Job prospects Transit Operator - Transportation in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "transit operator - transportation" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

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 Good for bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators (NOC 73301) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities may vary depending on the time of the year.

• Most employment in this occupation in the Northwest Territories is in Yellowknife.
• The territorial government forecasts this occupation will be among those having the largest number of job openings over the 2023 to 2032 period (NWT Bureau of Statistics, 2023).
• Employment opportunities in this occupation may be constrained by automation and digital transformation initiatives.

Here are some key facts about bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 73%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 11%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 5%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 5%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 62% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 38% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 46% of bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators work all year, while 54% 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 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 60% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 40% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 57% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • 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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