NOC 94107: Machine operators of other metal products
What machine operators of other metal products do
Other metal products machine operators operate one or more automatic or multi-purpose machines to produce a variety of metal parts and products, such as wire mesh, nails, bolts and chains. They are employed by a wide variety of metal products manufacturing companies.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Operate or tend automatic or multi-purpose machines including wire looms to produce metal parts and metal products such as wire screening, fencing, tinware, metal baskets, racks, hooks, metal tubing and similar articles
- Fit and assemble components using hand and power tools
- Clean, polish, file or otherwise finish products
- Check products for quality and other specifications
- May clean and lubricate machinery.
Job titles under NOC 94107
189 job titles are classified here, including bolt machine operator, bullet maker, can-forming machine operator.
- asbestos wire finisher
- asbestos-covered wire finisher
- automatic bolt machine operator
- automatic coil machine operator
- automatic coiling machine operator - metal products manufacturing
- automatic machine metal polisher
- axle cutter
- barbed wire machine tender
- beading machine operator - metal products manufacturing
- bench loom wire weaver
- bolt header operator
- bolt machine operator
- bolt maker
- braider tender
- braiding machine tender - wire products manufacturing
- buckshot swage operator
- bullet cutter and former
- bullet cutter and former - metal products manufacturing
- bullet maker
- bullet-shaping machine tender
- bullet-swaging machine adjuster
- bullet-swaging machine setter - metal products manufacturing
- bunching machine operator
- cable armourer
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
- Experience as a labourer in the same company may be required.
Machine operators of other metal products 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 | $18.00/hr | $22.65/hr | $34.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $22.18/hr | $34.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $18.92/hr | $22.85/hr | $25.69/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $25.00/hr | $48.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $19.75/hr | $22.00/hr | $41.67/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $17.00/hr | $20.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $19.50/hr | $21.88/hr | $32.40/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $18.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $18.00/hr | $21.85/hr | $30.77/hr |
London ON | $19.00/hr | $24.00/hr | $29.79/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Nova Scotia | $20.07/hr | $24.18/hr | $33.19/hr |
Quebec | $19.50/hr | $21.88/hr | $32.40/hr |
Ontario | $18.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $34.00/hr |
Manitoba | $17.00/hr | $20.00/hr | $33.75/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $19.92/hr | $34.68/hr |
Alberta | $19.50/hr | $25.00/hr | $38.00/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $25.00/hr | $48.00/hr |
Using NOC 94107 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 189 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Machining tool operators (NOC 94106)
- Metalworking and forging machine operators (NOC 94105)
- Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing (NOC 92023)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for machine operators of other metal products?
Machine operators of other metal products are NOC 2021 unit group 94107. Example job titles in this group include bolt machine operator, bullet maker, can-forming machine operator, chain-making machine operator.
What TEER is NOC 94107?
NOC 94107 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. 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 machine operators of other metal products earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $22.65/hr, about $44,000 a year full-time, with a range of $18.00/hr to $34.00/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.