NOC 75101: Material handlers
What material handlers do
Material handlers handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of material handling equipment. They are employed by transportation, storage and moving companies, and by a variety of manufacturing and processing companies and retail and wholesale warehouses.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or using basic material handling equipment
- Move household appliances and furniture onto and off moving trucks or vans
- Perform other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking.
- Operate winches and other loading devices to load and unload materials onto and off trucks, railway cars and loading docks of warehouses and industrial establishments
- Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials in warehouses
- Connect hoses or pipes and operate equipment to load and unload liquid petroleum, chemical or other products into or from tank cars, tank trucks or storage tanks
- Operate equipment to dump materials such as coal, ore and grain into or to remove materials from railway cars, trucks or other vehicles
- Operate conveyors and equipment to transfer grain or other materials from transportation vehicles to elevators, bins or other storage areas
- May perform other activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials.
Job titles under NOC 75101
129 job titles are classified here, including bin filler, coal handler, conveyor console operator.
- ash handler
- automated storage and retrieval system operator
- automatic pallet equipment operator
- bandoleer packer - explosives manufacturing
- belt conveyor attendant
- beltman/woman
- bin attendant
- bin filler
- binman/woman
- box bander
- box filler
- boxcar loader
- bucket elevator operator
- bulk materials carrier operator
- bulk materials loader operator
- bulk materials unloader
- cement loader and sacker
- coal conveyor operator
- coal conveyor operator - surface mining
- coal dumper
- coal handler
- coal loader-unloader
- coal wheeler
- coal-moving equipment operator
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
- Physical strength is required for manual material handlers who work with heavy materials.
Material handlers 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 | $16.55/hr | $22.00/hr | $30.29/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $21.00/hr | $29.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $21.00/hr | $26.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $22.00/hr | $33.65/hr |
Calgary AB | $17.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $29.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $17.23/hr | $22.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $18.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $29.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $21.00/hr | $29.97/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.94/hr | $22.00/hr | $31.32/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr | $31.25/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $23.00/hr | $29.23/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $22.50/hr | $29.67/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $22.00/hr | $32.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $20.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.50/hr | $20.00/hr | $27.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $19.00/hr | $31.94/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $20.00/hr | $26.20/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $20.65/hr | $26.50/hr |
Quebec | $16.94/hr | $22.00/hr | $31.32/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $21.50/hr | $29.96/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $21.12/hr | $29.69/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $20.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Alberta | $16.50/hr | $22.00/hr | $31.95/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $22.00/hr | $33.99/hr |
Using NOC 75101 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 129 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (NOC 72021)
- Freight attendant - air transport (NOC 74202)
- Heavy equipment operators (NOC 73400)
- Longshore workers (NOC 75100)
- Mover helper (NOC 75211)
- Storekeepers and partspersons (NOC 14401)
- Warehouse distribution supervisor (NOC 12013)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for material handlers?
Material handlers are NOC 2021 unit group 75101. Example job titles in this group include bin filler, coal handler, conveyor console operator, forklift truck operator.
What TEER is NOC 75101?
NOC 75101 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 material handlers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $22.00/hr, about $43,000 a year full-time, with a range of $16.55/hr to $30.29/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.