70020 Managers in transportation

What this occupation covers

Managers in transportation operations plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of transportation companies such as railways, airlines, bus lines, municipal transit systems, shipping lines and trucking companies, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. Managers in transportation freight traffic plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate companies or departments responsible for the transportation and movement of goods, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. They are employed by transportation, freight forwarding and shipping companies and by transportation departments of companies in retail and manufacturing sectors and utilities.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 12 main duties for this code.

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a transportation company
• Set operations policies and standards, including determination of safety procedures for the handling of dangerous goods, and ensure compliance with transport regulations
• Oversee the dispatch, maintenance and service of vehicles, vessels or aircraft
• Control the company or departmental budget, including acquisitions
• Monitor company's or department's performance, prepare reports for senior management, and plan for changes to schedules and policies
• Recruit personnel and oversee their training.
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operation of or department responsible for coordinating, arranging and monitoring the transportation and movement of goods
• Arrange shipping documentation and oversee the schedule, dispatch and tracking of goods
• Set transportation service rates and performance indicators
• Develop plans and procedures for the transportation and storage of goods
• Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators and insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates
• Control the departmental budget

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 12 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers
• 00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities

Excluded from this code

• Airport manager (See 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers)
• Airport terminal manager (See 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers)
• Harbour master (See 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers)
• Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (See 00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

air freight manager · airline division manager · airline division superintendent · airline express manager · airline fleet operations manager · airline flight schedule design manager · airline manager · airline superintendent · assistant general agent - railway · assistant superintendent - railway · assistant traffic manager - transportation · assistant transportation manager · bus company manager · cartage company manager · corporate traffic manager - transportation · corporate transportation manager · cruise ship line manager · current schedule planning manager - airline · director of logistics - transportation · director of operations - transportation · director of traffic - transportation · director of transportation · distribution and warehousing manager · distribution director

Employment requirements

• Managers in transportation operations
• A bachelor's degree in business administration or engineering is usually required.
• Several years of experience in transportation operations are usually required, including supervisory experience.
• Extensive experience as a supervisor and operator in a particular transport mode, such as a pilot, train engineer, vessel master or truck driver, may substitute for formal education.
• Certification as an operator of a particular mode of transportation, such as commercial pilot, vessel master or truck driver, is usually required.
• Managers in transportation freight traffic
• Completion of secondary school is required.
• A college diploma or university degree in business or transportation administration may be required.
• Several years of clerical, operational or administrative experience related to freight traffic are required.