National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

I - Occupations Unique to Primary Industry

Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with operating farms and supervising or doing farm work; operating fishing vessels and doing specialized fishing work; and in doing supervision and production work in oil and gas production and forestry and logging.

I2 - Primary Production Labourers

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with performing elemental work and assisting other workers in operational work in agriculture, mining, oil and gas production, forestry and aquaculture.

I21 - Primary Production Labourers

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with elemental work on farms; in landscaping and grounds maintenance; in marine animal raising and harvesting; in support of underground miners or oil and gas drillers; and in support of logging and forestry workers.

I211 - Harvesting Labourers

Harvesting labourers assist other farm workers to harvest, sort and pack crops.

• Example Titles

  • apple picker
  • berry picker
  • crop farm labourer - harvesting
  • cucumber picker
  • field-grown crop farm labourer - harvesting
  • fruit harvest worker
  • fruit harvester
  • fruit or vegetable picker
  • fruit packer - agriculture
  • fruit picker
  • fruit sorter - agriculture
  • harvest hand
  • harvest worker
  • mushroom picker
  • packer, fruit - agriculture
  • packer, vegetables - agriculture
  • picker, fruit or vegetable
  • small fruit picker
  • sorter, fruit - agriculture
  • sorter, vegetable - agriculture
  • tobacco cutter - tobacco harvesting
  • tobacco picker
  • tobacco stripper - tobacco harvesting
  • tomato picker
  • vegetable packer
  • vegetable packer - agriculture
  • vegetable picker
  • vegetable sorter - agriculture

• Exclusion

  • Farm workers (See I021 General Farm Workers)

I212 - Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Labourers

Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers perform manual work to assist in the construction of landscapes and related structures, and to maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, landscaped interiors and other landscaped areas. They are employed by landscaping and lawn care companies, golf courses, cemeteries, and landscaping departments of governments and private establishments.

• Example Titles

  • applicator, chemicals - lawn care
  • bulb planter
  • campground maintenance worker
  • cemetery labourer
  • cemetery worker
  • chemical applicator - lawn care
  • cutter, grass
  • digger, graves
  • gardener helper
  • gardening helper
  • gardening helper, landscape
  • golf course labourer
  • golf course worker
  • grass cutter
  • grave digger
  • greens worker
  • greenskeeper helper
  • grounds maintainer
  • grounds maintenance worker
  • groundskeeper
  • groundsman / woman
  • groundsperson - campground
  • helper, gardener
  • helper, gardening
  • helper, greenskeeper
  • helper, landscape gardener
  • helper, landscape gardening
  • helper, plant doctor
  • helper, tree surgeon
  • keeper, grounds
  • labourer, cemetery
  • labourer, golf course
  • labourer, grounds maintenance
  • labourer, landscape
  • labourer, park maintenance
  • labourer, sod laying
  • landscape gardener helper
  • landscape gardening helper
  • landscape labourer
  • landscape worker
  • lawn mower
  • lawn-mowing worker
  • maintainer, grounds
  • maintenance labourer, parks
  • maintenance worker, campground
  • maintenance worker, grounds
  • maintenance worker, parks
  • mower, lawns
  • park maintenance labourer
  • park worker
  • plant doctor helper
  • plant-care worker
  • planter, bulbs
  • snow shoveller
  • sod layer
  • sod laying labourer
  • sprayer, trees
  • transplanter
  • tree pruner - landscaping
  • tree sprayer
  • tree surgeon helper
  • tree trimmer
  • trimmer, trees - public utilities
  • worker, cemetery
  • worker, golf course
  • worker, greens
  • worker, grounds maintenance
  • worker, landscape
  • worker, lawn mowing
  • worker, parks
  • worker, plant care

• Exclusion

  • Construction labourers (See H821 Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers)
  • Nursery workers (including Christmas tree pruners) (See I022 Nursery and Greenhouse Workers)
  • Supervisors of landscape and grounds maintenance workers (See I016 Supervisors, Landscape and Horticulture)

I213 - Aquaculture and Marine Harvest Labourers

This occupational group includes aquaculture support workers, marine plant gatherers, shellfish diggers and other labourers in aquaculture and fishing. Aquaculture support workers are employed by public or private fish hatcheries and commercial aquatic farms. Marine plant gatherers and shellfish harvesters may be self-employed.

• Example Titles

  • aquaculture support worker
  • aquaculture worker
  • attendant, lobster pound
  • clam digger
  • dulse gatherer
  • fish farm helper
  • fish farm worker
  • fish hatchery attendant
  • fish hatchery tagger
  • fish hatchery worker - aquaculture
  • fish tagger
  • fry marker
  • fry marker - fishing
  • fry tagger
  • hatchery helper
  • hatchery worker - aquaculture
  • Irish moss gatherer
  • lobster pound attendant
  • marine plant gatherer
  • mussel farm labourer
  • mussel harvester
  • oyster harvester
  • oyster picker
  • oyster picker-shucker
  • quahog digger
  • sea farm attendant
  • sea farm worker
  • seaweed gatherer
  • shellfish bed attendant
  • shellfish harvester

• Exclusion

  • Aquaculture operators (See I017 Aquaculture Operators and Managers)
  • Zoo or aquarium attendants (See G923 Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers)

I214 - Mine Labourers

Mine labourers carry out a variety of general labouring duties to assist in the extraction of coal, minerals and ore, and in other services in support of underground mining. They are employed by coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines.

