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70020 – Managers in Transportation

Median hourly wage:

$50.62/hr

What you do:

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, manufacturing and utilities.

Main job duties:

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operation of or department responsible for co-ordinating, 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
  • Recruit personnel and oversee their training.

Skills:

Job title examples:

Distribution manager – logistics
Flight operations manager
Freight forwarding manager
Marine superintendent
Rail operations superintendent
Railway freight manager
Traffic manager – transportation
Transport department manager
Transportation manager

Hourly wages:

$27.31 low

$50.62 median

$79.55 high

Education & Training:

  • 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.

 

Business Algonquin College https://www.algonquincollege.com/business-hospitality/program/business/
Business Administration Algonquin College https://www.algonquincollege.com/online/program-info/business-administration/
Business Fundamentals Algonquin College https://www.algonquincollege.com/online/programs/list/all/
Supply Chain Algonquin Career Academy https://algonquinacademy.com/news?path=news&node=supply-chain-and-logistics-course-4-coordinator-skills
Bachelor of Commerce (Supply Chain Management) Algonquin College https://www.algonquincollege.com/business-hospitality/program/bachelor-of-commerce-supply-chain-management/#overview
Business Marketing Algonquin College https://www.algonquincollege.com/business-hospitality/program/business-marketing/
Supply Chain Management – Global Algonquin College https://www.algonquincollege.com/business-hospitality/program/supply-chain-management-global/

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