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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0
95107 – Labourers in fish and seafood processing
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.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Cannery labourer
- Cannery labourer - fish processing
- Cooler operator - fish processing
- Fish bin worker - fish processing
- Fish briner
- 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 processing labourer
- Fish processing plant labourer
- Fish salter
- Fish salter - fish processing
- Fish sorter
- Fish weigher
- Fish-processing plant handler
- Shellfish checker - fish processing
- Shellfish packer
- Shellfish packer - fish processing
- Shellfish processing labourer
- Cannery labourer
- Fish briner - fish processing
- Fish processing plant labourer
- Fish salter - fish processing
- Fish weigher
- Shellfish packer - fish processing
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.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
Additional information
- Progression to other occupations in the fish processing industry is possible with experience.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
- TEER
- 5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education
- Major group
- 95 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities
- Sub-major group
- 951 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities
- Minor group
- 9510 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0