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Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services

NOC 82021. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 8222 are counted here too.

#206 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

147

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

311

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

49

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$27.50/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

22
2016
25
2017
25
2018
19
2019
30
2020
11
2021
29
2022
61
2023
54
2024
18
2025
17
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $27.50 to $30.75 · 11 postings$27.50
  2. 022025Middle half $34.50 to $43.50 · 2 postings$39.00
  3. 032024Middle half $46.40 to $48.00 · 5 postings$48.00
  4. 042023Middle half $42.00 to $102.07 · 28 postings$48.50

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01St. John's, NL17
  2. 02Mount Pearl, NL4
  3. 03Halifax, NS3
  4. 04Edmonton, AB3
  5. 05Calgary, AB2
  6. 06Clearwater County, AB1
  7. 07Lévis, QC1
  8. 08Langley, BC1

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Stena Drillmax Ice Ltd22 approved LMIAs
    49
  2. 2
    Marine Technical Limits12 approved LMIAs
    49
  3. 3
    DEEP SEA MANAGEMENT AS23 approved LMIAs
    26
  4. 4
    Technip Singapore Pte. Ltd.17 approved LMIAs
    22
  5. 5
    Axis Well Technology Ltd.14 approved LMIAs
    14
  6. 6
    DELMAR SYSTEMS AS14 approved LMIAs
    14
  7. 7
    Vertech Offshore AS4 approved LMIAs
    12
  8. 8
    Odjfell Well Services8 approved LMIAs
    11
  9. 9
    Seadrill Norway Crew AS10 approved LMIAs
    10
  10. 10
    Tech Professionals Ltd.6 approved LMIAs
    7

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Newfoundland and Labrador7 employers
    21
  2. 2
    Alberta5 employers
    6
  3. 3
    Nova Scotia2 employers
    3
  4. 4
    British Columbia1 employers
    1
  5. 5
    Quebec1 employers
    1