NOC 95105 · Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

NOC 95105: Labourers in textile processing and cutting

TEER

Short work demonstration

Median wage (Canada)

$18.50/hr

≈ $36,000/yr full-time

Express Entry (FSW, CEC)

Not skilled (TEER 4–5)

Per IRCC’s TEER rule

What labourers in textile processing and cutting do

Labourers in textile processing perform a variety of manual duties to assist in processing fibres into yarn or thread, or to assist in weaving, knitting, bleaching, dyeing or finishing textile fabrics or other textile products. Labourers in textile cutting cut fabric, fur, or leather to make parts for garments, linens, shoes and other articles. Labourers in textile processing and cutting are employed by clothing and textile manufacturers and other manufacturers of fabric products such as leather and fur.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Labourers in textile processing
Load and off-load machines
Clean textile machines and work areas
Push carts, trucks, or cans of fibres from one work area to another
Assist machine operators and other textile workers as required.
Fabric cutters
Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric using electric or manual knives, cutters or computer numerically controlled (CNC) cutting devices
Adjust cutting technique to type of fabric and style of garment
May cut fabric samples.
Fur cutters
Cut fur skins in diagonal strips to specified length and shape of pelt using furrier's knives and cutters
Number pelts to indicate their location on pattern
May sort or match skins, and may prepare fur samples.
Leather cutters
Select leather and cutting dies for leather goods and shoe parts according to specifications
Position leather on cutting bed of machine, maximizing usage according to skin grain, skin flaws and skin stretch
Operate clicker or punch press to stretch leather
Operate machine to strip and cut leather or cut single leather skins by hand to make leather products
May cut leather samples.

Job titles under NOC 95105

117 job titles are classified here, including clothing cutter - clothing manufacturing, doffer, dyeing and finishing machine loader.

bale checker - textile processing
battery loader - textile processing
beam warper helper - textile processing
bias-cutting machine tender - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
bleacher helper - textile processing
bobbin changer - textile processing
bobbin cleaner - textile processing
bobbin collector - textile processing
bobbin processor
bobbin scraper - textile processing
bobbin sorter - textile processing
calender helper - textile processing
can doffer - textile processing
canvas cutter - fabric products manufacturing
carding machine cleaner - textile processing
chainer - textile processing
cloth carrier
cloth cutter - fabric products manufacturing
cloth offbearer
cloth turner
cloth winder
cloth-cutting machine operator - fabric products manufacturing
clothing cutter - clothing manufacturing
cloth-printing machine helper

Employment requirements

Some secondary school education may be required.
Experience as a fabric, fur or leather cutter is required for fabric, fur or leather sample cutters.
On-the-job training is provided for some occupations in this unit group.

Labourers in textile processing and cutting 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	$15.00/hr	$18.50/hr	$24.00/hr
Toronto ON	$17.60/hr	$18.48/hr	$26.00/hr
Montréal QC	$16.10/hr	$18.00/hr	$22.80/hr
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC	$19.21/hr	$20.65/hr	$25.34/hr
Québec City Quebec region, QC	$16.10/hr	$18.86/hr	$24.15/hr

By province and territory
Where	Low	Median	High
Quebec	$16.10/hr	$18.86/hr	$24.15/hr
Ontario	$17.60/hr	$19.00/hr	$26.50/hr
British Columbia	$18.23/hr	$20.73/hr	$25.50/hr

Using NOC 95105 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 textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (See 9413 Machine operators and related workers in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing)
Shoe repairers and shoemakers (NOC 63220)
Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly (NOC 92024)
Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (NOC 92015)
Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 64200)
Upholsterers (NOC 63221)

Frequently asked questions

What is the NOC code for labourers in textile processing and cutting?

Labourers in textile processing and cutting are NOC 2021 unit group 95105. Example job titles in this group include clothing cutter - clothing manufacturing, doffer, dyeing and finishing machine loader, fabric cutter - fabric products manufacturing.

What TEER is NOC 95105?

NOC 95105 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.