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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Railway and motor transport labourers" in the Avalon Peninsula Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

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Recent trends from the past 3 years

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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Job opportunities in Ontario

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Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Railway and motor transport labourers (NOC 75211) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Railway and motor transport labourers in Ontario:

• Approximately 1,050 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Railway and motor transport labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 32%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 12%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 8%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 49% of railway and motor transport labourers work all year, while 51% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of railway and motor transport labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 84% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 16% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 15% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 48% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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