Best jobs with salaries under $60K

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Overall Rank	Occupation	% Growth in # of employees (2006-2011)	Median annual salary (2011)	% Change in salary (2006-2011)
1	Ironworker	50	59,010	16
2	Construction supervisor	38	58,240	25
3	Public relations specialist	36	57,990	29
4	Refrigeration & air conditioning mechanic	46	56,160	18
5	Translator	86	54,080	16
6	Heavy construction contractor	42	56,659	15
7	Immigration & revenue officer	73	56,160	10
8	Geological technician	36	56,160	17
9	Physician (GP)	37	53,997	20
10	Correctional service officer	41	56,160	13
11	Laboratory technician	49	49,462	25
11	Paramedic	40	54,974	16
13	Construction estimator	63	53,331	11
14	Electrician	28	56,493	23
15	Transit supervisor	26	56,160	37
16	Miner	24	58,240	17
17	Paralegal	35	49,920	15
18	Financial officer	30	55,474	11
19	Plumber	23	52,000	26
20	Computer network technician	18	58,656	16
21	Personnel clerk	49	43,680	9
22	Systems testing technician	19	58,240	11
23	Marriage counsellor	34	48,006	12
24	Oil and gas drilling worker	13	58,240	23
25	Interior designer	27	45,760	22
26	Administrative officer	35	43,680	14
27	Petroleum supervisor	21	57,200	6
28	Recording supervisor	47	41,662	11
29	Editor	27	51,438	12
30	Recruitment officer	31	49,067	10
31	Web designer	21	52,624	12
32	Heavy-duty equipment mechanic	15	53,456	22
33	Dental assistant	36	41,080	16
34	Mechanic supervisor	11	58,698	15
35	Maintenance equipment operator	26	43,680	14
36	Library supervisor	24	43,430	21
37	Roofer	32	41,600	11
38	Civil engineering technician	18	51,501	5
39	Insurance adjuster	16	52,270	9
40	Pet groomer	36	23,920	27
41	Event planner	35	39,520	3
42	Wholesale buyer	33	38,688	13
43	Insurance underwriter	10	51,438	25
44	Labourer	30	33,280	27
45	Cleaning supervisor	28	40,248	14
46	Crane operator	5	58,240	22
47	Babysitter	48	21,320	18
48	Recreation supervisor	15	44,720	19
49	Health services assistant	34	35,256	13
50	Insurance clerk	20	45,760	9

Methodology: We obtained Statistics Canada data on employment and wage levels for more than 600 occupations. From those, we selected jobs with at least 10,000 employed individuals and ones that experienced employment growth between 2006 and 2011. For this list, we eliminated jobs with median salaries over $60,000, and ranked the rest based on three criteria: job growth from 2006 to 2011, median compensation (based on a 40-hour work week) in 2011, and the change in median compensation from 2006 to 2011. The final rank is based on a weighting of 50% to job growth, 40% to median compensation and 10% to change in compensation.