Job prospects Tow Truck Driver in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

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 Moderate for transport truck drivers (NOC 73300) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.

• From 2021-2040, 86 job openings are forecast for transport truck drivers in the Northwest Territories (Government of Northwest Territories, May 2023).
• Employment opportunities in this occupation may be constrained by automation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Arctic Response's Class 1 MELT program offers 5–6 weeks of commercial driver training with airbrakes endorsement and full testing support. This training is available to remote communities and open to anyone with a non-GDL Class 5 licence (Wayfinder, October 31, 2025).
• Aurora College offers training to prepare individuals to write and pass the written and practical GNWT Class 1 Driver Entry Level training (Aurora College, 2025).

Here are some key facts about transport truck drivers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Transport truck drivers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 28%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 19%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 12%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 63% of transport truck drivers work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of transport truck drivers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 45% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a