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Water well drillers

NOC 72501. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 7373 are counted here too.

#399 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

10

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

22

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

10

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$30.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

2
2018
2
2019
9
2021
2
2022
1
2023
3
2024
2
2025
1
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $28.00 to $35.00 · 24 postings$30.00
  2. 022025Middle half $27.96 to $30.63 · 8 postings$30.00
  3. 032024Middle half $24.00 to $30.00 · 19 postings$28.00
  4. 042023Middle half $22.75 to $27.35 · 20 postings$25.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Sherbrooke, QC14
  2. 02Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON2
  3. 03Mont-Laurier, QC1
  4. 04Preissac, QC1
  5. 05Guelph, ON1
  6. 06Victoriaville, QC1
  7. 07Biggar, SK1
  8. 08Granby, QC1

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Forages Technic-Eau inc.2 approved LMIAs
    7
  2. 2
    Forages Technic-Eau Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    4
  3. 3
    Puits Bernier inc.2 approved LMIAs
    3
  4. 4
    Strata Drilling Group Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    2
  5. 5
    Puisatiers Experts inc1 approved LMIAs
    1
  6. 6
    9348-8260 QUÉBEC INC.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  7. 7
    All Out Water Well Services & Drilling Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  8. 8
    Transport G.L.P. Morin Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  9. 9
    Groupe Puitbec IncApproved before LMIA counts were published
    1
  10. 10
    Insitu Contractors IncApproved before LMIA counts were published
    1

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec7 employers
    18
  2. 2
    Ontario2 employers
    3
  3. 3
    Saskatchewan1 employers
    1