Job prospects Furniture Mover in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Material handlers (NOC 75101) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
What Types of Employers Are Out There?
- Employed by all major industries, but the leading shares are in manufacturing, warehousing and retail trade sectors
- Wholesale trade is another key employer
What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?
- The volume of goods requiring handling services is expected to be relatively steady
- Investments in manufacturing
- Expansions in warehousing facilities; however the use of automated storage and retrieval systems may alter some of the roles of material handlers
What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?
- Forklift operator certification is required for some roles.
Here are some key facts about Material handlers in Ontario:
- Approximately 89,050 people work in this occupation.
- Material handlers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 28%
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 15%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 9%
- Motor vehicle, body, trailer and parts manufacturing (NAICS 3361-3363): 6%
- Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 87% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 57% of material handlers work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of material handlers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 79% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 21% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 17% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 46% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
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