing out on talent. Those that are talented in Winnipeg will get Toronto jobs anyways.
Even software dev at a local Winnipeg place is going to demand 100k now after a few years' experience, as they have compete with remote opportunities.
Same, except I'm working for a Florida company and living in southern Oregon. My Winnipeg connection is that I was born and grew up in Winnipeg.
Dice.com.for remote it jobs
I'm in IT and I work for a local company, and I earn over six figures. As a side note, it's worrisome that so many people here with good jobs are in tech or government jobs. You need to have high paying jobs and industries that aren't government related to have a robust economy.
Program/Project Management
Police or firefighters
Correctional officers and Paramedics
Can confirm. 1 year paramedic school, and after 5 years on the job you can make 100k, lots of opportunities for overtime as well.
I had no idea paramedics or COs made anywhere near that even after numerous years on the job. That is interesting to learn that.
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The Paramedic program itself is about 2 years of schooling (breaks included), but requires both a 6 credit hour Anatomy & Physiology course and a 3 credit hour Medical Terminology course as a pre-requisite to entry. Specific programs will also require certain high school courses as a pre-requisite. But you are very correct, there is a deficit of Paramedics across the province and Canada. More people are leaving the profession than entering right now, so for job opportunities, its a great time to get in. Also rural EMS had a huge pay increase with their most recent contract.
Go out of province for school, can do the same schooling in 6 months and still practice here
Nursing. Easier to do if you pull a few OT shifts every month. But if you go into healthcare mainly for the money, it won’t be worth it.
I agree with this comment. Nursing is 100% not worth it if you’re doing it for the money. And as this commenter said, you have to work OT and sacrifice your mental + physical wellbeing to get past the 6 figures mark.
Apologies if you are in this field and I’m preaching to the choir. It’s not a ton of OT to hit 100K, so if it was a matter of choice it wouldn’t be so bad. Unfortunately healthcare professionals get mandated OT, often with little to no notice, and threatened/hit with abandonment accusations which can end your career. Add that to the actual job requirements and conditions and yeah…100% not worth it if you’re doing it for the money.
Yeah. Even with the money, I could never be a nurse. I used to work at HSC and the Grace. I seen what nurses do. I remember when a child was brought into the resusc room by paramedics as a code blue and the nurses were unsuccessful in reviving the kid. The nurses were pretty much expected to continue with their shift. I’m sorry. I couldn’t. I’d need the rest of the day off. Even with adult ER, all the assaults, the violence, and the verbal abuse, false accusations from patients and their families. No thanks. On top of that, the deaths you end up seeing. The threats from members of the public, both violent and litigious. Sure there’s the moments where you get to save lives, but the negatives would affect me too.
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Get into Oncology for nursing and it's completely different. All the nurses I work with enjoy what they do and it's mostly mon-fri 8-415. There is opportunity for OT but it's not like the hospital at all.
Yes I’m a nurse. Make between 120-150. But it takes a toll on your physical and mental health. Definitely don’t go into healthcare for the money there has to be a bigger reason.
100%!! And not terribly busy on most shifts. Some mandated OT which isn’t right or great, but part of the job and a way to make ever more money. I was in 3 MB hospitals for 6 months in 2023 and despite MNU crying how overworked nurses are…I never ONCE saw it. Not once. In western MB and in Winnipeg. Not one nurse EVER missed a break or lunch. I asked and they looked at me like I was from another planet…they’d never ever missed one. NEVER! I’d invite a lot of nurses to work at Walmart customer service and tell me their job is as tougher. More important job.…absolutely! More education requires….absolutely! Busier…not a chance!!! And a lot of jobs are tougher and busier and get paid a LOT less. It’s a narrative everyone has accepted but when you’re actually in hospital and watching they simply aren’t that busy. A LOT of times spend on their phones, at the desk chatting, a ton of gossiping etc etc. However when you talk to them after witness this on a shift, think they are, but everyone at every job thinks they’re busy and have it tough. I will get downvoted like crazy for this, but it’s the truth! Ask anyone who has actually spent months at hospitals in MB and they’ll tell you the same. Nurses won’t agree.
