Jobs in Northwest Territories

Jobs in the Northwest Territories are centred on Yellowknife, with others in Hay River, Inuvik, Fort Smith and smaller communities. The territorial, federal and Indigenous governments are the largest employers, followed by mining, health care, education, transportation and construction.

Northern work comes with practical differences. Wages are often higher and may include a northern allowance, but living costs are also high and housing can be hard to find, so ask about accommodation and relocation support before accepting an offer. Mine sites generally operate on fly-in rotations. Nurses, teachers, tradespeople and heavy equipment operators are consistently needed, and employers give weight to people willing to stay beyond a single contract. See public service jobs and skilled trades jobs.

Job market snapshot: Northwest Territories, October 2026

Employers advertised 109 job postings in Northwest Territories on Job Bank in October 2026, covering 231 vacancies. About 98% were full-time. The median advertised wage among hourly-paid postings was $25.00 an hour.

Source: Job Bank open data, Employment and Social Development Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Figures count postings first advertised on Job Bank that month. They are not a count of jobs open on JobsNearMe.ca today.