Job prospects Truck Driver, Heavy Truck in Nunavut

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "truck driver, heavy truck" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Transport truck drivers (NOC 73300) in Nunavut for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several 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.

• Canada has had a shortage of qualified truck drivers in recent years, though job vacancies for transport truck drivers decreased from 2022 to 2024 (Statistics Canada, 2024).
• New projects in mining and construction may increase demand for transport truck drivers in Nunavut, such as the Grays Bay Road and Port Project and resource exploration projects.
• Fluctuating ore prices may impact demand for truck drivers in the mining sector in Nunavut. In October 2024, Baffinland Iron Mines cut 170-200 jobs, many of which were in trucking operations, due to low iron ore prices.

Here are some key facts about Transport truck drivers in Nunavut:

• Approximately 350 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: 83% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 65% of transport truck drivers work all year, while 35% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 90% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 10% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 65% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a