Holiday hiring has started in Lethbridge.
Walmart has posted 16 jobs in the last two weeks. The City is hiring for rink season. Lethbridge Polytechnic added eight jobs. And the better-paying work is still out there: a City electrician job pays up to $56.83 an hour, and the province is hiring a meat inspector at up to $86,011 a year.
Our job board alone has 158 open jobs in and around Lethbridge from 25 employers. There are plenty more on company career pages and other sites, but these are the ones we’ve pulled together in one place.
Counts and closing dates were current on Oct. 27, 2026, and change as jobs fill and new ones go up.
Is Lethbridge’s job market busy or slow?
Steady, with a few things worth knowing.
Unemployment is down. Lethbridge’s unemployment rate was 5.5% in September, Statistics Canada’s latest numbers show. That’s down from 5.6% in August and well below Alberta’s 6.4% and Canada’s 6.5%. Compared with a year ago, it’s down 2.5 percentage points.
But fewer people are working than in August. Lethbridge had about 1,700 fewer jobs in September than the month before. It’s roughly the same number as a year ago. Part of the drop in unemployment is because fewer people are in the labour force, not only because more people found work.
Alberta is doing better than the rest of the country. Canada lost 68,000 jobs in September, while Alberta added 23,000.
Seasonal hiring is picking up. Retailers like Walmart and Costco staff up every fall for the holidays, and the City adds rink staff once the arenas open. If you want part-time hours before Christmas, now is the time to apply.
The biggest local employers are hiring. Retail, health care, construction and manufacturing employ the most people in Lethbridge, and you’ll see openings across most of them below.
Who’s hiring in Lethbridge
University of Lethbridge: 29 openings. See them →
Walmart: 23 openings, 16 posted in the last two weeks. See them →
Costco: 20 openings at the Lethbridge warehouse. See them →
Stantec: 15 openings. See them →
Lethbridge Polytechnic: 13 openings, eight posted in the last two weeks. See them →
City of Lethbridge: 10 openings, including Lethbridge Police Service. See them →
Co-op: 8 openings, mostly at its Taber food store and gas bar. See them →
Also hiring: Save-On-Foods (5), Scotiabank (4), Starbucks (4), Government of Alberta (3), ATB Financial (3), TD (3), TELUS (3), The Home Depot (3), Richardson International (2) and the Alberta Motor Association (2). Canada Post, CIBC, Finning, Inter Pipeline, Mark’s, Neo Financial, Staples and Wawanesa Insurance have one each.
The best-paying jobs with posted pay
Most employers don’t list pay. The ones that do give you a good sense of the local market:
| Job | Pay | Closes |
|---|---|---|
| City of Lethbridge, Corporate Services Financial and Administration Manager | $115,830 to $144,787 a year | Nov. 4 |
| Government of Alberta, Irrigation Management Engineer | $92,008 to $127,391 a year | Not listed |
| Government of Alberta, Data Management Analyst | $83,258 to $114,317 a year | Oct. 31 |
| Government of Alberta, Meat Inspector | $65,674 to $86,011 a year | Nov. 10 |
| City of Lethbridge, Traffic Signal Electrician | $52.92 to $56.83 an hour | Nov. 18 |
| City of Lethbridge, Water Treatment Plant Operator | $40.96 to $46.66 an hour | Oct. 30 |
| University of Lethbridge, Standardized Patient | $26.18 to $28.97 an hour (casual) | Not listed |
| Canada Post, On-Call Letter Carrier | $25.37 an hour | Oct. 28 |
| University of Lethbridge, Grounds Worker II | $24.43 an hour (casual) | Not listed |
Walmart is staffing up for the holidays
Walmart’s 23 Lethbridge openings are the biggest batch of new postings on the board this month. Most are part-time store jobs: general merchandise and fashion, food and consumables, stocking, unloading and checkout.
Two kinds stand out. There are four OMNI Customer Fulfillment Associate jobs, the people who pick and pack online pickup and delivery orders. That work gets busy in November and December. There are also two Overnight Associate jobs, for anyone who’d rather work while the store is closed.
If you want full-time hours, look at the team lead jobs (Stocking, Produce, and Food and Consumables), the Maintenance Team Associate, the Modular Team Associate who resets shelves, and a full-time Staff Pharmacist.
The City of Lethbridge: rink jobs and a $56-an-hour electrician
The City’s newest jobs follow the seasons. With arenas open for winter, it’s hiring a part-time Recreation Operator at $41.35 an hour and a part-time Ice Marshall at $29.42 an hour. Both close today, Oct. 28.