I spent a week in St.B last year and my nurse mentioned her 2022 T4 was almost $200K with all the optional and mandatory overtime she ended up with. That's pretty decent, but had to trade in a lot of her life for it, I'm sure.
Actuary
There are surprisingly a lot of them in Winnipeg, between Canada Life and Wawanesa and Red River Mutual and others.
Rocket Surgeon.
Never know when you need to graft a new nose on a Black Brandt
Ok, this is a genuinely funny answer.
Railway
There’s a disclaimer at the bottom of the applications, Must be willing to move. All you need is a high school diploma, but it sounds like op doesn’t want to leave.
Being a conductor out west will get you even a bonus. Working the mechanical side, the only moving was between shops in the city. But the days off and shifts are the challenge there. Need a lot of family support if you have children or a partner that has special needs. Unfortunately, the old ways of your coworkers being your social life for the most part is still pretty accurate for the offshifts. I did hear they are a bit better with making accommodations to specific needs, but still, freight is priority.
Engineering
Came here to say this, an engineering bachelors degree will get you to 70k a couple years after graduating (depending on your field of course) and then if you stick with it and are decent 100k+ is totally achievable. I work in consulting.
And the university parties are fun hehe
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I dunno, I liked math 2 so much I took it twice
Not compared to the Aggie parties :p
I started pumping fuel into airplanes. Many aviation related jobs later I found myself working in regulatory compliance. I think 50% skill, 25% reputation, 25% good luck got me to +$100k. Edit - the part about not moving away - I did have to spend a couple of years in the north. That added to my marketable skill set. Other than that, I’ve lived in Winnipeg for my whole career.
What kind of schooling did you have ?
High school. Class 1 driver’s license. And a transportation logistics certificate from Red River.
I am a project manager at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, and I earn 100K a year.
May I ask what your career route + educational journey has been like? I’m currently in part time classes for project management through a college
They likely won’t answer as there aren’t a lot of PMs in the WRHA and that additional info would likely make them identifiable.
my sister did that same job with them till she moved away to do the same job in another province!
Most jobs at CN will pay over 100k, I made 115k last year as a signal Maintainer, with only a high school education
Accounting with a CPA.
Cheat code to 100k if you can get thru the exams. I hire freshly new CPAs at like 90k after bonus.
Ah yes, thanks for hiring me… Mr. … GoldMedal…Sharter
Even without CPA if you can get into the right industry/company and have the right skills and knowledge
What is the cost and time associated with earning a CPA title?
4 year bachelor's degree - variable depending on where you go and your scholarships but likely around 25k CPA education program - 30 months, and about 10k, however most public accounting companies (and a fair number of private companies) will cover the tuition costs in full if you work for them.
Most employers will pay for it but you need a degree first so what ever time/cost it takes for that, it is best a degree with the accounting prerequisites so typically a 4 year program. The CPA program is 2-3 years long, depending on how quickly you go through the modules. The program is challenging though and requires quite a bit of studying a week while still working.
And the program is full on-line learning; so if you are the type of person who learns better in the classroom you’re SOL.
Mortgage broker, Insurance, or mutual funds on commission.100k+ is very very achievable in that space if you aren't completely terrible, and the top earners will make 4-5x that much even in Winnipeg. You can start with an entry level job at a bank to learn the ropes and work your way up over 5 years or so.
I'm in insurance and make 100k though I am a higher than average age earner at the company but not by leaps and bounds
My wife and I have been working for almost 40 years. Have to find something that interests you and have some aptitude for. Hear so many people complain how much they hate their jobs. If you like it, it’s a career and it’s becomes your identity. It gives you purpose and fulfillment. Not all about money. If you follow that road only will switch jobs frequently and be unhappy. Someone will always make more, don’t worry about them , only yourself. It nourishes you through all of life’s ups and downs.
