Job prospects Shipper-receiver in Saskatchewan

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "shipper-receiver" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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 shippers and receivers (NOC 14400) in Saskatchewan 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.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Growing investments into expansion and new industrial and manufacturing facilities across the province will likely support job opportunities in this occupation.
• Job prospects may be softened by tariff-related disruption to U.S.-bound trade shipments, as growth prospects may be tempered for export-related sectors that hire this occupation.
• Growth in interprovincial trade between Saskatchewan and the rest of Canada following Saskatchewan's MOU with Ontario to facilitate greater trade, and the removal of 53 federal exceptions in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement by the federal government should sustain and improve employment prospects for this occupation.
• Increase in e-commerce activities.
• Experience in a related clerical occupation or as a warehouse worker, and a forklift or driver's licence may be an asset for job seekers.

Here are some key facts about shippers and receivers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 3,050 people work in this occupation.
• Shippers and receivers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 25%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 23%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 8%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 6%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 69% of shippers and receivers work all year, while 31% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of shippers and receivers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 76% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 24% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 59% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology