Job prospects Long Haul Tractor-trailer Driver in Northwest Territories

Green job Help - Green job - Help

Green job - Help

This occupation includes job titles whose primary duties and responsibilities lead to positive environmental outcomes. Job Bank uses a list of occupations that were identified as "green" through a task-based analysis conducted by the United States’ Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which was recognized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and adapted to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) in Canada. This list may change over time. Learn more.

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "long haul tractor-trailer driver" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Transport truck drivers (NOC 73300) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.

There has been a persistent lack of truck drivers in this sector, which was only made worse by the pandemic. Demand is high for drivers all across the Canada. In September 2023, PricewaterhouseCoopers for Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP) released a report which stated that Canada has a shortage of about 20,000 truck drivers, and one third of current drivers are nearing retirement (Toronto Star 2023)

Here are some key facts about Transport truck drivers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Transport truck drivers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 28%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 19%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 12%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 63% of transport truck drivers work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of transport truck drivers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 45% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "long haul tractor-trailer driver" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Learn more