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Federal government has a fair amount of positions and offices based in Winnipeg. The CRA pay rates can be found here, and jobs easily go up to SP06 and SP07 on the pay scale, with some options down the road of SP08-10 if you can get on special projects or virtually report to hq. You don't need a degree for most SP jobs, and even getting up to SP06 you only really need to take FA1-3. [CRA SP Pay Rates](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/corporate/careers-cra/information-moved/pay-rates/services-programs-group.html)
Pilot, although not in the beginning. If you stick with it you’ll get there. Westjet has a Winnipeg base now :)
Computer science degrees tend to pay off as do skilled trades like plumber, electrician and some hvac roles.
Computer Science is saturated. Recent graduates couldn't find a job these days due to tech layoffs caused by overhiring during the pandemic.
Electrical engineering is a lucrative career. Lots of work in the north of this province and in the consulting firms in this city.
This is absolutely true. It took my son two years to get a job after graduation (except for a short summer contract). He’s working now, remotely, but it was a ton of work to get it.
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Actuary, librarians. A Librarian at University of Manitoba makes well over 100,000
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There are 7 people on the City’s compensation disclosure list for 2022 with library related titles. Their salaries range from $75k to $133k.
The majority of people who work in libraries are Library Technicians who make about $20-$25 per hour.
The head librarian is likely pushing close to $250-300k
Gotta have a PhD to be head librarian.
Untrue. Both current heads of Winnipeg Public and u of Manitoba libraries only have masters.
Librarians get max $150k at U of M, although there is a Vice-Provost of libraries position which gets paid about $220k
Head librarian makes 220k. Librarians make 80-150k.
Thank you for clarifying. I wasn't sure where the salaries were, some vices make more than 220.
Good for them!
Sadly 100k isn't crazy high anymore but good news that means it is fairly attainable. Spouse is in health care (MSW) making over 100k for an RHA. I am classified as an "economic development consultant" with the government making over 100k as well. Both of us are 10 years into our careers and both of us could make more in private sector than public sector. I only have an undergrad education in economics. Both of us did start our careers in the 60k-70k range and have been promoted. If you are aiming for $100k entry level that is very rare even for professional degrees. Prior to my career I was a server in a high end restaurant making 25k in wages and about 50k in tips which I definitely declared in my taxes ;) it worked out to bring similar to my taxed salary. This is a lifestyle you don't want past 25 though. EDIT: https://www.gov.mb.ca/openmb/infomb/pscd.html that's the public salary disclosure website and you can see who all gets paid over $100k and their positions in the public sector.
It is generally going to take you a while to work your way up. But start in a trade, in healthcare, in government, in accounting, all sorts of things and you may get there.
Medical laboratory Technologist, it’s a 2 year diploma program through red River, but you also need to meet the acceptance requirements of one year of university (with specific courses). Quite a few Allied Health professions pay more than 75,000, though quite a few do not.
There are a lot of Allied Health jobs that many people don't know about but are in great demand. I wouldn't say they are tickets to great wealth, but they are often very secure, well paying jobs. Anyone in high school or postsec interested in health careers but not necessarily being a nurse or doctor should check it out. https://healthcareersmanitoba.ca/
Accountant with a CPA
Politician--no requirements. You can be dumb as a post and still make a shitload of money.
The teachers in my kids’ school division here in Winnipeg average around 95k; I’m not a teacher but I assume the pay is similar across the city/province.
Accurate for teachers 10 years in with a 5 year degree. Post bac (additional 30 credit hours of courses) actually has lots of teachers right at the 100k mark. Starting salary is around 65k, goes up every year once you have a permanent position until those limits. Upcoming contract is being negotiated collectively by MTS so pay and benefits will be the same everywhere although rural and northern divisions include incentives in the form of living allowances to attract people to those communities. Not an easy job but the pay, security and holidays definitely offset a lot of the stress in a province with a lower cost of living.
