Learn more about careers the industry can offer you!

Over 700,000 people across Canada work in the trucking and logistics industry. They work in many different occupations, including in the office, shop, warehouse/yard or on the road.

Check out the following Career Profiles to learn more about each occupation, including what a typical day may look like for a truck driver, the requirements needed to apply to be a dispatcher, information about compensation packages and more.

The Job Prospects icon even gives you a sense of job availability. The ratings include the following:

  • Exceptional rating: A significant number of jobs exist, companies are continuously hiring
  • High rating: A number of jobs exist, companies are hiring
  • In Demand rating: A select number of jobs exists, companies are hiring

Are you interested in learning more about an occupation in the industry, but the profile isn’t available on our site? Contact Trucking HR Canada at theteam@truckinghr.com.

Note: The Job Prospects ratings were determined by calculating the three-year (2022 to 2024) average for the number of jobs and job openings for Career Profiles. Ratings were only given to career profiles in which THRC could identify trucking and logistics sector-specific information.

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Job Prospects: Not Available

Education: Not Required

Salary Range: Coming Soon

In the Shop

Parts Technician

Job Prospects: In Demand

Education: Often Required

Salary Range: Coming Soon

In the Warehouse/Yard

Shipper/Receiver

Job Prospects: Exceptional

Education: May Require

Salary Range: Coming Soon

In the Warehouse/Yard

Material Handler (or Dock Worker)

Job Prospects: Exceptional

Education: Not Required

Salary Range: Coming Soon

Job Prospects: Exceptional

Education: Required

Salary Range: Coming Soon

On the Road

Flat-Bed Drivers

Job Prospects: Exceptional

Education: Required

Salary Range: Coming Soon

On the Road

Owner-Operator

Job Prospects: Exceptional

Education: Required

Salary Range: Coming Soon

Job Prospects: In Demand

Education: Often Required

Salary Range: Coming Soon

Job Prospects: Exceptional

Education: Required

Salary Range: Coming Soon

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