Job prospects Shipping Coordinator in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Production and transportation logistics coordinators (NOC 13201) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Production and transportation logistics coordinators in Alberta:

• Approximately 4,000 people work in this occupation.
• Production and transportation logistics coordinators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 17%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 12%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 9%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 8%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 75% of production and transportation logistics coordinators work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of production and transportation logistics coordinators are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 44% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology