NOC 90010: Manufacturing managers
What manufacturing managers do
Manufacturing managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a manufacturing establishment or of a production department within a manufacturing establishment, under the direction of a general manager or other senior manager. They are employed by manufacturing companies.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a manufacturing establishment or the operations or production department of a manufacturing establishment
- Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets
- Plan and manage the establishment of departmental budget
- Develop production schedules and maintain an inventory of raw materials and finished products
- Plan and implement changes to machinery and equipment, production systems and methods of work
- Direct quality control inspection system and develop production reporting procedures
- Develop equipment maintenance schedules and recommend the replacement of machines
- Hire, supervise and train or oversee training of employees in the use of new equipment or production techniques.
Job titles under NOC 90010
71 job titles are classified here, including automobile production manager, clothing factory manager, dairy plant manager.
- assistant vice-president - goods production, utilities and transport
- automobile interior fittings production manager
- automobile production manager
- brewmaster
- business manager - manufacturing
- cannery manager
- clothing factory manager
- container manufacturing manager
- dairy plant manager
- director of operations - manufacturing
- distillery manager
- enologist
- factory superintendent
- field director - manufacturing
- fish-processing plant manager
- flour mill manager
- food and beverage production manager
- food production manager
- food-processing plant manager
- foundry manager
- furniture factory manager
- industrial and manufacturing production manager
- logistics manager - manufacturing
- lumber mill manager
Employment requirements
- Completion of a college or university program in engineering or business administration is usually required.
- Five to ten years of supervisory experience in manufacturing are required.
Manufacturing managers 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 | $33.33/hr | $52.82/hr | $93.33/hr |
Toronto ON | $33.65/hr | $52.88/hr | $96.15/hr |
Montréal QC | $29.81/hr | $52.26/hr | $88.94/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $37.02/hr | $53.85/hr | $86.54/hr |
Calgary AB | $48.08/hr | $57.69/hr | $104.33/hr |
Edmonton AB | $31.25/hr | $52.08/hr | $69.44/hr |
Ottawa ON | $37.62/hr | $52.40/hr | $82.93/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $37.50/hr | $51.28/hr | $86.54/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $31.32/hr | $51.08/hr | $96.15/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $33.65/hr | $52.20/hr | $86.54/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $35.47/hr | $51.28/hr | $95.19/hr |
London ON | $38.46/hr | $54.81/hr | $86.54/hr |
Halifax NS | $40.38/hr | $49.00/hr | $74.36/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $34.13/hr | $52.51/hr | $84.62/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $39.80/hr | $52.00/hr | $76.92/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $46.85/hr | $56.73/hr | $67.79/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $24.73/hr | $43.27/hr | $67.31/hr |
Nova Scotia | $29.00/hr | $48.08/hr | $74.36/hr |
New Brunswick | $30.77/hr | $53.30/hr | $98.56/hr |
Quebec | $31.32/hr | $51.08/hr | $96.15/hr |
Ontario | $33.65/hr | $52.88/hr | $96.15/hr |
Manitoba | $30.56/hr | $50.48/hr | $84.13/hr |
Saskatchewan | $30.00/hr | $50.00/hr | $72.12/hr |
Alberta | $33.65/hr | $57.69/hr | $84.13/hr |
British Columbia | $36.62/hr | $55.00/hr | $84.62/hr |
Using NOC 90010 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 71 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Facility operation and maintenance managers (NOC 70012)
- Managers in transportation (NOC 70020)
- Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (NOC 00015)
- Utilities managers (NOC 90011)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for manufacturing managers?
Manufacturing managers are NOC 2021 unit group 90010. Example job titles in this group include automobile production manager, clothing factory manager, dairy plant manager, distillery manager.
What TEER is NOC 90010?
NOC 90010 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 manufacturing managers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $52.82/hr, about $103,000 a year full-time, with a range of $33.33/hr to $93.33/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.