Job prospects Transportation Logistics Coordinator in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "transportation logistics coordinator" in British Columbia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Key trends for this occupation include 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.

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

• Approximately 4,500 people work in this occupation.
• Production and transportation logistics coordinators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 16%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 11%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 9%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 68% of production and transportation logistics coordinators work all year, while 32% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of production and transportation logistics coordinators are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 52% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 48% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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