Job prospects Freight Forwarding Technician in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "freight forwarding technician" in Ontario or across Canada.

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 Production and transportation logistics coordinators (NOC 13201) 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.
• 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 Ontario:

• Approximately 9,450 people work in this occupation.
• Production and transportation logistics coordinators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 19%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 16%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
• 72% of production and transportation logistics coordinators work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 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: 53% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 47% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% 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: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 26% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology