Maritime Transportation is one of the most important means of transporting in the economy. The main objective of this research is to examine the impact of trade through mritime shipping on basic and non-core employment. In this regard, data from the annual time series of the Iranian economy over 1360-1394 have been ellated ARDL regression have been used. The results of the estimation of the basic employment model showed that exports and imports through maritime transportation have a positive and significant effect on basic employment. The capital stack and value added of the maritime transport sector have a significant positive effect on basic employment. The real wage of the workforce employed in the shipping sector has a negative and significant effect on basic employment. The results of non-basic employment model estimation indicate a positive and significant effect of the variables of the exports and imports of maritime commerce, the capital stack in Iranian economy and the value added of the maritime transport sector on non-basic employment. The results of this model also show that real wage have a negative and significant effect on non-core employment.