A short list of unusual jobs in BC, each backed by an official source.
Trims and shoes horse hooves. How people get in: Private farrier courses + apprenticeship with a working farrier; not a SkilledTradesBC trade.
Pay: Not published by an official source · official source
Tunes and repairs pianos. How people get in: Apprenticeship or private school; PTG Registered Piano Technician optional.
Pay: Not published by an official source · official source
Runs ship-to-shore container cranes. How people get in: Longshore work via union dispatch (ILWU Canada) with BCMEA training; no provincial crane ticket.
Pay: Longshore workers (NOC 75100), B.C.: low $21.00/hr, median $48.81/hr, high $67.98/hr; annual $90,979 source · official source
We only list jobs where an official page backs the entry. Others are left out until an official source is found.
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