Job prospects Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Operator - Railway Traffic in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators (NOC 72604) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators in Quebec:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 485-486, 487, 493): 74%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 12%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 9%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%
• 63% of railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators work all year, while 38% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 90% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 10% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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