The opportunities that piqued the highest interest were more traditional roles, such as accounting or sales

The verdict’s out. Cannabis-related job postings are on the rise and so is the desire of Canadians to get a piece of the green pie.

Indeed, an employment search engine, has witnessed exponential growth in job postings post-legalization. In data shared by the company with The GrowthOp, during the first six months of 2019, the share of cannabis-related jobs postings rose by 41 percent.

Indeed compiled a list of the 10 hottest companies for Canadians seeking cannabis jobs by looking at the average click-through rates. The data was evaluated by looking at postings (per 1M) containing cannabis-related terminology from January 2019 to July 2019.

Securing No. 1 spot is Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) the Government of Alberta’s Crown company. AGLC is Alberta’s only legal online cannabis store. Cannabis Compliance Inc., an Ontario-based cannabis consulting firm that aims to secure Health Canada approval for clients, came in the second spot. Plantlife Dispensary, an Alberta-owned-and-operated retailer, came in third.

Cannabis licensed producers that made it to the top 10 list are WeedMD Rx Inc. (No. 5), The Flowr Corporation (No. 6), Zenabis (No. 7), Tilray (No. 8) and HEXO Corp. (No. 9).

“While supply and demand for cannabis-related roles are higher than they were in the pre-legalization days, certain roles are more popular than others. What kind of jobs are most attractive? Although one marijuana-specific job ranks high — marijuana budtender — the opportunities that piqued the highest interest from job seekers at these companies are mostly traditional roles: account manager, accountant and retail sales associate. Meaning that people who have generally worked in more mature, traditional industries, are now considering roles in this sector,” notes an Indeed blog post.

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