• Example Titles

  • check weigher, mine
  • chute puller
  • coal sampler
  • core splitter
  • grizzly worker - underground mining
  • helper, miner - underground mining
  • helper, pipeworker - underground mining
  • helper, timber and steel prop setter
  • labourer, mine
  • limestone spreader - underground mining
  • mine check weigher
  • mine helper
  • mine helper - underground mining
  • mine labourer
  • miner helper - underground mining
  • pipeworker helper - underground mining
  • pit scaler - underground mining
  • pit-scaler helper
  • powder carrier - underground mining
  • rock duster - underground mining
  • salvager, timber and steel props
  • sample processor
  • setter helper, timber and steel prop
  • shoveller - underground mining
  • slate picker
  • stone duster - underground mining
  • timber and steel prop salvager
  • timber and steel prop setter helper
  • timbering and steel prop setting helper
  • timberman / woman helper - underground mining
  • underground helper - mining
  • underground labourer - mining
  • underground mine labourer

• Exclusion

  • Labourers in open-pit or surface mines or quarries (See H821 Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers)
  • Raise miner helpers (See I141 Underground Mine Service and Support Workers)

I215 - Oil and Gas Drilling, Servicing and Related Labourers

Labourers in this unit group carry out a variety of general labouring duties and operate equipment to assist in the drilling and servicing of oil and gas wells. This unit group also includes labourers who assist in geophysical prospecting for oil and gas. They are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

• Example Titles

  • cementer helper, oil well
  • floorhand
  • floorhand - offshore drilling rig
  • floorhand - oil and gas drilling
  • floorhand - service rig
  • floorman / woman - offshore drilling rig
  • floorman / woman - oil and gas drilling
  • gravity prospecting observer helper
  • helper, oil well cementer
  • helper, perforator loader - oil field services
  • helper, service rig - oil field services
  • helper, tubing - oil field services
  • helper, well puller - oil field services
  • helper, well treatment - oil field services
  • helper, wireline
  • helper, wireline - oil field services
  • labourer, oil field
  • leasehand
  • leasehand - oil and gas drilling
  • observer helper - gravity prospecting
  • observer helper - seismic prospecting
  • oil field labourer
  • oil well cementer helper
  • operator helper, service rig
  • operator, vibrator - seismic prospecting
  • perforator helper - oil field services
  • reeled tubing helper - oil field services
  • roughneck
  • roughneck - offshore drilling rig
  • roughneck - oil and gas drilling
  • roughneck, service rig - oil field services
  • roustabout
  • roustabout - offshore drilling rig
  • roustabout - oil and gas drilling
  • seismic prospecting observer helper
  • service rig helper
  • service rig helper - oil field services
  • service rig roughneck - oil field services
  • shakerhand
  • shakerhand - oil and gas drilling
  • shooter - seismograph
  • shooter helper - seismic prospecting
  • slasher - oil and gas
  • slasher - oil field services
  • swamper - oil and gas
  • swamper - oil field services
  • tubing helper - oil field services
  • vibrator operator - seismic prospecting
  • well puller helper - oil field services
  • well treatment helper
  • well treatment helper - oil field services
  • wireline helper - oil field services

• Exclusion

  • Derrick hands (See I142 Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers and Services Operators)

I216 - Logging and Forestry Labourers

Logging and forestry labourers perform a variety of manual tasks such as attaching choker cables to logs, planting trees, clearing brush, spraying chemicals, cleaning up landing areas and assisting other workers in woodlands operations. They are employed by logging companies and contractors.

• Example Titles

  • boom man / woman
  • boom worker
  • boom worker - logging
  • boom worker - mill pond
  • cable hooker - logging
  • choke setter - logging
  • chokerman / woman
  • chokerman / woman - logging
  • forestry labourer
  • labourer, forestry
  • labourer, logging
  • labourer, logging and forestry
  • log driver
  • log rider
  • logging and forestry labourer
  • logging labourer
  • piler, pulpwood
  • pondman / woman
  • pulpwood piler
  • river driver
  • seasonal swamper - logging forestry
  • seasonal tree planter
  • sprayer - logging and forestry
  • swamper - logging and forestry
  • swamper, seasonal - logging
  • swamper, seasonal - logging and forestry
  • tree planter, seasonal

• Exclusion

  • Chain-saw operators (See I161 Chain Saw and Skidder Operators)
  • Thinning saw operators (See I162 Silviculture and Forestry Workers)