15 Well-Paying Jobs You Can Get In Toronto Right Now
Time to get paid!
I don't think it will come as a shock to anyone reading this when I say that the job situation in Toronto is looking pretty dismal right now. With the minimum wage increasing to $14/hour at the start of 2018, the job market is starting to change drastically and, though it's pretty clear it probably won't be for the better, it's still unclear just how bad it will get.
Finding a job in a massive city like Toronto that actually pays well, gives you good hours and respectable benefits has always been hard to come by. Plus, when you add in the ever-rising cost of living in the city it can be very overwhelming to look for decent employment.
While the definition of a "well-paying job" is hard to nail down right now, for the purposes of this article I found that a lot of Torontonians agreed online that $50,000+ per year is a decent wage to live off of.
15. Customer Service Associate
Salary: $54,000-$72,000/year
Qualifications:
- Previous face-to-face customer service roles
- People skills and interpersonal abilities
- Professionalism
- Fantastic work ethic
Responsibilities:
- Interacting with various clientele
- Handling questions and objectives
- Aiding team members and attending team meetings
- Maintaining up-to-date company and product knowledge
14. Translator and Interpreter
Salary: $33.60-$60/hour
Qualifications:
- High school or equivalent education
- 1 year of translation experience
- Bilingualism
Responsibilities:
- Choice between document or on-site translations
- Flexible hours
- Online translation service
13. Building Maintenance Coordinator
Salary: $40.34/hour
Qualifications:
- Must be a certified Engineer in Civil or Mechanical Engineering
- Several year's experience in office building repair, maintenance and refurbishing
- Must possess and be able to maintain a valid Province of Ontario Class G license
- Must be physically capable of performing required duties
Responsibilities:
- Cleaning, maintenance, repair and refurbishing of city buildings and parking lots
- Prepare annual budget and monitor expenses throughout the year
- Supervise and direct all maintenance and repair work
12. Analyst
Salary: $73,829-$82,539/year
Qualifications:
- Completion of post-secondary education in an engineering field
- Minimum 4 years' experience in engineering practice related to major tasks
- Proven ability to review and synthesize technical information
- Understanding of 2-dimensional modelling uses and limitations
Responsibilities:
- Engineering review of development applications including flood plain, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, fluvial geomorphologic
- Aid in the design of watercourse and wetland restoration projects by providing technical expertise related to water resources
- Act as a Flood Duty Officer within the Flood Warning System on a rotational basis
11. Fire Prevention Inspector
Salary: $33.35/hour
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education in Fire Protection Technology, Law and Security, Justice, Criminology or equivalent
- Demonstrated experience or expert knowledge of conducting building and property inspections
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, Ontario Fire Code, Building Code Act, Ontario Building Code and Provincial Offences Act, OFM Technical and Public Fire Safety Guidelines and related standards and legislation
- Must possess the ability to walk long distances and climb ladders/scaffolding while conducting inspections
10. Anatomy Coordinator and Technician
Salary: $55,169/year
Qualifications:
- B.Sc or equivalent education
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in an administrative position
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of human anatomy
- Experience working with cadavers and embalming procedures
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft programs
Responsibilities:
- Receive, prepare and maintain donor bodies for teaching and display
- Screening and handling willed bodies enquiries
- Preparing and editing documents
- Embalming preparing and maintaining anatomical specimens
9. System Administrator
Salary: $45,000-$55,000/year
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- One or more years of Dev-Ops like experience or work in a real-time operational processing environment
- System administration capabilities and Cisco certification
- Experience with disaster recovery protocols
Responsibilities:
- Maintain existing infrastructure and code
- Parallel deployment strategy
- Build and design solutions that mitigate risk and increase efficiencies
- Support for hardware and software maintenance
8. Network Design
Salary: $25-$30/hour
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience working in the telecom industry with involvement in network design
- Undergraduate degree or certificate in engineering or related fields
- Knowledge of NSN Huawei RAN equipment
- Bilingual in French and English
Responsibilities:
- Translating strategic initiatives to create design plans to implement strategic goals
- Provide recommended physical and logical network design and detailed specifications
- Ensure designs created meet the program requirements
7. Front End Garbage Driver
Salary: $82,000/year
Qualifications:
- DZ licence
- Good communication skills
- Minimum 5 years' front end experience
Responsibilities:
- Driving front end garbage trucks around the GTA
- Receives benefits after 90 days
6. Tire Technician
Salary: $40,000-$70,000/year
Qualifications:
- Certified Tire Repair Technician licence
- G class driver's licence
- Clean driving record is a must
Responsibilities:
- Changing and repairing truck tires in yards and on the road
- Driving is required
- Ability to work independently is a must
- Benefits, uniforms and trucks are all provided
5. Realtor
Salary: up to $100,000/year
Qualifications:
- RECO Real Estate Licence required
Responsibilities:
- All clientele is provided
- Working on commission
- No minimum term or commitment required
- Fair commission splits and no hidden fees
- Clientele across the GTA
4. Excavation Foreman
Salary: $39.52/hour
Qualifications:
- 10+ years experience in Excavation and Grading work
- Reads, understands and interprets drawings and specifications
- Supervisory experience is required
- Ability to resolve problems and make appropriate and timely decisions
- Ability to properly access and evaluate workers performance and workmanship
Responsibilities:
- Strong people-skills for dealing with customers and all points of contact
- Capable of managing a staff or work independently
- Directly supervises crew and reports ALL work to Superintendent
- Knowledgeable in the areas of dirt work, including excavation, grade work, surveying and final excavating work
3. Wellness Coordinator
Salary: $89,667-$94,471/year
Qualifications:
- Completed university degree in Human Resources or in related field
- Minimum 2 years' experience with disability claims and WSIB claims management in a unionized environment
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to interpret relevant legislation
- Developed computer skills in Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, Parklane or other claims/attendance management systems
Responsibilities:
- Managing member’s medical absence (short duration, WSIB, and long-term disability) by: Communicating with the member initially
- Requesting, obtaining and reviewing medical documentation provided
- Making decisions to obtain additional information regarding illness/injury and identifying root cause of absence
- Advising Manager of absences equal to one block and requesting documentation to support ongoing absences and/or return to work
2. Virtualization Specialist
Salary: $105/hour
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related field
- Minimum 10 year's experience in a similar role
- A significant recent working history of software product installation, customization, testing, software maintenance, and problem diagnosis is also required
- Experience with storage technologies (SAN) and solutions at an enterprise level
- Knowledge of networking and security technologies and products
- Proven experience troubleshooting virtualized computing environments as well as those servers running a Windows and Linux operating system
Responsibilities:
- Perform software product installation, configuration management, maintenance, testing and documentation of Microsoft related products
- Install virtualization solutions using Hyper-V
- Ensure the highest level of availability, reliability, and performance for virtualization platforms and associated products
- Develop best practices with respect to process and documentation/templates
1. Instructional Design Specialist
Salary: $50,000-$100,000/year
Qualifications:
- University degree, business or 2 years related experience is required
- 3 years previous instructional design experience
- Ability to facilitate in a class room environment
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and skills
Responsibilities:
- Design Instructor Led Training workshops as required, ensuring curriculum is aligned with business goals and objectives
- Design Computer Based Training (CTB) as required, ensuring curriculum is aligned with business goals and objectives
- Design all Training materials following Adult Learning Principles ensuring logical content flow and engagement
- Create Facilitator's Guide (FG), Participant Workbooks (PW) and PowerPoint presentations following department standards
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