National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0
- 7 - Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
- 75 - Helpers and labourers and other transport drivers, operators and labourers
- 751 - Helpers and labourers
- 7510 - Longshore workers and material handlers
75100 - Longshore workers
Longshore workers transfer cargo throughout dock area and onto and from ships and other vessels. They are employed by marine cargo handling companies, shipping agencies and shipping lines.
Illustrative example(s)
- dockworker
- longshore worker
- longshoreman/woman
- ship loader operator
- stevedore
- tanker loader
Exclusion(s)
- Crane operators (See 72500 Crane operators)
- Longshore worker superintendent (See 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews)
- Longshore workers foreman/woman (See 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews)
- Material handlers (See 75101 Material handlers)
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.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
Additional information
- Progression to foreman/woman or supervisor of longshore workers is possible with experience.
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