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Trade jobs in British Columbia

Current British Columbia postings for electricians, plumbers, steamfitters/pipefitters, ironworkers, carpenters and millwrights, with pay on every listing, plus the apprenticeship rules and wages for each trade.

Listings sourced from Job Bank (Government of Canada). Apply on the original posting. We show the title, employer, location, wage and date from each posting and link straight to it on jobbank.gc.ca. Listings without a wage are left out. Last updated: .

British Columbia trades postings today

27 listings shown Filter British Columbia jobs on the full board

The six trades in British Columbia

Postings today are from our board. Wages are Job Bank's 2025 hourly figures for British Columbia (median, with low and high), revised November 19, 2025; they cover the whole occupation group and don't account for experience. Outlooks are Job Bank's 2025–2027 ratings, which compare occupations within the same province. A dash means Job Bank didn't publish a figure. Each trade links to our full guide.

The six job-board trades in British Columbia: certification, postings today, Job Bank 2025 hourly wages and 2025–2027 outlook
TradeCertificationPostings todayMedian hourly wage, 2025 (low–high)Outlook 2025–2027
Electrician (construction)Compulsory7$34.00 ($20.00–$47.49)Limited
PlumberNot compulsory9$32.00 ($23.00–$48.00)Limited
Steamfitter/pipefitterCompulsory0$42.05 ($26.00–$59.98)Very limited
IronworkerNot compulsory0$38.09 ($26.00–$50.59)Very limited
CarpenterNot compulsory9$32.00 ($23.00–$43.71)Limited
Millwright (industrial mechanic)Not compulsory2$42.00 ($25.25–$55.00)Moderate

Apprenticeship and certification in British Columbia

Your apprenticeship authority is SkilledTradesBC (opens in a new tab).

  • B.C.'s compulsory trades are called Skilled Trades Certification trades. Since December 1, 2023 they have been Construction Electrician, Industrial Electrician, Powerline Technician, Steamfitter/Pipefitter, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic, Gasfitter Class A and B, and Sheet Metal Worker.
  • In those trades you must be a registered apprentice, a certified journeyperson, or a trade qualifier with valid temporary authorization. Employers can supervise at most two apprentices per journeyperson (2:1).
  • Plumber, carpenter, ironworker and millwright are not on B.C.'s Skilled Trades Certification list.

How to read the table: Compulsory means only registered apprentices or certified journeypersons may do the work (in Alberta, the trade's restricted activities). Not compulsory means the trade isn't on that province's compulsory list, so apprenticeship certification is optional, though other licences, permits or tickets may still apply. In Quebec, anyone doing construction work covered by Act R-20 needs a CCQ competency certificate, and some work outside construction (such as electricity, plumbing and pipe fitting) needs a separate compulsory certificate from the Quebec government. Where we couldn't confirm a status from an official source, we say check with the authority. Status is from each province's own list, checked October 28, 2026.

More for British Columbia job seekers

Sources

  1. SkilledTradesBC — Skilled Trades Certification (compulsory trades) (opens in a new tab)
  2. SkilledTradesBC — Compliance (opens in a new tab)
  3. Job Bank — Wages open data, 2025 Wages file (revised November 19, 2025), Open Government Portal (opens in a new tab)
  4. Job Bank — 3-Year Employment Outlooks, 2025–2027 (published December 10, 2025), Open Government Portal (opens in a new tab)
  5. Job Bank (Government of Canada) — postings (opens in a new tab)

Postings updated: Oct 28, 2026, 6:25 AM ET. Province facts checked: Oct 28, 2026.

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