Trade jobs in New Brunswick
Current New Brunswick postings for electricians, plumbers, steamfitters/pipefitters, ironworkers, carpenters and millwrights, with pay on every listing, plus the apprenticeship rules and wages for each trade.
New Brunswick trades postings today
Carpenter
Jones and Oak Contracting · Killarney Road, New Brunswick
Pay: $30.00–$40.00/hrPosted Oct 27, 2026Apply on Job Bank: Carpenter, Jones and Oak Contracting (opens in a new tab)Job number 3705565
The six trades in New Brunswick
Postings today are from our board. Wages are Job Bank's 2025 hourly figures for New Brunswick (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.
| Trade | Certification | Postings today | Median hourly wage, 2025 (low–high) | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician (construction) | Compulsory | 0 | $28.00 ($18.00–$35.00) | Moderate |
| Plumber | Compulsory | 0 | $26.00 ($16.50–$34.00) | Good |
| Steamfitter/pipefitter | Compulsory | 0 | $43.00 ($29.84–$53.17) | Moderate |
| Ironworker | Not compulsory | 0 | $38.00 ($26.00–$48.36) | Moderate |
| Carpenter | Not compulsory | 1 | $24.00 ($18.00–$34.00) | Moderate |
| Millwright (industrial mechanic) | Not compulsory | 0 | $30.00 ($21.00–$50.43) | Moderate |
Apprenticeship and certification in New Brunswick
Your apprenticeship authority is Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification (Government of New Brunswick) (opens in a new tab).
- New Brunswick designates 82 occupations; 12 are compulsory, and apprenticeship training is available in 44.
- The compulsory occupations include construction electrician, plumber and steamfitter-pipefitter (Compulsory Occupations Regulation 2014-133).
- To work in a compulsory occupation you generally need a Certificate of Qualification or Diploma of Apprenticeship, a work permit or improver card, or registration as an apprentice or pre-apprentice; the province lists a few other cases, such as apprentices registered elsewhere in Canada working in New Brunswick for a limited time.
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 New Brunswick job seekers
- How apprenticeship works in Canada and how to land your first apprentice job
- Red Seal exam guide and wage comparison by province
- Safety tickets guide and the free Safety Basics course
- Other provinces: Ontario · Quebec · British Columbia · Alberta · Manitoba · Saskatchewan · Nova Scotia · Newfoundland and Labrador · Prince Edward Island
Sources
- New Brunswick Regulation 2014-133 — Compulsory Occupations (opens in a new tab)
- Government of New Brunswick — Designated occupations (opens in a new tab)
- Job Bank — Wages open data, 2025 Wages file (revised November 19, 2025), Open Government Portal (opens in a new tab)
- Job Bank — 3-Year Employment Outlooks, 2025–2027 (published December 10, 2025), Open Government Portal (opens in a new tab)
- 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.