Job prospects Long Haul Transport Driver in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Transport truck drivers (NOC 73300) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• 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.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Opportunities in this occupation will be positive due to the ageing workforce, persistent labour shortages and challenges attracting young workers. 
• Alberta's government announced changes to Class 1 Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) program for commercial drivers, which will be replaced with a provincially developed training program in 2025.
• Alberta's government has pledged $2.8 million grant over two years (2023-2025) to the Women Building Futures program, which supports women train for jobs in commercial trucking. 

Here are some key facts about Transport truck drivers in Alberta:

• Approximately 40,950 people work in this occupation.
• Transport truck drivers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 56%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 54% of transport truck drivers work all year, while 46% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 25% of transport truck drivers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 27% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology