NOC 95103 · Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

NOC 95103: Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing

TEER

Short work demonstration

Median wage (Canada)

$24.13/hr

≈ $47,000/yr full-time

Express Entry (FSW, CEC)

Not skilled (TEER 4–5)

Per IRCC’s TEER rule

What labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing do

Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing carry out a variety of general labouring and routine wood processing activities and assist pulp mill and papermaking machine operators. They are employed by pulp and paper, and paper converting companies, sawmills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing companies.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Feed logs onto conveyor and into hopper of grinding machine and align logs manually, using crowbar, picaroon or other tools and equipment
Load wood chips, pulpwood, sulphur and other processing materials onto conveyors or processing tanks, remove recyclable paper and pulp from pulp and papermaking machines and transport recyclable paper and pulp to plant processing machines and equipment using forklift or other powered equipment
Sort, pile and transport lumber, veneer sheets, panelboards and similar wood products during various stages of wood processing, manually or with powered equipment
Remove scrap lumber and wood chips for reprocessing using forklift or other powered equipment
Feed conveyors, saws, drying machines and other equipment to process lumber, shingles, veneer, plywood and similar wood products
Clean wood processing machines and equipment and work areas using shovels, hoses and other tools
Assist other wood processing workers to operate, maintain and repair various machines and equipment and carry out other wood processing activities.

Job titles under NOC 95103

86 job titles are classified here, including beater operator helper - pulp and paper, chip bin attendant - wood processing, conveyor cleaner - pulp and paper.

bag-making machine tender helper
barking machine cleaner - wood processing
beater helper - pulp and paper
beater operator helper - pulp and paper
bolt loader - sawmill
broke hustler - pulp and paper
brown stock washer helper - pulp and paper
cant loader - wood processing
car stacker - wood processing
carton-forming machine feeder
chain conveyor tender - sawmill
chain conveyor tender - wood processing
chainman/woman - wood processing
chip bin attendant - wood processing
chip dump operator - wood processing
chip silo attendant - wood processing
chip storage attendant - wood processing
coating machine helper
combiner machine helper
conveyor cleaner - pulp and paper
corrugator-operator helper
cutter helper - pulp and paper
dry chain offbearer - wood processing
dry chainman/woman - wood processing

Employment requirements

Completion of secondary school is required by the pulp and paper industry and by other large employers.

Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing 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).

By city
Where	Low	Median	High
Canada	$18.00/hr	$24.13/hr	$33.95/hr
Toronto ON	$17.60/hr	$21.00/hr	$30.00/hr
Montréal QC	$18.62/hr	$21.25/hr	$27.12/hr
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC	$18.54/hr	$25.84/hr	$33.98/hr
Edmonton AB	$18.00/hr	$23.15/hr	$33.00/hr
Ottawa ON	$18.34/hr	$23.00/hr	$30.02/hr
Winnipeg MB	$18.77/hr	$22.38/hr	$22.71/hr
Québec City Quebec region, QC	$18.00/hr	$23.35/hr	$30.00/hr
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON	$17.82/hr	$22.38/hr	$29.74/hr
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON	$18.28/hr	$21.17/hr	$24.59/hr
London ON	$18.86/hr	$21.87/hr	$25.81/hr
Halifax NS	$18.38/hr	$22.00/hr	$25.16/hr
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC	$22.00/hr	$32.00/hr	$36.00/hr

By province and territory
Where	Low	Median	High
Newfoundland and Labrador	$16.00/hr	$18.21/hr	$21.50/hr
Nova Scotia	$16.50/hr	$21.00/hr	$32.08/hr
New Brunswick	$17.00/hr	$22.50/hr	$27.08/hr
Quebec	$18.00/hr	$23.35/hr	$30.00/hr
Ontario	$17.60/hr	$21.00/hr	$30.00/hr
Manitoba	$17.10/hr	$21.27/hr	$29.16/hr
Saskatchewan	$17.85/hr	$24.12/hr	$33.53/hr
Alberta	$20.72/hr	$23.00/hr	$32.00/hr
British Columbia	$22.00/hr	$32.00/hr	$36.00/hr

Using NOC 95103 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.
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Not in this group

Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:

Machine operators and related workers in pulp and paper production and wood processing and manufacturing (See 9412 Machine operators and related workers in pulp and paper production and wood processing and manufacturing)
Supervisors, forest products processing (NOC 92014)

Frequently asked questions

What is the NOC code for labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing?

Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing are NOC 2021 unit group 95103. Example job titles in this group include beater operator helper - pulp and paper, chip bin attendant - wood processing, conveyor cleaner - pulp and paper, green wood chainman/woman - wood processing.

What TEER is NOC 95103?

NOC 95103 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.