Occupations in the Transportation Sector

The transportation industry is made up of numerous occupations, each with its own unique set of experience and training requirements. It includes the following sectors:

• Air transportation
• Postal service, couriers and messengers
• Rail transportation
• Support activities for transportation
• Transit, sightseeing, and pipeline transportation
• Truck transportation
• Warehousing and storage
• Water transportation

Occupations include:

• Truck Driver
• Public Passenger transit driver (Bus Driver, Skytrain/Subway worker, or Transit Supervisor
• Taxi & limousine drivers
• Distribution/Warehouse Managers
• Material Movers such as Package Handlers or Fork Lift Operators

For a detailed list of occupations, number of job openings and hourly wage rates, see:

• WorkBC Industry Outlook Profile, Transportation and Warehousing

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Across Canada, in the trucking industry, there were some 15,995 vacant truck driver positions in the last quarter of 2020, with a vacancy rate of 5%.  In comparison, the vacancy rate across all occupations in Canada was 2.7%.

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Source: Labour Market Snapshot, Trucking HR.com, June 2021
For detailed information on any of the occupations in the transportation sector see: