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Marine Product Processing Labourers

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2024-2028
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals perform tasks related to fish and seafood processing (cleaning, packaging, handling, etc.). They are employed in fish and seafood processing and packaging plants.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Climatic conditions
  • Odours
  • Humidity
  • Uncontrolled ambient temperature

Main tasks

  • Transport the fish and shellfish to the packing plant.
  • Weigh the fish or shellfish and place them in crushed ice.
  • Sort fish or shellfish by species, weight, and delivery destination.
  • Clean work areas and equipment.
  • Transport supplies and package materials throughout the plant and warehouse.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to other jobs within this industry.

Hourly wage

Not available.

Job prospects for 2024-2028

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Job prospects for 2024-2028

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2023

All of Québec

700

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
33.6% Female
66.4% Male

Not available.
  • 33.6% Female
  • 66.4% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage

All of Québec

Not available.

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Seasonal worker
  • None

All of Québec

  • Seasonal worker
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Food, Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 311, 312
    79% of jobs
  2. Agriculture and Fishing
    NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152
    14% of jobs
  3. Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 337
    3% of jobs
  4. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    2% of jobs
  5. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    2% of jobs
  6. Others
    0% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Food, Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 311, 312
    79% of jobs
  2. Agriculture and Fishing
    NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152
    14% of jobs
  3. Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 337
    3% of jobs
  4. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    2% of jobs
  5. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    2% of jobs
  6. Others
    0% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

No specific training

Sometimes required

  • A few years of high school education may be required.
  • Knowledge of industry norms and standards may be required or an asset.

WAP

This occupation is targeted by a Workplace Apprenticeship Program

  • Seafood processor

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Information processing

Abilities

  • Near vision
  • Manual dexterity
  • Core strength
  • Static muscle power
  • Control accuracy
  • Limb coordination
  • Digital dexterity
  • Information organization
  • Awareness of issues
  • Hand-arm stability
  • Oral comprehension
  • Endurance
  • Verbal skills
  • Perception speed
  • Physical flexibility in extension
More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

  • Autonomy
  • Capacity to adapt
  • Capacity to work in a team
  • Versatility
  • Vitality
  • Respect standards and regulations
  • Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
  • Knowledge of plant and animal production
  • Timeliness
  • Knowledge of mechanics

Interests

  • Work manually
  • Exercer une activité sportive ou physique

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Realistic
People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Investigative
People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Additional information

Official name of the NOC 95107

Labourers in fish and seafood processing

Job titles

  • Seafood Processing Workers
  • Shellfish processing labourer
  • Fish processing labourer
  • Fish processing plant labourer
  • Shellfish packer
  • Fish sorter
  • Fish packer - fish processing
  • Shellfish checker - fish processing
  • Fish icer - fish processing
  • Cannery labourer
  • Cannery labourer - fish processing
  • Fish-processing plant handler
  • Fish culler
  • Cooler operator - fish processing
  • Fish freezing worker - fish processing
  • Fish curing worker
  • Fish bin worker - fish processing
  • Fish hopper filling worker
  • Fish weigher
  • Fish salter
  • Fish briner
  • Fish dipper - fish processing
More Less job titles

Skill type

Manufacturing and utilities

Related occupations

  • Fish and seafood plant workers
  • Supervisors, food and beverage processing

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi

Last update: January 29, 2026

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