Job prospects Yard Labourer - Railway Transport 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 very limited for Railway and motor transport labourers (NOC 75211) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Railway and motor transport labourers in Quebec:
- Approximately 1,850 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Railway and motor transport labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
- Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 9%
- Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 9%
- Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS 326): 8%
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 7%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 88% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 56% of railway and motor transport labourers work all year, while 43% 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.
- Less than 5% of railway and motor transport labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 81% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 19% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 28% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 19% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% 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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