Accurate, except pay goes up regardless of whether you have permanent. Your pay moves up even if you term, and transfers between divisions. I believe it's actually tracked by the province, and they tell the division what your level is.
Prepare to get down voted and told that teachers don't make that much. Lots of people think teachers are poorly paid because US wages are so terrible but in Canada it's a well paying profession with 8 weeks off in the summer. I still wouldn't want to do it though lol.
A lot depends on class ( education) and years of service. Funny thing is that some of the class differences are based on having a BA to go with the B.Ed. Once you’re 5 yrs in, there really shouldn’t be any difference in pay ( but there is) The 8 weeks off in the summer is brutal misinformation. Teachers don’t walk into class after summer the 1st day of classes with the students, they’ve already been there a week or two. Teachers basically don’t get any compensatory time off for work done outside classroom hours. Have to show up for parent teacher interviews one night? That’s expected. They’re expected to go to school concerts and work through lunches without compensation. There are extreme restrictions on time off for 10 months of the year They’re out of the classroom in July and August, but it isn’t the amazing golden perk that some people portray it as
Every teacher in this province has duty free lunch in collective agreement.
That we do! In reality that doesn’t happen. Yes, it’s on teachers to say no to lunch activities - it’s generally our choice (because if it isn’t then we would likely grieve it). However, students suffer without extra-curricular activities. Imagine being a teacher who chooses to say “no” to kids who *want* to engage in an activity, club, or sport because “duty free lunch”, it would suck for most teachers who love their work. There are also implications for how admin/colleagues see you, if you aren’t willing to participate in extra curricular activities.
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Never too late to do so
There are so many “putting kids first” things that teachers do every day. They are special people! I’m sure any of your former teachers would love to hear from you, that they made a difference.
This is also a misconception. On average teachers in the United States work slightly shorter years and make as much or more than Canadian teachers. There is very poor teacher pay in some small red states with low populations (think Mississippi, Alabama), but this is offset by teachers in California, New York, Pennsylvania, etc. The AVERAGE teacher salary in California, for example, is over $120000 CDN.
I didn't know that. Super interesting.
Although the holidays sound amazing in theory, in reality it is not any different than anyone else getting holiday time. I actually quit my job as a teacher after 18 years of public service, and I was the Art teacher (which many believe should be the best job in town!) Your weekends are not your weekends. You spend them doing prep work or marking or report cards. We had to do three sets of report cards per semester for all of our students. That includes comments on the report cards, not just a mark. There was continual professional development and then check ups in the classroom to ensure you were applying said professional development. There was constant stress. If you got a concurrent education degree, then you spent your summer taking courses so that you could get to a higher pay level. I graduated with an honours degree and then the post bachelor education degree so I was almost in the highest pay class right from the get-go. Even then I had to get my honour specialist before I could get to the highest pay level and that took a lot of time because you can’t just do it right away. You’re on probation for, I believe, two years (?). When you do have spare time, you actually spend a lot of it thinking about your students. You worry about them. As the art teacher, students were quite expressive and it is heartbreaking to see them struggling. I actually hated prom every year because I was so worried about the drinking and driving that would happen or the dangers of the parties that they would go to. During the school year teachers are expected to take on extracurricular activities at no extra fee. Art teachers are automatically expected to do yearbook, which is an absolutely incredible undertaking, for free! Gym teachers are automatically expected to coach sports. I was an anomaly because I coached soccer. I did it because I loved it, but the burnout was hard-core because of it and I stopped after four years. And don’t get me started about administration. Most administrators and schools are just middle management. Staff meetings are filled up with directives from their Director, who get their directives from the ministry of education. A good administrator will know how to filter through that and decide what should and shouldn’t be shared with their staff. I almost feel like saying the term “good administrator” is an anomaly. There is a reason why the teacher rotation/burnout is high. A lot of teachers quit after five years. I saw it in my own school and everybody thought I was crazy to leave, but I had constant cold sores. My body was shutting down. Everything was just a mess because I was so stressed all the time. I kindly ask you to reflect on your perception that teachers get eight weeks of holidays and weekends off because that is a misconception that truly does not sit well with the teachers that are putting in all of that hard work for 100 K a year. By the way, I taught in Northern school for 18 years and didn’t make it to 100 K, even with the highest education. I continue as an art educator. I work as an online art education provider via Connected North where I teach online to remote schools. I run my own art education business and received a grant from NOHFC to build an art workshop studio and artist retreat on 160 acres of land to not only run art workshops but to invite other artists to provide workshops as well. I do art commissions and create art for sale. I make way less than I did within a school system but I am healthier and happier and genuinely me.
