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Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48, 49)

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  • Included sectors
  • Description
  • Hourly wage in 2021
  • Job prospects by industry sector
  • Workforce sectoral committees
  • Sectoral associations
  • Related occupations

Included sectors

NAICS 481
Air transportation
NAICS 482
Rail transportation
NAICS 483
Water transportation
NAICS 484
Truck transportation
NAICS 485
Transit and ground passenger transportation
NAICS 486
Pipeline transportation
NAICS 487
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
NAICS 488
Support activities for transportation
NAICS 491
Postal service
NAICS 492
Couriers and messengers
NAICS 493
Warehousing and storage

Description

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in transporting passengers and goods, warehousing and storing goods, and providing services to these establishments. The modes of transportation are road (trucking, public transit, and ground passenger), rail, water, air, and pipeline. These are further subdivided according to the way in which businesses in each mode organize their establishments. National post office and courier establishments, which also transport goods, are included in this sector. Warehousing and storage establishments are subdivided according to the type of service and facility that is operated. Many of the establishments in this sector are structured as networks, with activities, workers, and physical facilities distributed over an extensive geographic area. Establishments primarily engaged in renting and leasing transportation equipment without an operator are not included in this sector.

Hourly wage in 2021

Minimum
$17.00
Median
$25.00
Maximum
$45.19

Job prospects by industry sector

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Job prospects by industry sector

Average annual growth 2021-2025

All of Québec

This sector between 2% and 3%
All sectors 1.9%

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Employment in 2020

The number of people employed is not published if less than 1,500.

All of Québec

This sector 225,700
All sectors 4,099,600

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Type of jobs

All of Québec

This sector
Full time 86.9%
Part time 13.1%
All sectors
Full time 79.7%
Part time 20.3%

All of Québec

This sector
Full time
Part time
All sectors
Full time
Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$50,000

All of Québec

Workforce sectoral committees

Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre en aérospatiale

Address
5300, rue Chauveau
Montréal, H1N3V7
Quebec
Phone number
514-596-3311
fax
514-596-3388
email
info@camaq.org
Web site
http://www.camaq.org

Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'industrie maritime

Address
271, rue de l'Estuaire
Québec, G1K8S8
Quebec
Phone number
418-694-9059
fax
418-694-9401
email
maritime@csmoim.qc.ca
Web site
http://www.csmoim.qc.ca

Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'industrie du transport routier au Québec

Address
1100, boul. Crémazie Est, bureau 202
Montréal, H2P2X2
Quebec
Phone number
514-593-5811
Toll free: 1-866-927-6883
fax
514-593-5611
email
info@camo-route.com
Web site
http://www.camo-route.com

Sectoral associations

  • Association nationale des camionneurs artisans (ANCAI) This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Fédération des transporteurs par autobus This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Association québécoise des transporteurs aériens (AQTA) This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Association québécoise du transport et des routes (AQTR) This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Armateurs du Saint-Laurent This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Association du transport urbain du Québec (ATUQ) This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Association du camionnage du Québec (ACQ) This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Guilde de la marine marchande du Canada This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Commission des transports du Québec This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Fédération maritime du Canada This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Société de développement économique du Saint-Laurent This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Association des transporteurs de lait (ATLQ)

Related occupations

Occupation People employed
Transport Truck Drivers CNP 7511 (73300) 21%
Public Transit Drivers and Operators CNP 7512 (73301) 11%
Company, Taxi, and Limousine Drivers CNP 7513 (75200) 6%
Delivery and Courier Service Drivers CNP 7514 4%
Letter Carrier CNP 1512 (74101) 4%
Material Handlers CNP 7452 3%
Transportation Managers CNP 0731 (70020) 3%
Mail and Postal Services Clerk CNP 1511 2%
Motor Vehicle Mechanics and Repairers CNP 7321 (72410) 2%
Dispatchers CNP 1525 (14404) 2%
Pursers and Attendants CNP 6522 (64311) 2%
Senior Management – Construction, Production, and Public Utility CNP 0016 (00015) 2%
Administrative Assistants CNP 1241 2%
Shippers and Receivers CNP 1521 (14400) 1%
Coordinating Staff Supervisors CNP 1215 1%
Others 34%

See also

Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)

Last update: December 22, 2022

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