National Occupational Classification, TEER 5
NOC 75110: Construction trades helpers and labourers
Construction trades helpers and labourers assist skilled tradespersons and perform labouring activities at construction sites, in quarries and in surface mines. Below are the main duties, all 257 job titles it covers, what it means for Express Entry and what it pays in each province.
Updated
- Official NOC 2021 data
- Job Bank wages
What is NOC 75110?
NOC 75110 is the code for construction trades helpers and labourers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Job titles in this group include asphalt spreader, bricklayer helper, carpenter helper and concrete mixer helper. It is a TEER 5 occupation (usually a short work demonstration and no formal education), so it does not count as skilled work for Express Entry. The Job Bank median wage across Canada is $25.00 an hour.
- NOC code
- 75110
- TEER
- 5: Short work demonstration, no formal education
- Broad category
- Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
- Express Entry
- Not skilled
- Category draws
- None
- Median wage
- $25.00 an hour
Job titles under NOC 75110
Construction trades helpers and labourers assist skilled tradespersons and perform labouring activities at construction sites, in quarries and in surface mines. They are employed by construction companies, trade and labour contractors, and surface mine and quarry operators.
Main job titles
- asphalt spreader
- bricklayer helper
- carpenter helper
- concrete mixer helper
- concrete paving labourer
- construction helper
- construction labourer
- demolition worker
- driller helper - surface mining
- drywall sander
- excavation labourer
- flagperson
- glazier helper
- pipeline mandrel operator
- plumber helper
- roofer helper
- stabber - pipeline construction
All 257 job titles in the NOC index
access floor installer helper, air breaker operator, air gun operator, air hammer operator - construction, air lock tender, air tool operator, air track drill operator helper, asbestos fibre preparer, asbestos remover, asbestos worker - construction, asphalt cold patcher, asphalt mixer, asphalt plant labourer - construction, asphalt raker, asphalt roofer helper, asphalt spreader, asphalt worker - road, awning installer helper, batterboard setter, bending machine operator - pipelines, bill poster, bituminous paving labourer, bituminous paving machine operator, blacktop raker, blacktop spreader, brick cleaner, bricklayer helper, brickmason's helper, bridge gang worker - construction, building and house wrecker, building painter helper, building wrecker, cabinetmaker's helper, carpenter helper, carpet layer helper, carpet mechanics helper, caulker - construction, cement and concrete pump tender, cement finisher helper, cement gun nozzle operator, cement gun operator, cement mixer operator - construction, cement pump operator, churn drill operator helper - water well, clamper - construction, concrete block pourer, concrete breaker, concrete finisher helper, concrete float pourer, concrete former helper, concrete gun operator, concrete mixer helper, concrete mixer operator - construction, concrete mixer operator helper - highway construction, concrete paver operator helper, concrete paving labourer, concrete pourer - construction, concrete pump operator, concrete spreader operator, concrete waterproofer - construction, construction craft labourer, construction electrician helper, construction helper, construction labourer, construction trades helper, construction worker, crane chaser, crane hooker, cupola spray reliner, dampproofer helper, deck worker, demolition worker, diamond driller helper - surface mining, digger - construction, ditch cleaner - construction, door frame installer, dope machine operator - pipelines, dragline operator helper, dredge worker, driller helper - surface mining, drywall and acoustical board installer helper, drywall sander, earthworks labourer - construction, excavation labourer, excavation worker, exterior cladder helper, firebrick layer helper, fitter helper - construction, flagperson, floor coverer helper, floor layer's helper, floor sander and finisher helper, floorcovering installer helper, floorcovering mechanic helper, form remover - construction, form stripper - construction, foundation dampproofer helper, foundation drill operator helper, foundation waterproofer - construction, framer helper - construction, gas line fuser, gas pipe fuser, gas pipelayer - construction, general construction labourer, glass setter helper, glass worker helper - construction, glazier helper, grade tamper - construction, grout machine operator, grout pump operator, grouter, gunite mixer - construction, guniter - construction, highway concrete mixer operator helper, highway maintenance worker, highway sign erector, horizontal earth-boring machine helper, hoseman/woman insulation helper, industrial chimney repairer-mason helper, insulation blower, insulation blower helper, insulation blower operator, insulation hoseman/woman, insulator helper, interior and exterior wall erector helper, interior finisher helper, interior wall finisher helper, ironworker helper, jackhammer operator - construction, joiner helper - construction, lightning rod erector helper, maintenance carpenter helper, manual concrete vibrator operator, manual curb builder, manual stone spreader operator, manual terrazzo grinder, marble setter helper, masonry pointer and caulker, mason's helper, measurer, metal form setter - construction, metal roofer helper - construction, metal scaffold erector helper, metal trim erector helper, mole operator helper - construction, monument erector, monument setter, mud jack operator, nozzle worker - pile driving, oil burner installer helper, ornamental iron erector helper, ornamental metal worker helper, painter and decorator helper, painter helper - construction, paper latcher - construction, paperhanger helper - construction, pavement line painter, pavement line painter helper, pavement striper, paving operations labourer, pile driver operator helper - crane operation, pile driver operator's helper, pile driving chainman/woman, pile driving ground worker, pile-driving lead placer helper, pipe aligner - pipeline construction, pipe doper - construction, pipe-cleaning and covering machine operator, pipefitter helper - construction, pipelayer - construction, pipelayer - drainage systems, pipelayer - irrigation, pipeline caulker, pipeline labourer, pipeline mandrel operator, pipeline welder helper, pipeline worker - construction, pipeline-liner installer, pit bottom worker, plasterer helper, plate fitter helper - construction, plumber helper, pneumatic drill operator - construction, pneumatic hammer operator - construction, post hole driller, power curber tender, power shovel operator helper, precast concrete caulker, preheater tender - pipelines, quarry dump attendant, quarry labourer, refractory bricklayer helper, reinforcing wire mesh worker, renovation carpenter helper, rigger - construction, rigger (except shipbuilding and aircraft assembly), rigger's helper - construction, rip-rap placer, road form setter, road mixer operator helper, road spray truck helper, roofer helper, rotary driller helper - water well, scaffold erector, scaffold erector helper, scaffolder, seam caulker - construction, seat installer - construction, sewage pipelayer, sewer digger, sheather helper, sheet metal worker helper - construction, shore dredging labourer, sider helper, skid setter - pipeline construction, slinger - construction, slip form curb machine tender, smelter liner, spacer - pipeline construction, spray truck helper, spreader box tender, stabber, stabber - pipeline construction, steam fitter's helper - construction, steel erector helper, steel form setting worker, steel forms setter helper, structural plate fitter helper - construction, structural steel erector helper, tamper operator, tamper operator - construction, tank builder helper, terrazzo finisher helper, terrazzo layer helper, terrazzo machine grinder, terrazzo mechanic helper, terrazzo polisher helper, tile layer helper, tile setter helper, tinsmith helper - construction, tombstone erector, tombstone setter, trades helper - construction, trench digger, tunnelling machine operator helper - construction, underground labourer - construction, vanity and kitchen cupboard installer helper, vibrator roller operator, vibratory compactor operator, wallboard sander, water pipe installer, water well driller helper, waterproofer - construction, waterproofer helper, welder-fitter helper - construction, window caulker, wire mesh setter.
Also included in this group
- rigger - construction
- rigger (except shipbuilding and aircraft assembly)
Main duties of NOC 75110
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Load and unload construction materials, and move materials to work areas
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks, shoring and barricades required at construction sites
- Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
- Assist tradespersons such as carpenters, bricklayers, cement finishers, roofers and glaziers in construction activities
- Assist heavy equipment operators to secure special attachments to equipment, signal operators to guide them in moving equipment and provide assistance in other activities
- Assist in aligning pipes and perform related activities during oil and gas pipeline construction
- Assist in drilling and blasting rock at construction sites
- Assist miners in excavating and in setting up and operating various drills and other surface mining machinery
- Level earth to fine grade specifications using rake and shovel
- Assist in demolishing buildings using prying bars and other tools, and sort, clean and pile salvaged materials
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites using rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows and other equipment
- Operate pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers as directed
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction such as mixers, compressors and pumps
- Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants, and remove asbestos and other hazardous materials
- Oil and grease hoists and similar equipment
- Direct traffic at or near construction sites
- Perform other activities at construction sites, as directed.
Employment requirements
- Some experience as a general construction labourer may be required for construction trade helpers.
- Some pipeline workers, such as stabbers, mandrel operators and pre-heater tenders, usually require one season of experience in oil and gas pipeline construction.
- Flagmen/women may require a traffic control certificate.
- Riggers and slingers may require a rigging certificate.
- On-the-job training may be provided.
Additional information
- Mobility is possible among workers in this unit group.
- Progression from rigger to crane operator is possible with experience and additional certification.
Is NOC 75110 eligible for Express Entry?
Not for the main Express Entry programs, which need TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 work. TEER 5 jobs can still lead to permanent residence through some provincial and other programs, so check each program's own list.
| Program or draw | NOC 75110 |
|---|---|
| Federal Skilled Worker Program | Does not count (TEER 5) |
| Canadian Experience Class | Does not count (TEER 5) |
| Federal Skilled Trades Program | Not a listed trade |
| Occupation category draws (2026) | Not on any occupation list |
| French-language proficiency (category draw) | Open to any occupation with NCLC 7 in French |
Read how TEER categories work and the full list of NOC codes in each 2026 category draw. Category draws also need at least 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in one listed occupation within the past 3 years.
How much does NOC 75110 pay?
Job Bank wages for this occupation, per hour. Low and high are, in most cases, the 10th and 90th percentiles, so 8 in 10 workers earn somewhere between them.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $18.25 | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00 | $22.00 | $39.45 |
| Prince Edward Island | $17.00 | $21.50 | $29.00 |
| Nova Scotia | $16.50 | $21.00 | $29.74 |
| New Brunswick | $16.00 | $20.00 | $26.00 |
| Quebec | $20.00 | $29.85 | $37.80 |
| Ontario | $18.50 | $27.00 | $42.00 |
| Manitoba | $17.50 | $22.00 | $31.25 |
| Saskatchewan | $17.00 | $23.00 | $31.00 |
| Alberta | $19.00 | $25.00 | $35.00 |
| British Columbia | $20.00 | $25.00 | $38.50 |
| Yukon | $24.00 | $28.50 | $34.71 |
| Northwest Territories | $20.84 | $25.00 | $30.00 |
| Nunavut | $22.00 | $29.00 | $42.00 |
Source: Job Bank, Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank 2025 wages, revised November 19, 2025), data from 2023-2024 (Labour Force Survey). Wages for job offers in LMIA and provincial programs are compared with these figures, so check the current numbers on Job Bank before you rely on them.
Using NOC 75110 duties on your resume
Canadian resumes do not list NOC codes. Employers read your job titles, what you did and what came of it. The NOC duties are still a useful checklist: if you did these tasks, say so in your own words and add the numbers that prove it.
For Express Entry, the reference letter from your employer should describe the duties you really performed, in line with this lead statement and most of the main duties, without copying the NOC text word for word. The free reference letter generator checks your duties against NOC 75110 as you write.
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Where this information comes from
Occupation codes, titles and descriptions are adapted from Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Wages come from Job Bank, Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank 2025 wages, revised November 19, 2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Express Entry rules come from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC): the program pages for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the category-based selection page as modified on June 22, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for general labourer?
It depends on where and how you work. Construction sites: 75110. Factories and plants: 95109.
What TEER is NOC 75110?
TEER 5. Usually a short work demonstration and no formal education. The TEER is the second digit of the code. See all TEER categories.
Is NOC 75110 eligible for Express Entry?
Not for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class or the Federal Skilled Trades Program, which need TEER 0 to 3 work. Some provincial nominee programs and other pathways accept TEER 5 jobs.
Is NOC 75110 in an Express Entry category-based draw?
No. It is not on any 2026 occupation list. The French-language proficiency category is open to any occupation if you reach NCLC 7 in French. See every category.
How much does NOC 75110 pay in Canada?
The Job Bank median across Canada is $25.00 an hour, with most wages between $18.25 and $40.00. Pay varies by province: see the table above.
Where is the official description?
On the Statistics Canada and ESDC NOC site: search 75110 in NOC 2021 Version 1.0. This page shows the same text, from the open data Statistics Canada publishes.
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