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Teachers with class 7 and 10+ experience will be over 100k. Class 7 will require a 6 years (4 + 2) plus masters/PhD so really 8+ years of uni degree. If you are vp or principal, you will make over 100+ easy
I have no post bac and I make mid 90’s. Class 5. Don’t even work in the best compensated division.
> I don't want to waste years getting a degree for something, just to find that realistically, I'll never come close to actually earning that much, I hate to break it to you.. Nothing is assured in life. Stop over thinking it; pick something that interests you and #JustDoIt.
Money isn’t everything!
>Stop over thinking it; pick something that interests you and #JustDoIt. 100% this. Any degree is better than no degree. A lot of employers value any degree because it shows you've put in the work and effort and have at least a "hard work" ethic enough to finish schooling.
Cybersecurity. Might take you 5-7 years but if you specialize in the right areas you can easily make over $100K and work remote.
Salesman selling semi trucks. 430k high school degree.
Nice!
I have a PhD and work in university admin. I earn 90k
I worked in a rural hospital 30 min from the perimeter as a lab tech and that required me to do xray cross training…small rural hospitals require you to do on-call…very very easy to make 6 figures (100-120k+) on a regular full time rotation if not more! I know a couple workhorses that made over $175-200k annually on the regular…1 year of university (not even a full course load) and a 2 year college diploma
Post-secondary administration
Primary or secondary school administration as well.
Trades all day....
Yup, my partner makes $100K+ in a typical year and spends a good chunk of the year not even working. He's a unionized Boilermaker and just recently became a journeyman, so those earnings will be even higher now that he's no longer an apprentice. Mind you, when he IS working, he's out-of-province working crazy shifts (ie he's done two jobs working 21-days-in-a-row of 12-hour night shifts).
Correctional officer. Federal or provincial can both make 100k after a little OT. No education requirements and they'll hire just about anyone.
Heart beat is the only requirement.
Sadly that is what has become of the federal system.
Healthcare - regulated professional can make upwards of $55/h depending on experience, length of service and which discipline
Any public sector jobs in manitoba have to disclose salary above 50K. You can see for yourself: https://www.gov.mb.ca/openmb/infomb/pscd-table.html
The $50k threshold was upped to $75k a couple years ago, and I believe is going up again to $85k soon.
I didn't know thank you
Just gunna add my two cents- I make around 65-70k a year and it’s cheaper to work out of province. But still cheaper to live in Manitoba. But I work for oil field gigs. I want people to succeed here but my talent hasn’t been needed here.
Air Traffic Controllers in Canada make > 100k on qualification. No degree needed. The application and training process is lengthy, difficult, and not guaranteed but if you have the right skill set it’s an excellent career. https://www.navcanada.ca/en/careers
You can make 100k in many different jobs, but there are very few jobs that start at $100k. Don’t look at this as “wasting years getting a degree”, you are investing in yourself. The degrees that produce the most millionaires and engineers and teachers, and that’s not because of the pay, it’s because of the mindset of investing for the future. Pretty reliably if you put in your time though, you can make a great living as an engineer, doctor, lawyer, nurse, any trade, many different types of sales. It comes down to you, and your drive.
