{"id":11030,"date":"2023-09-20T08:03:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/?p=11030"},"modified":"2023-09-20T08:03:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:03:56","slug":"counties-near-edmonton-are-hiring-and-some-jobs-pay-over-100000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/counties-near-edmonton-are-hiring-and-some-jobs-pay-over-100000\/","title":{"rendered":"Counties near Edmonton are hiring and some jobs pay over $100,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for a career change, it might be time to expand your search, as a number of counties close to Edmonton are hiring.<\/p>\n<p>A wide variety of professional and hands-on opportunities are available in counties around the Edmonton area, and some of them offer six-figure salaries.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve compiled a list of nearby counties hiring for dozens of positions right now.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strathcona County<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">@strathcocounty\/Instagram<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who:<\/strong> Strathcona County, just east of Edmonton, currently employs more than 2,000 people across various career paths. Its largest municipality is Sherwood Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jobs:<\/strong> It\u2019s hiring for 11 roles with several positions, including a financial reporting analyst, administrative assistant and legal counsel, among other roles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perks:<\/strong>\u00a0Comprehensive benefits packages including extended health and dental coverage, health and wellness spending accounts, life and disability insurance and critical illness programs, retirement and pension programs, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More:<\/strong>\u00a0Learn more on its\u00a0website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Parkland County<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1836460\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1836460\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919122353\/Shutterstock_1529265041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1075\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919122353\/Shutterstock_1529265041.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919122353\/Shutterstock_1529265041-500x258.jpg 500w, https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919122353\/Shutterstock_1529265041-1024x529.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1836460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda TQ\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who:\u00a0<\/strong>Parkland County, located just west of Edmonton, is a large municipal district with several provincial parks, lakes, and municipalities, including Stony Plain and Spruce Grove.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jobs:\u00a0<\/strong>The county is currently hiring for a paid on-call firefighter, a transfer station scale operator, and a customer services manager, among other roles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perks: <\/strong>Health, dental, EAP, sick leave, three-week vacation plus five management days, remote work, personal days. Gym, social club, mental health support, training and development.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More:\u00a0<\/strong>Learn more on its website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Leduc County<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1836482\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1836482\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919124905\/Shutterstock_1507064912.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1075\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919124905\/Shutterstock_1507064912.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919124905\/Shutterstock_1507064912-500x258.jpg 500w, https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919124905\/Shutterstock_1507064912-1024x529.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1836482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ThirdSense Photography\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who:\u00a0<\/strong>Located just south of Edmonton, The City of Leduc is a growing, dynamic city in the heart of Canada\u2019s economic engine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jobs:\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s currently hiring for a senior accountant, peace officers, human resource coordinators and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perks: <\/strong>Competitive wages, full-time employee benefits (health, dental, life, retirement), professional development, free parking, leave options, social events, newsletter, and employee surveys.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More:\u00a0<\/strong>Learn more on its website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sturgeon County<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1836588\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1836588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919150701\/Shutterstock_2033436575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1075\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919150701\/Shutterstock_2033436575.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919150701\/Shutterstock_2033436575-500x258.jpg 500w, https:\/\/images.dailyhive.com\/20230919150701\/Shutterstock_2033436575-1024x529.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1836588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Zinnick\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who:\u00a0<\/strong>Sturgeon County is a growing community located just north of Edmonton. Its largest municipality is the Town of Morinville.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jobs:\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s currently hiring a number of transportation operators, a shop supervisor, and a utility tech.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perks:\u00a0<\/strong>Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits (health, wellness, pension), recognition program, earned day off, flextime, family leave, three-week vacation, fun activities, team bonding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More:\u00a0<\/strong>Learn more on its website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=650aa76c9a7540168e2214bf96d0348e&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailyhive.com%2Fedmonton%2Fcounties-hiring-near-edmonton&#038;c=17698602575446116059&#038;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"noopener\">Originally Appeared Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for a career change, it might be time to expand your search, as a number of counties close to Edmonton are hiring. A wide variety of&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,5015],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11030"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11030"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11031,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11030\/revisions\/11031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}