Job prospects General Manager, Trucking Company in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (NOC 00015) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.

• This occupation will benefit from major public and private construction projects scheduled in the Northwest Territories over the next few years. For example, the federal government is providing the Northwest Territories $94.5 million over five years through the Canada Community-Building Fund to support core infrastructure and housing development projects in the territory.
• Canada's interest and inflation rates started to decline in 2024, which may stimulate economic activities in the construction sector.

Here are some key facts about Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 65%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 16%
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 94% of senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities work all year, while 6% 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 50 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 36% of senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 71% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 28% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 47% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 9% for all occupations

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