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NOC 95103: Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing
NOC 95103 is a TEER 5 occupation. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count for Express Entry, but some provincial and pilot programs accept it.
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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.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- beater operator helper - pulp and paper
- chip bin attendant - wood processing
- conveyor cleaner - pulp and paper
- green wood chainman/woman - wood processing
- grinder feeder - pulp and paper
- labourer - pulp and paper
- labourer - wood processing
- lumber straightener - wood processing
- plywood dryer feeder
- sheeter helper - pulp and paper
- utility man/woman - pulp and paper
Not this code
Close occupations that have their own 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 → 92014
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.
What this code means for Express Entry
FSW needs TEER 0–3 work.
CEC needs TEER 0–3 work.
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
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Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required by the pulp and paper industry and by other large employers.
Good to know
- There is considerable mobility among jobs within individual establishments.
- Progression to machine or plant operating positions is possible with experience.
Codes in the same group
| NOC | Occupation | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 95100 | Labourers in mineral and metal processing | 5 |
| 95101 | Labourers in metal fabrication | 5 |
| 95102 | Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities | 5 |
| 95104 | Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing | 5 |
| 95105 | Labourers in textile processing and cutting | 5 |
| 95106 | Labourers in food and beverage processing | 5 |
| 95107 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing | 5 |
| 95109 | Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 5 |