Job prospects Material Handler near Yellowknife (NT)

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Material handlers (NOC 75101) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Material handlers in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Material handlers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 38%
- Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 26%
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 12%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 10%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 77% compared to 88% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 23% compared to 12% for all occupations
55% of material handlers work all year, while 45% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 92% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 8% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a