NOC 75211: Railway and motor transport labourers
What railway and motor transport labourers do
Railway and motor transport labourers perform a variety of tasks to assist track maintenance workers and railway yard workers, or motor transport operators. They are employed by railway transport companies and motor transport companies.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Railway labourers
- Transport tools and equipment on push or hand car and perform other duties to assist railway track maintenance workers to lay, maintain and repair railway tracks
- Cut vegetation growth from railway tracks using scythes and mowers
- Check freight cars for physical damage and cleanliness.
- Motor transport labourers
- Assist truck and delivery drivers to load and unload vehicles
- Perform labouring duties in warehouses.
Job titles under NOC 75211
37 job titles are classified here, including car checker - railway, delivery truck helper, furniture mover helper.
- car checker - railway
- car checker - railway transport
- car weigher - railway
- carman/woman helper - railway
- cold-storage checker - transport
- crossing attendant - railway
- crossing gateman/woman - railway transport
- deliverer helper
- delivery truck driver helper
- delivery truck helper
- driver helper
- engineer's assistant
- freight car checker - railway
- freight car weigher
- fuel and sand operator - railway transport
- fuel truck driver helper
- furniture mover helper
- gateman/woman - railway transport
- motor transport labourer
- mover helper
- moving van helper
- rail lubricator
- railway car decal applier
- railway car weigher
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
Railway and motor transport 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 | $17.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $20.41/hr | $29.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $17.00/hr | $20.00/hr | $26.30/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $18.75/hr | $23.00/hr | $33.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $17.50/hr | $21.00/hr | $27.25/hr |
Edmonton AB | $18.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $29.25/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $21.73/hr | $30.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $18.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $30.79/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $21.50/hr | $30.57/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr | $27.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $16.90/hr | $28.00/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $18.00/hr | $29.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $16.00/hr | $18.75/hr | $25.25/hr |
Quebec | $18.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $30.79/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $20.41/hr | $29.00/hr |
Manitoba | $17.00/hr | $23.48/hr | $31.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $16.65/hr | $22.18/hr | $30.00/hr |
Alberta | $18.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
British Columbia | $18.75/hr | $24.50/hr | $33.00/hr |
Using NOC 75211 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 37 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Material handlers (NOC 75101)
- Railway car greaser (NOC 74200)
- Railway car oiler (NOC 74200)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for railway and motor transport labourers?
Railway and motor transport labourers are NOC 2021 unit group 75211. Example job titles in this group include car checker - railway, delivery truck helper, furniture mover helper, mover helper.
What TEER is NOC 75211?
NOC 75211 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 railway and motor transport labourers 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 $17.00/hr to $30.00/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.