NOC 75110: Construction trades helpers and labourers
What construction trades helpers and labourers do
Construction trades helpers and labourers assist skilled tradespersons and perform labouring activities at construction sites, in quarries and in surface mines. They are employed by construction companies, trade and labour contractors, and surface mine and quarry operators.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Load and unload construction materials, and move materials to work areas
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks, shoring and barricades required at construction sites
- Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
- Assist tradespersons such as carpenters, bricklayers, cement finishers, roofers and glaziers in construction activities
- Assist heavy equipment operators to secure special attachments to equipment, signal operators to guide them in moving equipment and provide assistance in other activities
- Assist in aligning pipes and perform related activities during oil and gas pipeline construction
- Assist in drilling and blasting rock at construction sites
- Assist miners in excavating and in setting up and operating various drills and other surface mining machinery
- Level earth to fine grade specifications using rake and shovel
- Assist in demolishing buildings using prying bars and other tools, and sort, clean and pile salvaged materials
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites using rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows and other equipment
- Operate pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers as directed
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction such as mixers, compressors and pumps
- Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants, and remove asbestos and other hazardous materials
- Oil and grease hoists and similar equipment
- Direct traffic at or near construction sites
- Perform other activities at construction sites, as directed.
Job titles under NOC 75110
257 job titles are classified here, including asphalt spreader, bricklayer helper, carpenter helper.
- access floor installer helper
- air breaker operator
- air gun operator
- air hammer operator - construction
- air lock tender
- air tool operator
- air track drill operator helper
- asbestos fibre preparer
- asbestos remover
- asbestos worker - construction
- asphalt cold patcher
- asphalt mixer
- asphalt plant labourer - construction
- asphalt raker
- asphalt roofer helper
- asphalt spreader
- asphalt worker - road
- awning installer helper
- batterboard setter
- bending machine operator - pipelines
- bill poster
- bituminous paving labourer
- bituminous paving machine operator
- blacktop raker
Employment requirements
- Some experience as a general construction labourer may be required for construction trade helpers.
- Some pipeline workers, such as stabbers, mandrel operators and pre-heater tenders, usually require one season of experience in oil and gas pipeline construction.
- Flagmen/women may require a traffic control certificate.
- Riggers and slingers may require a rigging certificate.
- On-the-job training may be provided.
Construction trades helpers and labourers 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 | $18.25/hr | $25.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $18.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $43.50/hr |
Montréal QC | $20.10/hr | $32.44/hr | $37.56/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $19.78/hr | $25.00/hr | $39.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $20.00/hr | $26.00/hr | $35.81/hr |
Edmonton AB | $21.00/hr | $28.00/hr | $44.58/hr |
Ottawa ON | $18.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $39.41/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $18.00/hr | $23.35/hr | $35.65/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $20.00/hr | $29.85/hr | $37.80/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $18.50/hr | $27.00/hr | $42.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $20.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $42.70/hr |
London ON | $19.00/hr | $26.00/hr | $39.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $21.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $39.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $17.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $18.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $39.45/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $21.00/hr | $29.74/hr |
New Brunswick | $16.00/hr | $20.00/hr | $26.00/hr |
Quebec | $20.00/hr | $29.85/hr | $37.80/hr |
Ontario | $18.50/hr | $27.00/hr | $42.00/hr |
Manitoba | $17.50/hr | $22.00/hr | $31.25/hr |
Saskatchewan | $17.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
Alberta | $19.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
British Columbia | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $38.50/hr |
Using NOC 75110 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 257 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Other trades helpers and labourers (NOC 75119)
- Public works and maintenance labourers (NOC 75212)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for construction trades helpers and labourers?
Construction trades helpers and labourers are NOC 2021 unit group 75110. Example job titles in this group include asphalt spreader, bricklayer helper, carpenter helper, concrete mixer helper.
What TEER is NOC 75110?
NOC 75110 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 construction trades helpers and labourers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $25.00/hr, about $49,000 a year full-time, with a range of $18.25/hr to $40.00/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.