Job prospects Front-end Brakeman/woman 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 conductors and brakemen/women (NOC 73311) 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• CentrePort Canada, located in Winnipeg, continues to expand, including ongoing work on the CentrePort Rail Park. The CentrePort South development will commence in 2025, with 1,100 acres of potential industrial development. The inland port provides access to rail, truck and air cargo operations which will support continued employment opportunities in the transportation sector.

Here are some key facts about Railway conductors and brakemen/women in Manitoba:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Railway conductors and brakemen/women mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): more than 95%
• 46% of railway conductors and brakemen/women work all year, while 54% 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 39 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: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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