Transport
Drivers, pilots, and the people who move everything.
21 careers
Air
6Air Traffic ControllerPaid a salary from the first day of training. Most people who apply never get in.Typical pay$114kTo qualify2 to 3 yrsDemandGoodAirline PilotFly people across the country for a living. The training bill is big and the seniority ladder is slow.Typical pay$108kTo qualify4 to 7 yrsDemandGoodDrone PilotCheap and fast to get certified. Turning it into a full-time income is the hard part.Typical pay$60kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandModerateFlight AttendantHired and trained by the airline in weeks. You are there for safety first and service second.Typical pay$65kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandModerateFlight DispatcherPlan the route, pick the fuel, watch the weather. On many flights you share control with the captain.Typical pay$114kTo qualify1 to 2 yrsDemandModerateHelicopter PilotFly the machine that can land anywhere. Most of the work is in the bush, not the city.Typical pay$108kTo qualify2 to 4 yrsDemandModerate
Road
5Bus DriverLicensed in a few months, then hired by a transit system that trains you and pays a pension.Typical pay$52kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandGoodDelivery DriverThe quickest job to start on this site. Watch for the versions where you pay for the van, the fuel and the insurance.Typical pay$42kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandGoodLetter CarrierOne employer, one union, and a route you walk in every kind of weather.Typical pay$60kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandModerateTow Truck OperatorShow up when someone's day has gone wrong. Several provinces now licence the whole industry.Typical pay$55kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandModerateTruck DriverLicensed in a few months. Everything in every store got there on a truck.Typical pay$55kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandGood
Rail
3Locomotive EngineerRun freight and passenger trains across the country. The railway hires you first, then trains you.Typical pay$104kTo qualify3 to 6 yrsDemandModerateRail Traffic ControllerSit in a control centre and decide where every train on your territory goes next.Typical pay$85kTo qualify2 to 6 yrsDemandModerateRailway ConductorRun the train crew, switch the cars and own the paperwork. Hired off a high school diploma and trained on pay.Typical pay$90kTo qualify1 to 2 yrsDemandModerate
Sea
5Coast Guard OfficerSearch and rescue, icebreaking and buoy tending on a federal ship. The training is four years and the government pays you to do it.Typical pay$86kTo qualify4 to 5 yrsDemandGoodDeckhandThe entry door to working at sea. A short safety course, a medical, and you can be on a boat this season.Typical pay$58kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandModerateLongshore WorkerLoad and unload the ships that carry almost everything you own. Union work, hard to get into, hard to leave.Typical pay$68kTo qualify1 to 5 yrsDemandModerateMarine Engineering OfficerKeep a ship's engines, power and systems running while it is a thousand kilometres from a repair shop.Typical pay$77kTo qualify3 to 5 yrsDemandGoodShip OfficerNavigate and command commercial ships. You train as a cadet at sea, not in a lecture hall.Typical pay$86kTo qualify3 to 5 yrsDemandGood
Logistics
2Logistics CoordinatorPlan how goods get from a factory to a shelf, and fix it when a shipment goes missing.Typical pay$61kTo qualify1 to 3 yrsDemandGoodTransport DispatcherMatch loads to drivers, fix problems on the road, and keep a whole fleet moving from one desk.Typical pay$58kTo qualifyup to 2 yrsDemandModerate