NOC 2021 · 70020 · TEER 0
Managers in transportation
Unit group 70020 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Managers in transportation operations plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of transportation companies such as railways, airlines, bus lines, municipal transit systems, shipping lines and trucking companies, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. Managers in transportation freight traffic plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate companies or departments responsible for the transportation and movement of goods, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. They are employed by transportation, freight forwarding and shipping companies and by transportation departments of companies in retail and manufacturing sectors and utilities.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- air freight manager
- airline division manager
- airline division superintendent
- airline express manager
- airline fleet operations manager
- airline flight schedule design manager
- airline manager
- airline superintendent
- assistant general agent - railway
- assistant superintendent - railway
- assistant traffic manager - transportation
- assistant transportation manager
- bus company manager
- cartage company manager
- corporate traffic manager - transportation
- corporate transportation manager
- cruise ship line manager
- current schedule planning manager - airline
- director of logistics - transportation
- director of operations - transportation
- director of traffic - transportation
- director of transportation
- distribution and warehousing manager
- distribution director
- distribution manager - logistics
- distribution operations manager - logistics
- distribution services manager
- export traffic manager
- ferry operations manager
- ferry superintendent
- flight operations director
- flight operations manager
- flight schedulers manager
- freight company manager
- freight division manager
- freight forwarder
- freight forwarding manager
- freight traffic manager
- general traffic manager - transportation
- general transportation manager
- global logistics manager
- import traffic manager
- integrated logistics manager
- integrated logistics programs director
- international traffic manager
- logistics analytics manager
- logistics director - transportation
- logistics manager - transportation
- logistics operations director
- marine operations manager
- marine operations superintendent
- marine superintendent
- marine transportation operations manager
- motor transport manager
- moving company manager
- ocean freight manager
- port captain - water transport
- rail operations superintendent
- rail transport manager
- railway division superintendent
- railway freight manager
- railway manager
- railway passenger operations manager
- railway transport area manager
- railway transport general agent
- ramp manager - airline
- runway manager
- ship line manager
- ship management operations manager
- shipping and warehousing service manager
- shipping services manager
- shore captain - water transport
- superintendent of transportation
- tow truck company manager
- traffic and transportation assistant manager
- traffic manager - transport
- traffic manager - transportation
- traffic manager - water transport
- transfer company manager
- transport department manager
- transportation and traffic manager
- transportation director
- transportation fleet manager
- transportation logistics manager
- transportation management director
- transportation manager
- transportation superintendent
- travel and relocation department manager
- urban transit system manager
- water transport manager
What it pays, and where it is hiring
Job Bank publishes a wage estimate and a three-year employment outlook for each occupation, region by region. Both are below as published — where an estimate is missing from the source it is missing here too, because the alternative is inventing one.
Across Canada
$52.88 an hour
Low $31.25, high $79.93
Where it pays most
- Lower Mainland · British Columbia$57.69
- Thompson--Okanagan · British Columbia$57.69
- North Coast · British Columbia$57.69
- Vancouver Island and Coast · British Columbia$55.77
- Toronto · Ontario$54.19
Economic regions only. A province’s figure is an average over the regions inside it, so including one would rank a province above its own best region and read as a finding.
By province and territory
| Where | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $50.48 | $32.45 – $105.64 | Moderate |
| Prince Edward Island | $43.83 | $31.07 – $54.16 | Moderate |
| Nova Scotia | $45.19 | $24.04 – $81.73 | Moderate |
| New Brunswick | $45.67 | $24.04 – $91.34 | Moderate |
| Quebec | $49.45 | $33.00 – $80.77 | Limited |
| Ontario | $54.04 | $31.91 – $80.75 | Limited |
| Manitoba | $38.46 | $32.69 – $80.86 | Moderate |
| Saskatchewan | $49.12 | $29.92 – $75.46 | Moderate |
| Alberta | $48.08 | $28.85 – $73.56 | Moderate |
| British Columbia | $57.69 | $33.65 – $77.56 | Limited |
| Yukon Territory | $52.94 | $37.89 – $77.60 | Good |
| Northwest Territories | Not published | Not published | Good |
| Nunavut | $55.73 | $35.92 – $77.65 | Undetermined |
By economic region
The 64 economic regions where Job Bank publishes a wage or a rated outlook, of 72.
| Where | Province | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $50.00 | $33.32 – $82.31 | Moderate |
| South Coast--Burin Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $49.63 | $33.97 – $73.10 | Undetermined |
| West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador | $49.20 | $34.53 – $71.27 | Undetermined |
| Notre Dame--Central Bonavista Bay | Newfoundland and Labrador | $50.48 | $32.45 – $105.64 | Undetermined |
| Cape Breton | Nova Scotia | $43.76 | $31.58 – $61.45 | Moderate |
| North Shore | Nova Scotia | $45.22 | $31.04 – $69.99 | Moderate |
| Annapolis Valley | Nova Scotia | $45.48 | $31.12 – $68.91 | Moderate |
| Southern | Nova Scotia | $46.01 | $31.41 – $70.01 | Moderate |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | $47.62 | $32.61 – $70.52 | Moderate |
| Campbellton--Miramichi | New Brunswick | $48.67 | $31.77 – $75.96 | Undetermined |
| Moncton--Richibucto | New Brunswick | $46.20 | $30.67 – $75.14 | Moderate |
| Saint John--St. Stephen | New Brunswick | $46.67 | $30.76 – $71.52 | Moderate |
| Fredericton--Oromocto | New Brunswick | $47.90 | $32.48 – $73.38 | Moderate |
| Edmundston--Woodstock | New Brunswick | $45.15 | $30.13 – $69.29 | Undetermined |
| Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Quebec | $48.39 | $31.01 – $77.58 | Moderate |
| Capitale-Nationale | Quebec | $52.69 | $35.32 – $77.37 | Moderate |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Quebec | $48.08 | $30.00 – $51.28 | Moderate |
| Estrie | Quebec | $46.62 | $32.14 – $71.27 | Moderate |
| Centre-du-Québec | Quebec | $51.11 | $34.31 – $73.75 | Good |
| Montérégie | Quebec | $52.27 | $34.81 – $76.37 | Moderate |
| Montréal | Quebec | $51.14 | $33.21 – $74.88 | Limited |
| Laval | Quebec | $51.00 | $34.04 – $74.54 | Limited |
| Lanaudière | Quebec | $52.02 | $35.00 – $78.31 | Moderate |
| Laurentides | Quebec | $52.70 | $34.28 – $75.82 | Moderate |
| Outaouais | Quebec | $51.45 | $36.79 – $73.96 | Moderate |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Quebec | $48.68 | $33.84 – $69.24 | Good |
| Mauricie | Quebec | $49.51 | $34.84 – $70.63 | Limited |
| Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean | Quebec | $48.82 | $32.04 – $68.21 | Moderate |
| Côte-Nord | Quebec | $52.77 | $36.78 – $79.28 | Undetermined |
| Ottawa | Ontario | $50.15 | $32.52 – $77.88 | Moderate |
| Kingston--Pembroke | Ontario | $50.41 | $33.25 – $72.96 | Moderate |
| Muskoka--Kawarthas | Ontario | $49.84 | $34.28 – $76.60 | Moderate |
| Toronto | Ontario | $54.19 | $33.65 – $82.11 | Limited |
| Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie | Ontario | $51.28 | $38.46 – $86.00 | Moderate |
| Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula | Ontario | $52.45 | $19.78 – $65.00 | Limited |
| London | Ontario | $49.61 | $32.84 – $73.56 | Moderate |
| Windsor--Sarnia | Ontario | $50.55 | $32.35 – $81.79 | Moderate |
| Stratford--Bruce Peninsula | Ontario | $50.04 | $33.73 – $73.33 | Moderate |
| Northeast | Ontario | $52.88 | $39.82 – $83.65 | Moderate |
| Northwest | Ontario | $47.15 | $31.20 – $69.21 | Moderate |
| Southeast | Manitoba | $38.46 | $32.69 – $80.86 | Moderate |
| Southwest | Manitoba | $38.46 | $32.69 – $80.86 | Undetermined |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | $40.38 | $33.65 – $61.54 | Limited |
| Interlake | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| North | Manitoba | $38.46 | $32.69 – $80.86 | Undetermined |
| Regina--Moose Mountain | Saskatchewan | $48.66 | $32.50 – $72.40 | Moderate |
| Swift Current--Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | $51.63 | $35.81 – $76.65 | Moderate |
| Saskatoon--Biggar | Saskatchewan | $48.67 | $29.67 – $75.03 | Moderate |
| Lethbridge--Medicine Hat | Alberta | $47.86 | $31.53 – $72.03 | Undetermined |
| Camrose--Drumheller | Alberta | $48.50 | $33.56 – $75.18 | Moderate |
| Calgary | Alberta | $50.82 | $33.10 – $77.64 | Moderate |
| Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Red Deer | Alberta | $49.65 | $35.05 – $74.21 | Moderate |
| Edmonton | Alberta | $47.50 | $31.47 – $69.23 | Moderate |
| Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River | Alberta | $48.08 | $28.85 – $73.56 | Moderate |
| Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | British Columbia | $55.77 | $44.18 – $66.67 | Limited |
| Lower Mainland | British Columbia | $57.69 | $33.65 – $86.54 | Limited |
| Thompson--Okanagan | British Columbia | $57.69 | $33.65 – $77.56 | Moderate |
| Kootenay | British Columbia | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Cariboo | British Columbia | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| North Coast | British Columbia | $57.69 | $33.65 – $77.56 | Limited |
| Nechako | British Columbia | Not published | Not published | Limited |
Job Bank rates employment prospects for each occupation in each economic region from very good to very limited over 2025–2027, and says “undetermined” where it has not got enough to rate. It is an assessment of prospects, not a count of vacancies.
The estimates on this page come from Labour Force Survey (2023-2024) · Small Area Estimation (2024).
Job Bank publishes an estimate for 24,364 of the 44,376 occupation-and-place pairs in this release. The rest are suppressed rather than modelled, and appear here as not published.
Wage estimates from the 2025 Wages release, revised 19 November 2025; employment outlooks from 2025-2027 Employment Outlooks - NOC 2021, released 8 December 2025. Both are updated annually. Estimates for different regions come from different surveys, so comparing two regions is exactly as sound as Job Bank’s own regional comparison and no more.
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank wages; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank 3-year employment outlooks. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.