Learn about growing occupations in the Transportation, Distribution, Logistics and Warehousing sector in Windsor-Essex.

2. A supply chain is comprised of
two key functions:
Supply of
Materials
Distribution
of Goods
What is a supply chain?

3. QUICK FACTS
ABOUT TDLW*
IN WINDSOR-
ESSEX
• Windsor-Essex has one of the busiest commercial ports in the
Great Lakes- receiving 7.1 million tonnes of bulk cargo
• Over 7,517 trucks per day cross the Windsor-Detroit border
• 400,000 rail cars cross through Windsor-Essex into Detroit
• Between 2008-2011 TDLW had an 8% growth in employment
• TDLW employers have experienced an aging workforce and a
growing skills gap. Companies are looking to replace retiring
employees and keep pace with international growth
*TDLW: Transportation, Distribution, Logistics and Warehousing

4. A Glimpse at
Five Growing
Occupations
in TDLW
Job descriptions were taken from the National Occupation Classification

5. Aircraft maintenance
engineers, repair,
overhaul, modify and
test aircraft structural,
mechanical and
hydraulic systems

6. Low Median High
$28.44 $33.65 $36.49
Source: Jobbank.gc.ca

7. • Completion of College program
• Aircraft maintenance engineers may
acquire further endorsements to their
AME licence allowing them to inspect and
certify a broader range of aircraft and
aircraft systems

8. Clear goods through customs and to their
destination by importing and exporting clients.
Custom brokers will also negotiate commercial
transactions, logistics or other services between
parties on behalf of clients

9. Low Median High
$12.00 $19.23 $29.00
Source: Jobbank.gc.ca

10. • Post-secondary education in commerce or a related field.
• Customs brokers require several years of on-the-job training
and completion of a customs brokers training. The Certified
Customs Specialist (CCS) designation is administered by the
Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB) in Ottawa
• A customs broker licence is issued by the Canada Border
Services Agency

11. Operate radios and other
telecommunication
equipment to dispatch
coordinate, and schedule
for transportation of goods
and materials for drivers

12. Low Media
n
High
$13.00 $20.00 $32.42Source: Jobbank.gc.ca

13. • Completion of secondary
school is required.
• Complete on-the-job training.

14. Truck drivers operate
heavy trucks to
transport goods and
materials over urban,
interurban, provincial
and international routes

15. Low Median High
$13.50 $19.66 $35.00
Source: Jobbank.gc.ca

16. • Completion of an accredited driver training
course, through a vocational school or
community college is required
• A Class 3 or D licence is required to drive
straight-body trucks
• A Class 1 or A licence is required to drive
long combination vehicles
• Air brake endorsement (Z) is required for
drivers who operate vehicles equipped with
air brakes

17. These are workers
who handle, move,
load and unload
materials by hand or
using a variety of
material handling
equipment

18. Low Median High
$11.00 $15.00 $26.00
Source: Jobbank.gc.ca

19. • Completion of
High-School
• Forklift training

20. Staffing Patterns in TDLW
Occupation 2008
Jobs
2014
Jobs
2020
Jobs
Change
2008-2020
Truck drivers 1,458 1,935 2,103 645
Bus drivers and subway and other transit operators 481 574 576 95
Material handlers 369 345 353 (16)
Customs, ship and other brokers 63 189 176 113
Dispatchers and radio operators 176 158 156 (20)
Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors 59 132 151 92
Transportation managers 125 127 141 16
Supervisors, recording, distributing and scheduling
occupations
116 129 139 23
Public works maintenance equipment operators 52 102 115 63
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit
operators
83 83 92 9
Total 2,982 3,774 4,002 1,020
Source: EMSI Analyst, November, 2014

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