Job prospects Transportation Manager in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for managers in transportation (NOC 70020) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by conditions in truck transportation, wholesale trade, and the transportation and warehousing sectors, which are currently tariff exposed and subject to economic cycles.
• Key trends for this occupation are the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to forecast and optimize routes and inventory, automation for repetitive tasks (autonomous mobile robots, automated storage and retrieval systems, autonomous vehicles and drones), as well as using connected sensors for real-time tracking, and blockchain for digital and transparent transactions.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Interlake and Southeast regions.

Here are some key facts about managers in transportation in Manitoba:

• Approximately 900 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in transportation mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 44%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 16%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 9%
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 5%
• 85% of managers in transportation work all year, while 15% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 14% of managers in transportation are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 79% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 21% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology