Material handlers in West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador

The employment outlook will be Limited for material handlers (NOC 75101) in the West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about material handlers in the West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador region:

• Approximately 280 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Material handlers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 25%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 23%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 16%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 13%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 11%