These Are The 10 Most Respected Jobs In Canada Right Now

Bad news for Mark Zuckerberg. 😬

The Most Respected Jobs In Canada For 2021 Were Just Revealed
Jinaritt Thongruay | Dreamstime Jay Heike | Unsplash
Senior Writer

The most respected jobs in Canada in 2021 were just revealed and firefighters take the top spot as the professionals with the highest regard from their peers.

Over 2,500 Canadians were surveyed to create the list of the most respected professions and 28 jobs were ranked in total.

Canada's Most Respected

After firefighters, the top 10 include nurses, farmers, medical doctors, pharmacists, scientists, members of the Canadian Armed Forces, grocery store owners/clerks, airline pilots and teachers.

Further down the list, there are transit workers, veterinarians, engineers, police officers, judges, private sector long-term care home operators, journalists, lawyers, bankers and radio/TV talk show hosts.

Clergy, professional sports players, business executives, union leaders, elected members of parliament, advertising practitioners, car salespeople and owners of social media platforms came in at the bottom end of the ranking.

From Your Site Articles
CanadaMoney
  • Lisa Belmonte

    Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

Canada's top employers for 2026 were named and these are the best companies to work for

Some employers offer work-from-anywhere policies, commuting allowances, product discounts, and more.

These Canadian companies have been ranked as some of the best employers in the world

One of the Canadian employers made the global top 15!

A new Canada's best employers list is out and here's why these are the top places to work

This list includes federal government agencies, universities, retailers and other companies.

Canadian universities dominated the top 10 of a new world's best universities ranking

But we don't have the number one school anymore. 👀

Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, March 3 are out and there's a $75 million jackpot

Check your tickets because the jackpot has been won! 🚨

Canada's best grocery stores were ranked and these retailers have the 'best value'

"Best value is the expensive stores." 👀

A meteor in Vancouver last night caused a giant fireball & sonic boom (VIDEO)

The sonic boom was strong enough to register on seismographs. ☄️

Air Canada is hiring for these jobs in Ontario that pay up to $44 an hour

You get travel perks without having to travel for work! ✈️

This beautiful lakeside city under 1 hour from Toronto was named among Canada's most liveable

It has dreamy gardens and quaint shops.

I grew up in Vancouver — here's what other Canadians will never understand about us

If you get these, you're officially Vancouver-verified. ✅

A dessert product sold at Costco has been recalled and you can get a full refund

Some ingredients could cause "potentially life-threatening" reactions.

Ontario Lotto Max winner scored a $55 million jackpot with a free ticket from a grocery store

His family thought it was a prank.

Daughter of a Canadian woman killed in the Dominican bus crash still has no info on her dad

She first learned of the crash from her uncle, who was also on the bus.

BC's switch to permanent daylight saving time could cause chaos in some areas

From 10 a.m. sunrises to confusing time zone borders, here's why the move has some residents concerned.