NOC 95107 · Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

NOC 95107: Labourers in fish and seafood processing

TEER

Short work demonstration

Median wage (Canada)

$18.00/hr

≈ $35,000/yr full-time

Express Entry (FSW, CEC)

Not skilled (TEER 4–5)

Per IRCC’s TEER rule

What labourers in fish and seafood processing do

Labourers in fish and seafood processing perform clean-up, packaging, material handling and other elemental activities related to fish and seafood processing. They are employed in fish and seafood processing and packaging plants.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Unload fish and shellfish from fishing vessels and transport them by hand or forklift truck to work area in fish processing plant
Immerse fresh fish fillets in brine solution to condition them for wrapping or freezing
Weigh fish or shellfish, record weight and pack fish in ice
Sort fish according to species, weight and destination
Clean work areas and equipment
Transport supplies and packaging materials throughout plant and storage area manually or with powered equipment
Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines.

Job titles under NOC 95107

24 job titles are classified here, including cannery labourer, fish briner - fish processing, fish plant labourer.

cannery labourer
cannery labourer - fish processing
cooler operator - fish processing
fish bin worker - fish processing
fish briner - fish processing
fish culler
fish curing worker
fish dipper - fish processing
fish freezing worker - fish processing
fish hopper filling worker
fish icer - fish processing
fish packer - fish processing
fish pickler - fish processing
fish plant labourer
fish processing labourer
fish processing plant labourer
fish salter - fish processing
fish sorter
fish weigher
fish-processing plant handler
shellfish checker - fish processing
shellfish labourer
shellfish packer - fish processing
shellfish processing labourer

Employment requirements

Some secondary school education may be required.

Labourers in fish and seafood 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	$16.00/hr	$18.00/hr	$21.40/hr
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC	$17.85/hr	$17.85/hr	$20.10/hr
Québec City Quebec region, QC	$17.10/hr	$19.49/hr	$22.00/hr
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC	$18.50/hr	$21.25/hr	$27.00/hr

By province and territory
Where	Low	Median	High
Newfoundland and Labrador	$16.00/hr	$17.65/hr	$19.74/hr
Nova Scotia	$16.50/hr	$18.00/hr	$22.00/hr
New Brunswick	$15.81/hr	$17.92/hr	$21.00/hr
Quebec	$17.10/hr	$19.49/hr	$22.00/hr
Ontario	$17.60/hr	$18.43/hr	$25.00/hr
Manitoba	$16.65/hr	$18.25/hr	$21.00/hr
British Columbia	$17.85/hr	$18.70/hr	$24.00/hr

Using NOC 95107 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 24 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)
Supervisors, food and beverage processing (NOC 92012)

Frequently asked questions

What is the NOC code for labourers in fish and seafood processing?

Labourers in fish and seafood processing are NOC 2021 unit group 95107. Example job titles in this group include cannery labourer, fish briner - fish processing, fish plant labourer, fish salter - fish processing.

What TEER is NOC 95107?

NOC 95107 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.