Railway and Road Transport Labourers
Job description
These individuals assist railway and road transport personnel in the performance of their duties.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Noise
Main tasks
Railway Transport Labourers
- Carry tools and equipment.
- Assist railway track maintenance personnel install, maintain, and repair rails.
- Cut grass and brush along the track.
- Examine the condition of freight cars.
Road Transport Labourers
- Assist truck and delivery drivers load and unload vehicles.
- Perform warehouse labour duties.
Advancement and mobility
Railway Transport Labourers
- Experience leads to higher positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 18.5% Female
- 81.5% Male
Not available.
- 18.5% Female
- 81.5% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$45,200
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 4913% of jobs
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NAICS 4111% of jobs
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NAICS 32610% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 568% of jobs
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NAICS 3227% of jobs
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Others51% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 4913% of jobs
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NAICS 4111% of jobs
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NAICS 32610% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 568% of jobs
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NAICS 3227% of jobs
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Others51% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- A few years of secondary school education are usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Monitoring operations
- Result evaluation
- Operations and control
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Oral expression
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Reaction time
- Near vision
- Control accuracy
- Oral comprehension
- Response orientation
- Limb coordination
- Verbal skills
- Depth perception
- Perception speed
- Hand-arm stability
- Auditory attention
- Speed control
- Manual dexterity
- Colour perception and distinction
- Hearing sensitivity
- Speech clarity
- Written comprehension
- Information organization
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Digital dexterity
- Written expression
- Time sharing
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Focussed on results
- Capacity to work in a team
- Sense of initiative
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Work manually
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
- Work outdoors
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 75211
Railway and motor transport labourers
Job titles
- Railway labourer
- Motor transport labourer
- Engineer's assistant
- Moving van helper
- Delivery truck helper
- Signal gang helper
- Driver helper
- Truck driver helper
- Delivery truck driver helper
- Fuel truck driver helper
- Mover helper
- Furniture mover helper
- Route driver helper
- Deliverer helper
- Carman/woman helper - railway
- Track sweeper - railway
- Railway car decal applier
- Cold-storage checker - transport
- Crossing attendant - railway
- Rail lubricator
- Swamper - truck transport
- Railway track maintenance labourer
- Railway yard labourer
- Section labourer - railway
- Railway track labourer
- Siding checker-messenger - railway transport
- Fuel and sand operator - railway transport
- Car weigher - railway
- Railway car weigher
- Freight car weigher
- Car checker - railway
- Freight car checker - railway
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
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