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Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers

NOC 85111. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 8615 are counted here too.

#258 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

44

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

177

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

21

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$24.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

2
2016
8
2017
1
2019
2
2020
53
2022
51
2023
52
2024
5
2025
3
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $20.00 to $28.70 · 75 postings$24.00
  2. 022025Middle half $20.00 to $36.00 · 107 postings$25.00
  3. 032024Middle half $24.00 to $39.50 · 83 postings$29.00
  4. 042023Middle half $25.00 to $39.50 · 199 postings$36.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Slave Lake, AB17
  2. 02Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, QC10
  3. 03St. John's, NL8
  4. 04Bonnyville No. 87, AB6
  5. 05Brooks, AB5
  6. 06St. Albert, AB3
  7. 07Nanton, AB3
  8. 08Calgary, AB2

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Stena Drillmax Ice Ltd23 approved LMIAs
    94
  2. 2
    Apex Well Servicing Inc2 approved LMIAs
    16
  3. 3
    DEEP SEA MANAGEMENT AS2 approved LMIAs
    15
  4. 4
    Les Entreprises Robert Charette Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    10
  5. 5
    Transocean Canada Drilling CompanyApproved before LMIA counts were published
    8
  6. 6
    Viper Steam Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    6
  7. 7
    Swab Master Ltd.2 approved LMIAs
    5
  8. 8
    Global Metal Quality Solutions Inc.3 approved LMIAs
    3
  9. 9
    Waste Treatment Solutions Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    3
  10. 10
    Garrison Oilwell Servicing Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    2

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Alberta13 employers
    44
  2. 2
    Quebec1 employers
    10
  3. 3
    Newfoundland and Labrador1 employers
    8
  4. 4
    Saskatchewan1 employers
    1