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TRANSPORTATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Salaries

In 2001, average weekly earnings increased slightly in all segments of the transportation industry except the pipeline sector, which declined for the second year in a row.

Table 6-17 shows the average weekly earnings in the transportation and warehousing sector by mode from 1998 to 2001.

Rail

In 2000, total average annual compensation increased by 2.8 per cent in the rail industry. Although compensation increased in all occupational groups, employees classified as ìgeneralî benefited from the highest increase, with a 6.7 per cent improvement in their compensation.

Table 6-18 shows the average annual compensation in the rail industry by employment category from 1998 to 2000.

Road

This section discusses average annual compensation in the bus and trucking industries.

Bus

In 2000, the average annual salary increased in all segments of the bus industry. Employees working for charter bus companies benefited from the highest increase, with a 13 per cent improvement in their compensation.

Table 6-19 shows the average annual compensation in different segments of the bus industry from 1998 to 2000.

Trucking

In 2001, average weekly earnings in the Canadian trucking industry increased slightly by 1.7 per cent. Earnings increased in all provinces except New Brunswick, where a sharp decline of 8.4 per cent was recorded. Although historically British Columbia has had the highest weekly earnings, Ontario took the lead in 2001 with earnings 12.8 per cent above the national average. The lowest earnings were recorded in New Brunswick.

Table 6-20 shows average weekly earnings in the trucking industry by province from 1998 to 2001.

Marine

The annual labour costs of Canadian-based marine carriers increased by an average four per cent from 1997 to 2000. Salaries increased in all categories, with non-vessel crew employees enjoying the highest increase, at 2.7 per cent in 1999. Employees of for-hire marine carriers earned 17 per cent more than their government and private carrier counterparts for the same year.

Table 6-21 shows the average annual labour costs per employee for Canadian-based marine carriers from 1997 to 2000.

Air

Labour costs of Canadian air carriers have increased by more than ten per cent in each employment category since 1998. In 2000, pilots and co-pilots benefited from the largest increase, with an improvement of 7.4 per cent in their compensation.

Table 6-22 shows the annual labour costs for Canadian air carriers, by employment category from 1998 to 2000.

TRANSPORTATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Workforce

Salaries