Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing

NOC

95103

carry out a variety of general labour and routine wood processing activities and assist pulp mill and papermaking machine operators.

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Full NOC Description

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.

Also Known As

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

Requirements

Employment Requirements

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

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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12.5%

Female

87.5%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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20.7%

15-24

16.8%

25-34

17.4%

35-44

18.5%

45-54

22.3%

55-64

4.3%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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22.8%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

54.7%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

6.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

13.3%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

3.3%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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88.6%

Manufacturing

3.3%

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

2.7%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

5.4%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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25.10%

Northeast

21.90%

Southeast

6.60%

Southwest

12.00%

Central

34.40%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$49,000

Northeast

$45,000

Southeast

N/A

Southwest

$43,000

Central

$53,600

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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