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Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

NOC 72021. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 7302 are counted here too.

#104 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

364

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

1,005

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

444

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$38.50/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

111
2016
80
2017
82
2018
84
2019
49
2020
54
2021
143
2022
108
2023
164
2024
86
2025
44
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $31.97 to $41.00 · 416 postings$38.50
  2. 022025Middle half $30.00 to $39.80 · 555 postings$38.00
  3. 032024Middle half $35.50 to $39.00 · 944 postings$36.84
  4. 042023Middle half $35.00 to $38.00 · 785 postings$36.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Surrey, BC162
  2. 02Rocky View County, AB109
  3. 03Vancouver, BC53
  4. 04Calgary, AB37
  5. 05Edmonton, AB35
  6. 06St. John's, NL34
  7. 07Burnaby, BC31
  8. 08Abbotsford, BC28

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Contour Earthmoving Ltd5 approved LMIAs
    65
  2. 2
    Blue-Con Excavating Ltd.4 approved LMIAs
    43
  3. 3
    Subsea 7 Canada Inc.13 approved LMIAs
    33
  4. 4
    DEEP SEA MANAGEMENT AS21 approved LMIAs
    27
  5. 5
    Reach Subsea AS4 approved LMIAs
    19
  6. 6
    Technip Singapore Pte. Ltd.9 approved LMIAs
    16
  7. 7
    Stena Drillmax Ice Ltd7 approved LMIAs
    16
  8. 8
    AP&A Ltd.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    16
  9. 9
    Seadrill Norway Crew AS10 approved LMIAs
    11
  10. 10
    Broadway Subway Constructors General Partnership5 approved LMIAs
    11

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    British Columbia210 employers
    387
  2. 2
    Alberta74 employers
    216
  3. 3
    Ontario93 employers
    125
  4. 4
    Newfoundland and Labrador2 employers
    34
  5. 5
    Quebec15 employers
    28