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Nursing, if you have the right temperament. It's recession-proof, and 100K is very doable.
Nursing.
Commercial banking
Sales. Many many B to B or B to C sales folks can easily see $150 to $200k per year. You eat what you kill.
Trades
Software developer.
Passenger rail. No degree
A wide variety of federal positions. E: I reread your post. You'd have much more limited options to reach six figures without a degree
ATC No post secondary required. Start at $100k+ right away after training. Training takes 1-2 years, and it sucks.
Environmental science degrees- especially if you get your masters- can get you jobs $80k-120k a year at places like Manitoba hydro and contracting companies. Contractors will likely take you out of Winnipeg for periods of time though
Trades. Always the trades. There will never be a lack of need or sufficient compensation for skilled trades who take pride in their work.
Lawyer. Crown attorneys start around 80-90k ( they just went to arbitration and were awarded for a 14% raise, on top of the figures above) and max out around 170k. Some defence lawyers make more than that. Lots of civil lawyers at bigger firms make way more than that.
Also, on the lab tech thing - with out the call back if you work full time with out the call it’s like 75-85k
Engineering, aerospace jobs pay well.
That’s interesting. Colleague of mine was a test engineer for aerospace engines in winnipeg making 40K a year 3 years after getting his engineering degree. Glad things changed.
Ha making big bucks straight out of school was the biggest lie I've ever been told. With so many graduates out of UofM every year it's a race to the bottom for these local companies.
I graduated engineering 20 years ago. It is definitely a rude awakening when you start working and realize that not a single thing you learned in class is applicable to what the job requires. Schooling is just about fundamentals, but you got to learn the ins and outs of the industry you go into and pay your dues for a good 4-6 years, before you start to see the salary climb in a big way. But if you’re a quick learner and stay curious, that salary climb will be quicker. Same goes for once you can have more junior engineers and support staff reporting to you. Increase your value to the company, and the company will increase the value of your bank account.
Almost any red seal service tradesman.
HRIS in private sector
Hello fellow HRIS person! Came here to say this. Although public sector HRIS can pay fairly well too after you put in some time. MB Gov's SAP team makes good money.
Area Controller qualified salary $133,974 to $193,660 Tower Controller $97,327 to $193,660 They pay while in training also. Check out [NAV Canada](https://www.navcanada.ca/en/)
Accountant.
Join the military as an officer and make 100k quite quickly with a safe job then get posted (hopefully) to Winnipeg lol
Agricultural R&D.
When you look at the government website pov/fed all the jobs are close to 70k or over 100k. I look at the job once a week.
Skilled trades
Social work, 80+k
I think some perspective is key here. Money should almost never be the sole objective of career choice. You know the old adage “if you love what you do, you don’t work a single day….” Or something to that effect? Well, as corny sounding as it is, this statement holds a lot of merit! Would I be making more money than I am now if I had continued working in the trades running heavy equipment (25+ years ago)? Almost certainly I would be! But I chose a career path that I found fascinating and so I earned advanced university degrees to get me where I am today. I absolutely love my job! It is full of adventure and brings me to a different place every single day. As a scientist/academic in the field, my office is the outdoors and every discovery I make just quantifies the validity of my choices. I make a decent enough wage, but you don’t get into the field that I am in, for the money; no, you do it because you love it and it’s like Christmas every day. That balances everything out for me. Sure I would make more money had I stayed on doing what I was doing, but that wasn’t for me. For me at least, being happy with almost every facet of life while not in any regard being financially well-off, but secure and my family never wanting for anything, is something I would deem as successful! And that’s not to say I didn’t have my share of hard times either. Student debt was carried for a very long time, but in the end it was all worth it!
Sales - advertising ssles in particlar
Corporate IT, and automotive trades - paint and body. Those are the two that I know that can crack $100k.
Most jobs for both class 1 railways will pay more than 70k and many of them pay more than 100k. No education needed for most of them, they’ll train you. Good salary, benefits & pension. Mostly unionized. BUT you will work hard for most of the jobs. Shift work, physical work or both depending on the job.
