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Transportation and Warehousing

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Location of work Employment outlook Related careers Additional resources

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Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2019-2020):

-8.6%

Job growth (2019-2020):

-12,600

Total employment (2020):

134,300

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Key points

Most of the employment in the Transportation and Warehousing industry is in the Mainland / Southwest region.
The majority of the industry are unionized.
Wages in this industry are comparable to the provincial average.
Unemployment rates are low in this industry compared to the all-industry average in B.C.
Only a small portion of employees in this industry are under 25 years of age.

Businesses in the Transportation and Warehousing industry are involved mainly in transporting passengers and goods and in warehousing and storing goods.

Workforce

Gender

Employment by gender in 2020

Men: 79%

Women: 21%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Provincial average in 2020

Men: 52%

Women: 48%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Age groups

% of employees under 25 years of age

2015
2020
B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

% of employees 55 years and older

2015
2020
B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Employment

Types of employment

		2015	2020	B.C. average (2020)
Part time (% of employees working part time)		2015 11%	2020 15%	B.C. average (2020) 21%
Self-employed (% of employees who are self-employed)		2015 18%	2020 21%	B.C. average (2020) 18%
Temporary jobs (% of employees in temporary jobs)		2015 8%	2020 7%	B.C. average (2020) 11%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Workplace

% of workers in firms less than 20 employees

2015
2020
B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

% of workers in private sector jobs

2015
2020
B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Unemployment rate

2015
2020
B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Earnings

Average hourly wages in this industry

Men

2015
2020
B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Women

2015
2020
B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Youth

2015
2020
B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Location of work

% employment of this industry

% employment of all industries

Vancouver Island / Coast

Mainland / Southwest

Thompson-Okanagan

Kootenay

Cariboo

North Coast & Nechako

Northeast

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Employment outlook

			2019	2024	2029
Forecasted employment			2019 137,200	2024 144,200	2029 151,100

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted average annual employment growth rate

2019 - 2024
2024 - 2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted industry share of total employment

2019
2024
2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Related careers

Managers in transportation (NOC 0731)

Transport truck drivers (NOC 7511)

Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators (NOC 7512)

Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs (NOC 7513)

Material handlers (NOC 7452)

Additional resources

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/transportation-and-infrastructure

BC Transit
http://www.bctransit.com/

British Columbia Trucking Association – Job Postings
https://www.bctrucking.com/careers/job-postings

North American Industry Classification System
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/industry-industrie-eng.htm

Western Transportation Advisory Council
http://www.westac.com/

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