NOC 80010: Managers in natural resources production and fishing
What managers in natural resources production and fishing do
Managers in natural resources production and fishing plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of establishments in forestry and logging, mining and quarrying, oil and gas drilling, production and servicing operations, and commercial fishing.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Oversee and analyze operations in forestry, logging, mining, quarrying, or oil and gas operations or in services to logging, mining and oil and gas industries, or in commercial fishing
- Recommend operational changes to senior management when necessary to ensure that production quotas and procedures are met
- Prepare production reports for review by senior management
- Confer with other managers to set production quotas, to plan extraction sites and to develop policies for the removal of raw materials
- Evaluate efficiency of production sites to determine adequacy of personnel, equipment and technologies used, and make changes to work schedule or equipment when necessary
- Ensure adherence to safety regulations
- Hire personnel and oversee training needs of staff
- May direct peripheral activities such as the construction of access roads or temporary living quarters.
Job titles under NOC 80010
29 job titles are classified here, including director of mining, drilling operations manager, fishing operations manager.
- biofuels production manager
- director of mining
- director of mining operations
- drilling operations manager
- fishing operations manager
- forestry and logging manager
- forestry operations manager
- gas field operations manager
- logging production manager
- manager of mining operations
- mine manager
- mine superintendent
- mining operations director
- mining operations manager
- oil and gas drilling superintendent
- oil and gas fields production manager
- oil well drilling manager
- oil well servicing manager
- peat bog manager
- production manager - coal mining
- quarry manager
- quarrying manager
- quarrying operations manager
- raw materials production manager
Employment requirements
- Forestry managers usually require a bachelor's degree in forestry science or forest engineering.
- Mining and quarrying managers usually require a bachelor's degree in mining engineering or earth sciences.
- Oil and gas managers usually require a bachelor's degree in geology, earth sciences or petroleum engineering.
- Several years of experience in a supervisory occupation in the particular industry are usually required and may substitute for formal education requirements.
Managers in natural resources production and fishing 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 | $43.27/hr | $72.12/hr | $134.62/hr |
Toronto ON | $42.12/hr | $64.51/hr | $110.02/hr |
Montréal QC | $42.53/hr | $72.06/hr | $138.52/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $42.40/hr | $64.62/hr | $115.16/hr |
Calgary AB | $46.15/hr | $81.25/hr | $158.65/hr |
Edmonton AB | $55.00/hr | $70.00/hr | $125.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $35.94/hr | $54.63/hr | $88.34/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $37.12/hr | $65.64/hr | $117.02/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $39.57/hr | $59.52/hr | $101.18/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $39.37/hr | $62.98/hr | $106.36/hr |
London ON | $37.96/hr | $60.55/hr | $105.10/hr |
Halifax NS | $32.66/hr | $56.89/hr | $97.11/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $36.88/hr | $58.40/hr | $104.21/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $48.08/hr | $81.73/hr | $120.19/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $40.06/hr | $73.26/hr | $88.94/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $36.06/hr | $67.31/hr | $96.15/hr |
Nova Scotia | $31.71/hr | $58.48/hr | $109.23/hr |
New Brunswick | $31.27/hr | $57.54/hr | $100.42/hr |
Quebec | $37.12/hr | $65.64/hr | $117.02/hr |
Ontario | $47.20/hr | $66.00/hr | $105.77/hr |
Manitoba | $41.92/hr | $68.04/hr | $115.67/hr |
Saskatchewan | $43.27/hr | $76.92/hr | $97.40/hr |
Alberta | $46.15/hr | $72.62/hr | $142.86/hr |
British Columbia | $43.27/hr | $72.12/hr | $129.23/hr |
Using NOC 80010 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 29 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, oil and gas drilling and services (NOC 82021)
- Fishing masters and officers (NOC 83120)
- Managers in agriculture (NOC 80020)
- Research director - forestry (NOC 20011)
- Research director - mining (NOC 20011)
- Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (NOC 00015)
- Supervisors, logging and forestry (NOC 82010)
- Supervisors, mining and quarrying (NOC 82020)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for managers in natural resources production and fishing?
Managers in natural resources production and fishing are NOC 2021 unit group 80010. Example job titles in this group include director of mining, drilling operations manager, fishing operations manager, forestry operations manager.
What TEER is NOC 80010?
NOC 80010 is TEER 0 (Management). Management occupations. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do managers in natural resources production and fishing earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $72.12/hr, about $141,000 a year full-time, with a range of $43.27/hr to $134.62/hr.
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.