Job prospects Transportation Manager in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for managers in transportation (NOC 70020) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 managers in transportation in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Managers in transportation mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482, 486, 487, 493): 19%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 14%
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 12%
  • Water transportation (NAICS 483): 11%
  • Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485): 9%
• 86% of managers in transportation work all year, while 14% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of managers in transportation are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 76% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 24% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 21% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology