National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

H - Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations

Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with contracting, supervising and doing trades work; and supervising and operating transportation equipment and heavy equipment.

H8 - Trades Helpers, Construction and Transportation Labourers and Related Occupations

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with assisting trades persons and performing manual work at construction sites; performing a variety of labouring activities to maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and similar areas; transferring cargo onto and from ships; handling, moving, loading and unloading materials; performing labouring tasks to assist track maintenance workers and railway yard workers or motor transport operators; and performing labouring activities not elsewhere classified to assist trades persons.

H83 - Public Works and Other Labourers, n.e.c.

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with performing elemental work in public works and a variety of labouring activities in transportation work not elsewhere classified.

H831 - Public Works and Maintenance Labourers

Public works and maintenance labourers perform a variety of labouring activities to maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and similar areas. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal government public works departments or by private contractors under contract to governments.

• Example Titles

  • casual worker - public works
  • dumpman / woman
  • garbage collector
  • garbage receptacle maintainer
  • garbage truck loader
  • garbageman / woman
  • general labourer - public works
  • helper - garbage collection
  • highway line painter
  • labourer - sanitary service
  • labourer crew leader - public works
  • line-painting machine operator - highways and roads
  • maintenance labourer - public works
  • manual cleaner, sewer pipes
  • manual cleaner, sidewalks
  • manual sewer pipe cleaner
  • manual sidewalk cleaner
  • manual street cleaner
  • manual street sweeper
  • municipal elemental worker
  • municipal general labourer
  • municipal labourer
  • parking meter collector
  • playground maintenance man / woman
  • public works labourer
  • refuse collector
  • road maintenance worker
  • road maintenance worker - public works
  • sanitation man / woman
  • sanitation worker
  • seasonal worker - public works
  • sewer maintenance worker
  • sewer system maintenance worker
  • sidewalk cleaner
  • sidewalk snowplough operator
  • sidewalk-cleaning equipment operator
  • snowplough operator, sidewalk

• Exclusion

  • Workers that cut grass in parks, keep parks clean (See I212 Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Labourers)

H832 - Railway and Motor Transport Labourers

Railway and motor transport labourers perform a variety of tasks to assist track maintenance workers and railway yard workers, or motor transport operators. They are employed by railway transport companies and motor transport companies.

• Example Titles

  • car checker - railway transport
  • car checker, railway
  • car weigher - railway
  • cold-storage checker
  • crossing attendant - railway
  • crossing gateman / woman - railway transport
  • deliverer helper
  • delivery truck driver helper
  • delivery truck helper
  • driver helper
  • engineer's assistant
  • freight car checker - railway
  • freight car weigher
  • fuel and sand operator - railway transport
  • fuel truck driver helper
  • furniture mover helper
  • gateman / woman - railway transport
  • helper, delivery truck
  • labourer, section - railway
  • labourer, yard - railway transport
  • motor transport labourer
  • mover helper
  • moving van helper
  • rail lubricator
  • railway car decal applier
  • railway car weigher
  • railway labourer
  • railway track labourer
  • railway track maintenance labourer
  • railway yard labourer
  • route driver helper
  • section labourer - railway
  • siding checker-messenger - railway transport
  • signal gang helper
  • swamper - truck transport
  • track greaser - railway
  • track labourer, railway
  • track sweeper - railway
  • truck driver helper
  • weigher, freight cars
  • weigher, railway car