Job prospects Yard Labourer - Railway Transport in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• CentrePort Canada, located in Winnipeg, continues to expand including ongoing work on the new CentrePort Rail Park. The inland port provides access to rail, truck and air cargo operations which will support continued employment opportunities in the transportation and warehousing sector.

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

• Approximately 250 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): 57%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 13%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 56% of railway and motor transport labourers work all year, while 43% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 92% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 8% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 57% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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