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Water and waste treatment plant operators

NOC 92101. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 9243 are counted here too.

#313 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

79

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

88

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

29

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$34.66/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

2
2016
2
2019
2
2021
3
2022
14
2023
29
2024
25
2025
11
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $30.00 to $37.55 · 209 postings$34.66
  2. 022025Middle half $29.33 to $38.32 · 225 postings$33.62
  3. 032024Middle half $29.50 to $36.96 · 297 postings$33.02
  4. 042023Middle half $27.46 to $34.73 · 297 postings$31.33

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Longueuil, QC29
  2. 02Joliette, QC24
  3. 03Québec, QC3
  4. 04Brossard, QC3
  5. 05Berthierville, QC3
  6. 06Bedford, QC2
  7. 07Shawinigan, QC2
  8. 08Lévis, QC2

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Aquatech Société de gestion de l'eau inc.23 approved LMIAs
    24
  2. 2
    Nordikeau Inc19 approved LMIAs
    19
  3. 3
    Aquatech, société de gestion de l'eau5 approved LMIAs
    5
  4. 4
    Nordikeau Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    5
  5. 5
    Dépôt Rive-Nord Inc.3 approved LMIAs
    3
  6. 6
    Aliments Nortera Inc.3 approved LMIAs
    3
  7. 7
    Ville de Lévis2 approved LMIAs
    2
  8. 8
    Can-Explore Inc2 approved LMIAs
    2
  9. 9
    GFL Environmental Services Inc2 approved LMIAs
    2
  10. 10
    Laurentide Re-Sources1 approved LMIAs
    2

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec23 employers
    80
  2. 2
    Ontario2 employers
    3
  3. 3
    Alberta2 employers
    2
  4. 4
    British Columbia1 employers
    1