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75100.00 – Longshore workers

Longshore workers transfer cargo throughout dock area and onto and from ships and other vessels.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Dockworker
  • Longshore worker
  • Ship loader operator
  • Stevedore
  • Tanker loader

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Operate industrial trucks, tractors and other mobile equipment to transfer cargo, such as containers, crated items, automobiles and pallet-mounted machinery, around dock to within range of cranes and hoists
  • Operate winches or other hoisting devices to load and unload cargo onto and from ships and other vessels
  • Operate mechanical towers to load vessels with materials such as coal and ore
  • Operate equipment to transfer bulk materials, such as grain, to hold of vessels
  • Connect hoses and operate equipment to transfer liquid materials into storage tanks on vessels
  • Perform other activities such as lashing and shoring cargo aboard ships, opening and closing hatches, cleaning holds of ships and rigging cargo.

Additional information

  • Progression to foreman/woman or supervisor of longshore workers is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

TEER

5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Major group

75 – Helpers and labourers and other transport drivers, operators and labourers

Sub-major group

751 – Helpers and labourers

Minor group

7510 – Longshore workers and material handlers

Unit group

75100 – Longshore workers

Occupational profile

75100.00 – Longshore workers

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