Alberta wages by career
Alberta’s employers span energy and utilities, healthcare, government, technology, finance, agriculture and logistics. Below are Government of Canada Job Bank hourly wages and outlooks for Alberta for occupations related to Ucademy’s programs. Regional figures are on each local guide linked below.
| Job title in Job Bank | NOC | Low | Median | High | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical administrative assistant | 13112 | $20.00 | $29.00 | $35.00 | Good |
| Unit clerk | 14100 | $15.50 | $25.00 | $36.13 | Limited |
| Administrative assistant | 13110 | $19.78 | $26.43 | $37.00 | Moderate |
| IT support technician | 22221 | $20.19 | $30.00 | $57.69 | Moderate |
| Cybersecurity specialist | 21220 | $35.40 | $50.51 | $87.09 | Moderate |
| Software developer | 21232 | $29.81 | $48.08 | $76.92 | Moderate |
| Procurement officer | 12102 | $26.00 | $40.35 | $70.00 | Moderate |
| Logistics coordinator | 13201 | $22.32 | $34.61 | $54.99 | Limited |
Source: Job Bank wage and outlook pages for each occupation (Alberta; wages for 2023–2024 or 2024). Figures cover all experience levels, vary by employer and are not guaranteed. Compare more occupations in our Alberta salary calculator.
Study Online From Anywhere in Alberta
Alberta is a big province, and a skilled worker in Fort McMurray, a parent in Medicine Hat, and a shift worker in Grande Prairie all face the same challenge: the training they need is often located far from where they live.
Local guides with Job Bank wages and outlooks for each region: Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray.
Ucademy was built to solve exactly that. Our programs are 100% online, which means learners in Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, and every rural community in between receive the same curriculum and the same credential as someone in downtown Calgary. There is no commute. There is no relocation. There is no need to choose between your current life and your next career step.
Online learning also fits the realities of how Albertans work. If you are on a rotation schedule at a processing plant, working long-term care shifts at a rural hospital, managing a farm operation, or raising children in a community without a local college campus — online study works around your schedule, not the other way around.
Programs available across Alberta
All programs are delivered online.
- Medical Office Assistant & Unit Clerk Certificate (516 hours): clinic front-desk and hospital unit administration, with a 100-hour supervised practicum.
- Administrative Assistant Diploma (806 hours): office administration, business communication and software.
- IT Professional Certificate (420 hours): IT support, networks, Windows and Linux administration, cloud.
- Security Analyst Certificate (420 hours): security monitoring, incident response, industrial control systems security.
- Cybersecurity Specialist Diploma (940 hours): the broad security path, from SOC work to cloud security and forensics.
- Software & Web Developer Diploma (960 hours): project-based software and web development.
- Business Administration – Supply Chain Diploma: business operations with a supply chain focus.
Not sure which fits? Try the one-minute program quiz or compare programs side by side.
Two common healthcare administration roles are the medical office assistant, who runs the front desk of a clinic or specialist office, and the unit clerk, who coordinates the administrative work of a hospital unit. The table above shows what Job Bank reports for both. Learn more in How to Become a Medical Office Assistant in Alberta, How to Become a Unit Clerk in Alberta and Medical Office Assistant vs Unit Clerk.
Why online works for Alberta
Distance, winter roads and shift work make a fixed campus timetable hard for many Albertans. Online, self-paced study lets you learn from home, keep your job and fit lessons around rotations, family and the weather, and you receive the same curriculum wherever you live.