Explore Trades

Do you prefer hands-on work? Do tools and machines interest you more than books and data?

You may be one of the people who find satisfying, well-paid work in trades. Occupations include a wide range of employment, such as:

• Cook
• Electrician
• Mechanic
• Painter
• Carpenter
• Hairstylist
• Funeral director
• Arborist
• Guide
• Instrument mechanic
• Builder
• Crane operator

Find out if there’s a career for you in the trades. Explore:

• What are you made of? - Pick from 12 words that best describe you to reveal several trades that could suit you.
• Skills Canada BC - Find out about the skills you’ll use in different trades.
• Discover Skills BC - Take a survey or watch trades students talk about their work.

Videos

View Career Trek videos and information about the skills you’ll use in these trades:

Truck Driver

Heavy Equipment Operator

Pipefitter

Electrician

Carpenter Foreman

Ironworker