Longshore workers
Occupation · NOC 2021 75100 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 75100
- TEER
- 5
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 5
- Median wage, Canada
- C$32.81 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 42
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Data as at 2026
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About this occupation
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.
Example job titles
- dockworker
- longshore worker
- longshoreman/woman
- ship loader operator
- stevedore
- tanker loader
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.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification 2021 Version 1.0. Statistics Canada Open LicenceData as at NOC 2021 v1.0
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2024 | 5 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$19.18 | C$32.81 | C$51.14 |
| Alberta | C$18.60 | C$22.51 | C$26.00 |
| British Columbia | C$21.00 | C$48.81 | C$67.98 |
| New Brunswick | C$17.14 | C$33.00 | C$45.65 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$16.85 | C$23.76 | C$30.09 |
| Nova Scotia | C$17.00 | C$28.00 | C$49.67 |
| Ontario | C$18.27 | C$22.50 | C$37.66 |
| Quebec | C$25.75 | C$43.00 | C$43.04 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 42
- Vacancies advertised
- 60
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$20.50
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