NOC 74100: Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations
What mail and parcel sorters and related occupations do
Mail and parcel sorters and workers in related occupations process and sort mail and parcels in post offices, mail processing plants, warehouses and internal mail rooms. They are employed by Canada Post Corporation, courier and parcel express companies and establishments throughout the public and private sectors.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Mail sorters
- Sort mail according to destination
- Bundle, label, bag and route sorted mail to the proper delivery stream
- Operate vehicles and material handling equipment in order to sort mail and load postal trucks
- Search directories to find the correct address for redirected mail.
- Mailroom clerks
- Receive, process, sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail, faxes, messages and courier packages manually or electronically
- Maintain address databases and produce personalized mailings
- Print and photocopy material, stuff envelopes and affix address labels
- Weigh outgoing mail, calculate and affix proper postage, and bundle by postal code
- May operate and maintain print shop and mailing house equipment.
Job titles under NOC 74100
23 job titles are classified here, including mail sorter, postal clerk - mail and parcel sorting.
- addressing machine operator - mail and parcel sorting
- address-labelling machine tender
- address-plate inserter
- envelope-sealing and envelope-imprinting machine tender
- inserting machine tender - mail and parcel sorting
- letter sorting clerk
- mail dispatcher
- mail distribution clerk
- mail filing clerk
- mail handler
- mail processing clerk
- mail sortation clerk
- mail sorter
- mail tracing clerk
- mailing machine operator
- mail-sorting system operator
- package handler
- parcel sorter
- postal clerk - mail and parcel sorting
- sorting and routing clerk
- stamp-cancelling machine tender - mail and parcel sorting
- warehouse worker - mail and parcel sorting
- warehouse worker - mail and postal services
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school and some college office administration courses may be required.
- On-the-job training is required.
- Physical fitness may be required for some occupations in this unit group.
Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations 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 | $18.56/hr | $26.00/hr | $30.66/hr |
Toronto ON | $18.92/hr | $27.31/hr | $30.16/hr |
Montréal QC | $19.57/hr | $26.73/hr | $31.61/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $19.75/hr | $28.00/hr | $30.36/hr |
Calgary AB | $19.86/hr | $26.33/hr | $32.89/hr |
Edmonton AB | $17.30/hr | $24.05/hr | $29.79/hr |
Ottawa ON | $20.02/hr | $27.03/hr | $33.15/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $19.28/hr | $24.38/hr | $29.24/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $19.00/hr | $25.98/hr | $31.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.80/hr | $28.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $21.08/hr | $27.48/hr | $33.88/hr |
London ON | $19.91/hr | $26.66/hr | $32.80/hr |
Halifax NS | $19.55/hr | $27.48/hr | $33.45/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $24.47/hr | $28.66/hr | $35.70/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $19.85/hr | $23.70/hr | $30.40/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $19.68/hr | $26.87/hr | $33.54/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $19.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $30.25/hr |
Nova Scotia | $19.78/hr | $26.95/hr | $34.27/hr |
New Brunswick | $19.65/hr | $26.00/hr | $30.66/hr |
Quebec | $19.00/hr | $25.98/hr | $31.00/hr |
Ontario | $18.92/hr | $27.00/hr | $30.36/hr |
Manitoba | $18.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $30.26/hr |
Saskatchewan | $19.85/hr | $23.70/hr | $30.66/hr |
Alberta | $17.30/hr | $25.00/hr | $30.36/hr |
British Columbia | $18.44/hr | $28.00/hr | $31.50/hr |
Using NOC 74100 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 23 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Couriers and messengers (NOC 74102)
- Letter carriers (NOC 74101)
- Postal services representatives (NOC 64401)
- Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations (NOC 72025)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for mail and parcel sorters and related occupations?
Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations are NOC 2021 unit group 74100. Example job titles in this group include mail sorter, postal clerk - mail and parcel sorting.
What TEER is NOC 74100?
NOC 74100 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 mail and parcel sorters and related occupations earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $26.00/hr, about $51,000 a year full-time, with a range of $18.56/hr to $30.66/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.