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

75101 - Material handlers

Material handlers handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of material handling equipment. They are employed by transportation, storage and moving companies, and by a variety of manufacturing and processing companies and retail and wholesale warehouses.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • bin filler
  • coal handler
  • conveyor console operator
  • forklift truck operator
  • freight handler (except air transport)
  • furniture mover
  • lumber piler - building supplies
  • material handler
  • railway car loader
  • stockpiler
  • storage worker - material handling
  • truck loader
  • warehouseman/woman

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • grain elevator operator

• Exclusion(s)

  • Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (See 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews)
  • Freight attendant - air transport (See 74202 Air transport ramp attendants)
  • Heavy equipment operators (See 73400 Heavy equipment operators)
  • Longshore workers (See 75100 Longshore workers)
  • Mover helper (See 75211 Railway and motor transport labourers)
  • Storekeepers and partspersons (See 14401 Storekeepers and partspersons)
  • Warehouse distribution supervisor (See 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations)

• Main duties

  This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or using basic material handling equipment
  • Move household appliances and furniture onto and off moving trucks or vans
  • Perform other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking.
  • Operate winches and other loading devices to load and unload materials onto and off trucks, railway cars and loading docks of warehouses and industrial establishments
  • Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials in warehouses
  • Connect hoses or pipes and operate equipment to load and unload liquid petroleum, chemical or other products into or from tank cars, tank trucks or storage tanks
  • Operate equipment to dump materials such as coal, ore and grain into or to remove materials from railway cars, trucks or other vehicles
  • Operate conveyors and equipment to transfer grain or other materials from transportation vehicles to elevators, bins or other storage areas
  • May perform other activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials.

• Employment requirements

  • Some secondary school education may be required.
  • Physical strength is required for manual material handlers who work with heavy materials.