Job prospects Yard Labourer - Railway Transport in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

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 New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 New Brunswick:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Railway and motor transport labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 481-483, 485-486, 493): 25%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 19%
  • Scenic and sightseeing transportation and support activities for transportation (NAICS 487-488): 16%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 11%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 70% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 30% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 50% of railway and motor transport labourers work all year, while 50% 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 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 86% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 14% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 20% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 48% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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