Job prospects Small Van Driver 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 good for Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors (NOC 75201) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

These workers deliver various products. The evolution of this occupation is linked to household consumption and trends that influence retail trade and transportation.

Uncertainty surrounding the residual effects of the economic slowdown could further affect the sector in the short term. However, consumer spending should resume and thereby contribute to maintaining jobs.

As for trends, the digitization of media and the discontinuation of Publisac distribution should reduce demand for newspaper carrier services. Nevertheless, the use of online shopping continues to grow and should provide a good employment outlook for delivery services.

In addition, some of the job opportunities are coming from staff turnover, which is often related to the working conditions and salaries offered in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors in Quebec:

• Approximately 32,350 people work in this occupation.
• Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Postal service, couriers and messengers (NAICS 491, 492): 27%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 14%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 14%
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 9%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 52% of delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors work all year, while 48% 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 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 32% of delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 21% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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