NOC 75100: Longshore workers
What longshore workers do
Longshore workers transfer cargo throughout dock area and onto and from ships and other vessels. They are employed by marine cargo handling companies, shipping agencies and shipping lines.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Operate industrial trucks, tractors and other mobile equipment to transfer cargo, such as containers, crated items, automobiles and pallet-mounted machinery, around dock to within range of cranes and hoists
- Operate winches or other hoisting devices to load and unload cargo onto and from ships and other vessels
- Operate mechanical towers to load vessels with materials such as coal and ore
- Operate equipment to transfer bulk materials, such as grain, to hold of vessels
- Connect hoses and operate equipment to transfer liquid materials into storage tanks on vessels
- Perform other activities such as lashing and shoring cargo aboard ships, opening and closing hatches, cleaning holds of ships and rigging cargo.
Job titles under NOC 75100
19 job titles are classified here, including dockworker, longshore worker, longshoreman/woman.
- barge loader
- boat loader
- dock hand
- dockerman/woman - marine cargo handling
- dockworker
- dockworker - marine cargo handling
- longshore worker
- longshore worker and tower-loader operator
- longshoreman/woman
- lumper - marine cargo handling
- ship loader operator
- shiploader operator
- stevedore
- stower
- tanker loader
- tanker loader - marine cargo handling
- tankerman/woman - marine cargo handling
- tower-loader operator - marine cargo handling
- wharfman/woman - marine cargo handling
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
Longshore workers 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 | $19.18/hr | $32.81/hr | $51.14/hr |
Toronto ON | $18.20/hr | $22.50/hr | $28.09/hr |
Montréal QC | $43.00/hr | $43.04/hr | $43.04/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $21.90/hr | $50.64/hr | $75.05/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $25.75/hr | $43.00/hr | $43.04/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $19.50/hr | $27.45/hr | $40.14/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.85/hr | $23.76/hr | $30.09/hr |
Nova Scotia | $17.00/hr | $28.00/hr | $49.67/hr |
New Brunswick | $17.14/hr | $33.00/hr | $45.65/hr |
Quebec | $25.75/hr | $43.00/hr | $43.04/hr |
Ontario | $18.27/hr | $22.50/hr | $37.66/hr |
Alberta | $18.60/hr | $22.51/hr | $26.00/hr |
British Columbia | $21.00/hr | $48.81/hr | $67.98/hr |
Using NOC 75100 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 19 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Crane operators (NOC 72500)
- Longshore worker superintendent (NOC 72021)
- Longshore workers foreman/woman (NOC 72021)
- Material handlers (NOC 75101)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for longshore workers?
Longshore workers are NOC 2021 unit group 75100. Example job titles in this group include dockworker, longshore worker, longshoreman/woman, ship loader operator.
What TEER is NOC 75100?
NOC 75100 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. 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 longshore workers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $32.81/hr, about $64,000 a year full-time, with a range of $19.18/hr to $51.14/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.