Logistics Coordinator, Logistics Operations & Strategy

The employment outlook will be Limited for production and transportation logistics coordinators (NOC 13201) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Demand for this occupation is driven by conditions in truck transportation, wholesale trade, and the transportation and warehousing sectors, which are currently tariff exposed and subject to economic cycles.
• Key trends for this occupation are the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to forecast and optimize routes and inventory, automation for repetitive tasks (autonomous mobile robots, automated storage and retrieval systems, autonomous vehicles and drones), as well as using connected sensors for real-time tracking, and blockchain for digital and transparent transactions.
• The province's geographic location and infrastructure, such as Winnipeg's trimodal CentrePort, gives it strategic advantage as a logistics hub in the supply chain.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Winnipeg and Southeast regions.

Here are some key facts about production and transportation logistics coordinators in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,350 people work in this occupation.
• Production and transportation logistics coordinators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 33%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 9%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 6%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 74% of production and transportation logistics coordinators work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of production and transportation logistics coordinators are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations