Labourers in fish and seafood processing

NOC

95107

perform clean-up, packaging, material handling and other basic activities related to fish and seafood processing.

Full NOC Description

Labourers in fish and seafood processing perform clean-up, packaging, material handling and other elemental activities related to fish and seafood processing. They are employed in fish and seafood processing and packaging plants.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Unload fish and shellfish from fishing vessels and transport them by hand or forklift truck to work area in fish processing plant

Immerse fresh fish fillets in brine solution to condition them for wrapping or freezing

Weigh fish or shellfish, record weight and pack fish in ice

Sort fish according to species, weight and destination

Clean work areas and equipment

Transport supplies and packaging materials throughout plant and storage area manually or with powered equipment

Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines.

Also Known As

cannery labourer
fish briner - fish processing
fish plant labourer
fish salter - fish processing
fish weigher

shellfish labourer

shellfish packer - fish processing

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Some secondary school education may be required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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47.0%

Female

53.0%

Male

Employment by age

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10.1%

15-24

16.4%

25-34

15.0%

35-44

20.9%

45-54

30.3%

55-64

7.3%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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42.6%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

36.6%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

4.9%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

12.7%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

3.1%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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80.8%

Manufacturing

11.5%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

4.9%

Wholesale trade

2.8%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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45.60%

Northeast

33.80%

Southeast

18.50%

Southwest

N/A

Central

1.00%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$28,000

Northeast

$30,000

Southeast

$32,500

Southwest

N/A

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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