Job prospects Maintenance Of Way Employee - Railway in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Railway yard and track maintenance workers (NOC 74200) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new 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 Railway yard and track maintenance workers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Railway yard and track maintenance workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): more than 95%
• 68% of railway yard and track maintenance workers work all year, while 32% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 59% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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