NOC 14405: Transportation route and crew schedulers
What transportation route and crew schedulers do
Transportation route and crew schedulers prepare operational and crew schedules for transportation equipment and operating personnel. They are employed by municipal transit commissions, truck, delivery and courier companies, railways, airlines and by other transportation establishments in both the private and public sectors.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Review schedule requisitions, passenger counts and cargo, running times, distances, personnel availability and other pertinent information to establish schedule parameters
- Design new or modify existing schedules using computer software or other methods
- Incorporate into route plan factors such as peak travel periods, holidays, special events and construction with emphasis on time and cost efficiency
- Assign personnel to equipment and routes and schedule work shifts
- Compile equipment and personnel records, including hours in service, distances, maintenance, repairs required and other data, to produce operating reports
- May prepare user guides and other public service information.
Job titles under NOC 14405
30 job titles are classified here, including bus scheduler, crew scheduler - transportation, flight crew scheduler.
- air transport schedule analyst
- bus scheduler
- bus transportation service coordinator
- charter coordinator
- crew dispatcher
- crew scheduler - aeronautics
- crew scheduler - railway transport
- crew scheduler - transportation
- depot clerk - transit system
- flight crew scheduler
- flight scheduler
- logistics clerk - transportation
- rapid transit scheduler
- schedule analyst
- schedule control clerk
- schedule maker
- schedule writer
- scheduler - transit system
- senior schedule writer
- subway scheduler
- train scheduler
- transit planner
- transit scheduler
- transportation clerk
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Several years of experience in an appropriate transportation sector are usually required.
- On-the-job training may be provided.
Transportation route and crew schedulers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $21.68/hr | $32.69/hr | $52.20/hr |
Toronto ON | $24.14/hr | $32.31/hr | $47.77/hr |
Montréal QC | $21.28/hr | $29.76/hr | $36.92/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $24.96/hr | $32.33/hr | $44.01/hr |
Calgary AB | $23.71/hr | $34.45/hr | $45.04/hr |
Edmonton AB | $23.16/hr | $30.85/hr | $42.37/hr |
Ottawa ON | $21.98/hr | $29.61/hr | $38.42/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $20.63/hr | $28.09/hr | $38.04/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $21.68/hr | $31.79/hr | $38.46/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $22.59/hr | $29.99/hr | $39.72/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $23.37/hr | $31.85/hr | $42.96/hr |
London ON | $22.75/hr | $30.56/hr | $37.29/hr |
Halifax NS | $23.14/hr | $28.14/hr | $36.38/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $25.01/hr | $32.13/hr | $43.36/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $23.28/hr | $28.49/hr | $33.95/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $20.92/hr | $23.84/hr | $30.26/hr |
Nova Scotia | $22.77/hr | $27.21/hr | $35.07/hr |
New Brunswick | $19.23/hr | $26.00/hr | $34.34/hr |
Quebec | $21.68/hr | $31.79/hr | $38.46/hr |
Ontario | $22.13/hr | $31.29/hr | $49.95/hr |
Manitoba | $21.02/hr | $27.70/hr | $37.23/hr |
Saskatchewan | $23.38/hr | $28.78/hr | $34.55/hr |
Alberta | $24.56/hr | $31.86/hr | $47.30/hr |
British Columbia | $24.13/hr | $32.97/hr | $46.81/hr |
Using NOC 14405 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 30 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Crew schedulers supervisor (NOC 12013)
- Flight schedulers manager (NOC 70020)
- Production scheduler (NOC 13201)
- Scheduling technician - manufacturing (NOC 22302)
- Transportation route schedulers supervisor (NOC 12013)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for transportation route and crew schedulers?
Transportation route and crew schedulers are NOC 2021 unit group 14405. Example job titles in this group include bus scheduler, crew scheduler - transportation, flight crew scheduler, schedule analyst.
What TEER is NOC 14405?
NOC 14405 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do transportation route and crew schedulers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $32.69/hr, about $64,000 a year full-time, with a range of $21.68/hr to $52.20/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.