Job prospects Forklift Truck Operator in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "forklift truck operator" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

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 material handlers (NOC 75101) in Yukon for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Most employment in this occupation in the Yukon is in Whitehorse.
• In the Yukon, this occupation is mainly employed by transportation businesses, including storage and moving companies, and retail by and wholesale warehouses.
• The Government of Yukon's Labour Demand Survey expects seven additional vacancies for longshore workers and material handlers in 2025 or 2026 (Government of Yukon, 2025).

Here are some key facts about material handlers in Yukon:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Material handlers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 38%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 26%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 12%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 10%
• 59% of material handlers work all year, while 41% 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 40 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 89% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 11% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 36% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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