The standout trade job is the full-time Traffic Signal Electrician, at $52.92 to $56.83 an hour. It’s open until Nov. 18, the latest closing date of any City job on the board.
The City is also hiring a part-time Health and Wellness Nurse (closes Nov. 4), two Water Treatment Plant Operators, a Transportation Operations Manager and a General Manager of Transportation and Transit. Lethbridge Police Service’s Police Officer intake is still open.
Browse City of Lethbridge jobs →
Plant, field and trades work
For people who’d rather not work in an office or a store:
Inter Pipeline is hiring a Field Operator. The posting went up Oct. 20 and closes Nov. 4.
Richardson International still has two jobs at its Lethbridge canola crush plant: a Crush Operator and a Millwright.
The University of Lethbridge needs trades too: a full-time Industrial Instrumentation Technician and a full-time Electrician, both continuing positions.
The province’s Meat Inspector job, posted Oct. 26, pays $65,674 to $86,011 a year. It suits someone with a meat-cutting or food-processing background who wants a government salary.
The university and polytechnic: 42 jobs
The University of Lethbridge’s 29 openings run from casual campus work to senior leadership. The biggest is a Director of the School of Engineering, posted Oct. 14. It’s also hiring a Deputy Registrar, three Assistant Teaching Professors in the Faculty of Education, a Financial Analyst, a Marketing Production Coordinator and a full-time Executive and Administration Support role.
The Standardized Patient job is still one of the most unusual on the board. You’re paid $26.18 to $28.97 an hour to act as a patient so medical students in the Southern Alberta Medical Program can practise.
Lethbridge Polytechnic posted eight new jobs in the last two weeks, many in health care training. They include:
An Instructor for the Primary Care Paramedic program
A Simulation Assistant
A Youth Initiatives Coordinator
A Registration and Records Specialist
Student research assistant jobs
It’s also hiring instructors for its powerline and heavy equipment technician apprenticeship programs.
Browse University of Lethbridge jobs → · Browse Lethbridge Polytechnic jobs →
Stantec’s water and engineering jobs
Stantec has 15 openings tied to its Lethbridge office. The two newest are water jobs: a Project Manager, Water and an Intermediate Civil Engineer, Water. The rest include structural engineers, an irrigation lead, a senior CAD technologist and several contaminated-sites environmental roles. That fits irrigation country.
Banking, insurance and retail
Banks are hiring for farm and mortgage work:
Scotiabank wants a Client Relationship Manager in commercial agriculture banking and a Financial Advisor at its West Lethbridge branch.
TD has an Agricultural Services Associate job and Personal Banker Trainee openings, a way into banking without experience.
Wawanesa is hiring a Claims Adjuster for commercial property and farm.
For retail and part-time work:
Starbucks has barista and shift supervisor jobs at three Mayor Magrath Drive stores.
TELUS is hiring a store manager and two sales roles at Park Place.
Costco’s 20 openings include a pharmacist, an optician and a tire installer, plus stockers and cashiers.
The Alberta Motor Association is looking for contract driving instructors.
Closing soon
Today, Oct. 28: City of Lethbridge Recreation Operator, Ice Marshall and Transportation Operations Manager; Canada Post On-Call Letter Carrier
Oct. 30: City of Lethbridge Water Treatment Plant Operators, permanent and term; ATB Wealth Experience Associate
Oct. 31: Government of Alberta Data Management Analyst; ATB Senior Personal Banking Advisor, Mayor Magrath branch
Nov. 4: City of Lethbridge Health and Wellness Nurse and Financial and Administration Manager; Inter Pipeline Field Operator
Nov. 10: Government of Alberta Meat Inspector
Nov. 18: City of Lethbridge Traffic Signal Electrician
Most other postings don’t list a closing date, so apply early.
How our job board works
Our Lethbridge page puts the city’s openings in one place, so you don’t have to check two dozen career sites. Filter by category, job type, posting date and whether pay is listed. Every listing links straight to the employer’s own application page.
With a free account, you can save jobs and track the ones you’ve applied for.
Last month’s list is here: Lethbridge Jobs in October 2026.
Sources
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, September 2026: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261009/dq261009a-eng.htm
Choose Lethbridge, Employment economic indicators: https://data.chooselethbridge.ca/employment-economic-indicators
Employer job postings on our job board, checked Oct. 27, 2026. Pay and closing dates as listed by each employer.
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