Job prospects Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Operator - Railway Traffic near Edmonton (AB)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators" near Edmonton (AB) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators near Edmonton (AB) over the past few years (2020-2022) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators (NOC 72604) in the Edmonton region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators in the Edmonton region:

  • Approximately 240 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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