NOC 95106 · Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

NOC 95106: Labourers in food and beverage processing

TEER

Short work demonstration

Median wage (Canada)

$20.00/hr

≈ $39,000/yr full-time

Express Entry (FSW, CEC)

Not skilled (TEER 4–5)

Per IRCC’s TEER rule

What labourers in food and beverage processing do

Labourers in food and beverage processing perform material handling, clean-up, packaging and other elemental activities related to food and beverage processing. They are employed in fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, meat plants, breweries and other food and beverage processing and packaging plants.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials throughout plant and warehouse manually, or with powered equipment
Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines or mobile tank trucks
Feed and unload food and beverage processing machines
Feed flattened boxes into forming machines to construct containers
Remove filled containers from conveyors and manually pack goods into bags, boxes or other containers
Clean work areas and equipment
Check products and packaging for basic quality defects
Assist process control and machine operators in performing their duties.

Job titles under NOC 95106

195 job titles are classified here, including bottle-washing machine tender - food and beverage processing, brewery labourer, candy packer.

animal feed sack filler
bagger - food and beverage processing
baker helper
bakery labourer
bakery products bander
bakery products divider - food and beverage processing
bakery products packager
bakery products wrapper
banding machine tender - tobacco products
barrel cleaner - food and beverage processing
barrel filler - food and beverage processing
beef marker - food and beverage processing
beer sampler - food and beverage processing
beet washer
beet washer helper
bin cleaner - food and beverage processing
biscuit packer
blender and packer - food and beverage processing
blender and wrapper - food and beverage processing
bolter helper - food and beverage processing
bottle caser - food and beverage processing
bottle checker - food and beverage processing
bottle washer
bottle washer - food and beverage processing

Employment requirements

Some secondary school education may be required.

Labourers in food and beverage 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	$16.50/hr	$20.00/hr	$25.67/hr
Toronto ON	$17.60/hr	$19.25/hr	$25.00/hr
Montréal QC	$16.10/hr	$18.56/hr	$24.25/hr
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC	$17.85/hr	$19.19/hr	$25.00/hr
Calgary AB	$17.00/hr	$23.00/hr	$25.00/hr
Edmonton AB	$17.32/hr	$20.90/hr	$25.16/hr
Ottawa ON	$17.60/hr	$20.00/hr	$26.44/hr
Winnipeg MB	$16.00/hr	$17.50/hr	$21.00/hr
Québec City Quebec region, QC	$16.45/hr	$20.05/hr	$26.00/hr
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON	$17.60/hr	$20.00/hr	$26.57/hr
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON	$17.60/hr	$19.64/hr	$23.10/hr
London ON	$17.60/hr	$20.00/hr	$26.57/hr
Halifax NS	$16.50/hr	$19.23/hr	$22.16/hr
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC	$17.85/hr	$20.00/hr	$24.00/hr
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK	$15.35/hr	$20.00/hr	$23.00/hr
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK	$16.98/hr	$20.18/hr	$24.79/hr

By province and territory
Where	Low	Median	High
Newfoundland and Labrador	$16.00/hr	$20.39/hr	$22.88/hr
Nova Scotia	$16.50/hr	$20.00/hr	$24.00/hr
New Brunswick	$16.00/hr	$19.60/hr	$26.50/hr
Quebec	$16.45/hr	$20.05/hr	$26.00/hr
Ontario	$17.60/hr	$20.00/hr	$26.57/hr
Manitoba	$16.00/hr	$18.00/hr	$21.90/hr
Saskatchewan	$15.35/hr	$21.00/hr	$29.63/hr
Alberta	$17.00/hr	$23.00/hr	$26.00/hr
British Columbia	$17.85/hr	$19.19/hr	$25.00/hr

Using NOC 95106 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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Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 195 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.

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Not in this group

Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:

Fish and seafood plant workers (NOC 94142)
Labourers in fish and seafood processing (NOC 95107)
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing (NOC 94140)
Supervisors, food and beverage processing (NOC 92012)
Testers and graders, food and beverage processing (NOC 94143)

Frequently asked questions

What is the NOC code for labourers in food and beverage processing?

Labourers in food and beverage processing are NOC 2021 unit group 95106. Example job titles in this group include bottle-washing machine tender - food and beverage processing, brewery labourer, candy packer, dairy helper - food and beverage processing.

What TEER is NOC 95106?

NOC 95106 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.