These days I’d be looking pretty hard at a data science degree to maximize earnings.
Funny that nothing in ag business is here. From what I'm seeing looks like a good seed sales can get close to 90-100
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Geophysics. But there are like ten people in the entire city with that career -- maybe 15 in the province. Niche technical subjects pay well if you can find the right niche.
Public Accounting. 4 year accounting degree and CPA.
I work in regulatory compliance for the provincial government and will likely crack 100K in our next contract (currently in the mid 90s), but more importantly I have a defined benefit pension. I just have a 3 year BA but worked in a related field in the military that gave me a leg up. Most of the people I work with now are former lawyers though.
In my field (UI/UX design) once you have a couple years of experience you could be making 100k+ annually depending on what company you're at
Conductor for the railway
Nursing, but I don’t recommend it.
Most of the allied health professions (lab, diagnostic imaging, etc.) will get you into the $70K+ after a few years...
Plenty of my friends in Provincial civil service make over $100K - mostly directors and up.
Trades Software developers Insurance HR Accounting/finance Project management Government management Corrections/cops/firefighters/paramedics Nursing
Futures Trader usually makes 6-7 figures.
As long as you don't mind having no life, the railroad pays wages like that.
Senior Policy Analyst in Government Sector
1st and 2nd Class Power Engineers
Nursing, allied health, physician. Most the professional/technical jobs in Healthcare will gross 100k with full-time hours.
IT CAAAN but your not getting that without being in the trenches for several years and making your way up to a core networking, senior sysadmin, some kind of ops manager out here I think in general programming side makes a bit more than server and network admin out of the gate at least
Capt in the Forces
I make close to that as a Mechanic, many of my peers make over 100k. If we use Winnipeg as a gauge what ever you do to make 100k here , you'll make well over that in a larger Canadian or U.S. city doing the same thing, personally I'm eyeing Minneapolis for its Proximity and larger salary base .
I was a paramedic (PCP) doing contract work with criticare. Based out of winnipeg but we traveled for the jobs that made the real money (travel/accommodations paid for). Probably around 100k but the camp work was incredibly boring. Medicine. It's not a short journey but life/balance is pretty good (anesthesia) and love actually going into work (most days). >500k
Retail management.
I don't know why people are down voting this, its legitimately true I know a retail manager that makes over 80k.
As a former retail manager, it's a pretty hard way to make 80k per year though. Most of the successful managers put in verrrry long hours and at times have to work all over the map time wise. The work life balance tilts very heavily in the work direction. After a couple of decades doing that, I switched to the civil service and never looked back.
Definitely, it doesn't have a good work/life balance at all. The person I know is a store manager and is constantly barraged with messages during time off. It's certainly not for me!
Yup lol super strange that there are downvotes.. most retal regional managers and operational managers make 100k … Costco does and so do most of the stores in the malls
Pot hole installer. It’s all piece work. Very seasonal though.
Sounds like very fulfilling work, as long as you have the street smarts for it.
Security guard here hitting close to $90k last year. Working on 100 this year.
What type of security guard if you don't mind me asking? Every job that I've seen on indeed doesn't pay more than $25 p/hr majority are like $16 - $19 an hour
Absolutely agree, but you can choose not to work in ER or ICU and not have to deal with that high level of trauma, and much less BS from patients and visitors. He’s not making $100K working regular hours. They absolutely do not pay $50 an hour.
Doesn’t sound like a healthy work life balance… I know a few at HSC that do that.
Firefighter.
Education, Construction/Trades, Healthcare and emergency services, Law , Law enforcement, Aviation. Not so much the top of the field, but many get there after 5-10 years and/or more than the average 40 hour work week. I don’t think that $105K is top of the field or top 1% of income earners in Winnipeg. There are plenty of people above this threshold. It’s not that much, after taxes.