A new ranking reveals Canada's highest-paying jobs you can get without a degree or experience
Salaries go up to $175,000 a year!
Canadian money.
This new ranking has revealed the best high-paying jobs you can get in Canada in 2025.
Not only do these positions have big salaries, but you also don't need a degree or experience!
Indeed released the Highest-Paying Jobs Without a Degree or Experience ranking for Canada on March 3, 2025.
"University degrees or previous experience are usually necessary for getting a high-paying job, but many jobs don't require either," the job service said.
If you're looking for work, Indeed said that knowing which positions are the highest-paying and don't require a degree or experience can help you "make informed career decisions."
These are the highest paying jobs you can get in Canada with no degree or experience:
- Firefighter — national average salary of $175,259 a year
- Miner — national average salary of $127,840 a year
- Realtor — national average salary of $95,062 a year
- Police officer — national average salary of $89,850 a year
- Maintenance manager — national average salary of $89,595 a year
- Landscape technician — national average salary of $88,691 a year
- Dental assistant — national average salary of $87,257 a year
- Pilot — national average salary of $85,819 a year
- Mobile developer — national average salary of $80,778 a year
- Electrician — national average salary of $77,184 a year
- Graphic designer — national average salary of $73,381 a year
- Executive chef — national average salary of $73,380 a year
- Translator — national average salary of $72,341 a year
- Plumber — national average salary of $72,099 a year
According to Indeed, you should be able to get these jobs with a high school diploma, a college diploma or an apprenticeship.
Some positions don't require experience or offer on-the-job training so you can get experience.
A few of these high-paying jobs you don't need a degree or experience for are positions you can get with the best employers in Canada this year.
Forbes recently put out the 2025 Canada's Best Employers ranking that includes airlines, tech companies, and more.