15 Well-Paying Jobs You Can Get In Toronto Right Now

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I don't think it will come as a shock to anyone reading this when I say that the job situation in Toronto is looking pretty dismal right now. With the minimum wage increasing to $14/hour at the start of 2018, the job market is starting to change drastically and, though it's pretty clear it probably won't be for the better, it's still unclear just how bad it will get.

Finding a job in a massive city like Toronto that actually pays well, gives you good hours and respectable benefits has always been hard to come by. Plus, when you add in the ever-rising cost of living in the city it can be very overwhelming to look for decent employment.

While the definition of a "well-paying job" is hard to nail down right now, for the purposes of this article I found that a lot of Torontonians agreed online that $50,000+ per year is a decent wage to live off of.

15. Customer Service Associate

Salary: $54,000-$72,000/year

Qualifications:

Previous face-to-face customer service roles
People skills and interpersonal abilities
Professionalism
Fantastic work ethic

Responsibilities:

Interacting with various clientele
Handling questions and objectives
Aiding team members and attending team meetings
Maintaining up-to-date company and product knowledge

14. Translator and Interpreter

Salary: $33.60-$60/hour

Qualifications:

High school or equivalent education
1 year of translation experience
Bilingualism

Responsibilities:

Choice between document or on-site translations
Flexible hours
Online translation service

13. Building Maintenance Coordinator

Salary: $40.34/hour

Qualifications:

Must be a certified Engineer in Civil or Mechanical Engineering
Several year's experience in office building repair, maintenance and refurbishing
Must possess and be able to maintain a valid Province of Ontario Class G license
Must be physically capable of performing required duties

Responsibilities:

Cleaning, maintenance, repair and refurbishing of city buildings and parking lots
Prepare annual budget and monitor expenses throughout the year
Supervise and direct all maintenance and repair work

12. Analyst

Salary: $73,829-$82,539/year

Qualifications:

Completion of post-secondary education in an engineering field
Minimum 4 years' experience in engineering practice related to major tasks
Proven ability to review and synthesize technical information
Understanding of 2-dimensional modelling uses and limitations

Responsibilities:

Engineering review of development applications including flood plain, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, fluvial geomorphologic
Aid in the design of watercourse and wetland restoration projects by providing technical expertise related to water resources
Act as a Flood Duty Officer within the Flood Warning System on a rotational basis

11. Fire Prevention Inspector

Salary: $33.35/hour

Qualifications:

Post-secondary education in Fire Protection Technology, Law and Security, Justice, Criminology or equivalent
Demonstrated experience or expert knowledge of conducting building and property inspections
Demonstrated knowledge of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, Ontario Fire Code, Building Code Act, Ontario Building Code and Provincial Offences Act, OFM Technical and Public Fire Safety Guidelines and related standards and legislation
Must possess the ability to walk long distances and climb ladders/scaffolding while conducting inspections

10. Anatomy Coordinator and Technician

Salary: $55,169/year

Qualifications:

B.Sc or equivalent education
Minimum of 2 years' experience in an administrative position
Demonstrated strong knowledge of human anatomy
Experience working with cadavers and embalming procedures
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft programs

Responsibilities:

Receive, prepare and maintain donor bodies for teaching and display
Screening and handling willed bodies enquiries
Preparing and editing documents
Embalming preparing and maintaining anatomical specimens

9. System Administrator

Salary: $45,000-$55,000/year

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
One or more years of Dev-Ops like experience or work in a real-time operational processing environment
System administration capabilities and Cisco certification
Experience with disaster recovery protocols

Responsibilities:

Maintain existing infrastructure and code
Parallel deployment strategy
Build and design solutions that mitigate risk and increase efficiencies
Support for hardware and software maintenance

8. Network Design

Salary: $25-$30/hour

Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience working in the telecom industry with involvement in network design
Undergraduate degree or certificate in engineering or related fields
Knowledge of NSN Huawei RAN equipment
Bilingual in French and English

Responsibilities:

Translating strategic initiatives to create design plans to implement strategic goals
Provide recommended physical and logical network design and detailed specifications
Ensure designs created meet the program requirements

7. Front End Garbage Driver

Salary: $82,000/year

Qualifications:

DZ licence
Good communication skills
Minimum 5 years' front end experience

Responsibilities:

Driving front end garbage trucks around the GTA
Receives benefits after 90 days

6. Tire Technician

Salary: $40,000-$70,000/year

Qualifications:

Certified Tire Repair Technician licence
G class driver's licence
Clean driving record is a must

Responsibilities:

Changing and repairing truck tires in yards and on the road
Driving is required
Ability to work independently is a must
Benefits, uniforms and trucks are all provided

5. Realtor

Salary: up to $100,000/year

Qualifications:

RECO Real Estate Licence required

Responsibilities:

All clientele is provided
Working on commission
No minimum term or commitment required
Fair commission splits and no hidden fees
Clientele across the GTA

4. Excavation Foreman

Salary: $39.52/hour

Qualifications:

10+ years experience in Excavation and Grading work
Reads, understands and interprets drawings and specifications
Supervisory experience is required
Ability to resolve problems and make appropriate and timely decisions
Ability to properly access and evaluate workers performance and workmanship

Responsibilities:

Strong people-skills for dealing with customers and all points of contact
Capable of managing a staff or work independently
Directly supervises crew and reports ALL work to Superintendent
Knowledgeable in the areas of dirt work, including excavation, grade work, surveying and final excavating work

3. Wellness Coordinator

Salary: $89,667-$94,471/year

Qualifications:

Completed university degree in Human Resources or in related field
Minimum 2 years' experience with disability claims and WSIB claims management in a unionized environment
Demonstrated knowledge and ability to interpret relevant legislation
Developed computer skills in Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, Parklane or other claims/attendance management systems

Responsibilities:

Managing member’s medical absence (short duration, WSIB, and long-term disability) by: Communicating with the member initially
Requesting, obtaining and reviewing medical documentation provided
Making decisions to obtain additional information regarding illness/injury and identifying root cause of absence
Advising Manager of absences equal to one block and requesting documentation to support ongoing absences and/or return to work

2. Virtualization Specialist

Salary: $105/hour

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related field
Minimum 10 year's experience in a similar role
A significant recent working history of software product installation, customization, testing, software maintenance, and problem diagnosis is also required
Experience with storage technologies (SAN) and solutions at an enterprise level
Knowledge of networking and security technologies and products
Proven experience troubleshooting virtualized computing environments as well as those servers running a Windows and Linux operating system

Responsibilities:

Perform software product installation, configuration management, maintenance, testing and documentation of Microsoft related products
Install virtualization solutions using Hyper-V
Ensure the highest level of availability, reliability, and performance for virtualization platforms and associated products
Develop best practices with respect to process and documentation/templates

1. Instructional Design Specialist

Salary: $50,000-$100,000/year

Qualifications:

University degree, business or 2 years related experience is required
3 years previous instructional design experience
Ability to facilitate in a class room environment
Knowledge of adult learning principles and skills

Responsibilities:

Design Instructor Led Training workshops as required, ensuring curriculum is aligned with business goals and objectives
Design Computer Based Training (CTB) as required, ensuring curriculum is aligned with business goals and objectives
Design all Training materials following Adult Learning Principles ensuring logical content flow and engagement
Create Facilitator's Guide (FG), Participant Workbooks (PW) and PowerPoint presentations following department standards

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