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Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators

NOC 84120. NOC 2016 code 8252 and 8431 was split between this and other occupations, so its 421,965 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#39 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

1,383

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

3,505

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

714

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$20.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

1.2K
2024
1.7K
2025
600
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $18.50 to $23.00 · 955 postings$20.00
  2. 022025Middle half $18.00 to $23.00 · 645 postings$20.00
  3. 032024Middle half $17.44 to $22.50 · 558 postings$19.18
  4. 042023Middle half $16.52 to $20.00 · 667 postings$18.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Leamington, ON121
  2. 02Boucherville, QC118
  3. 03Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, QC108
  4. 04Langley, BC97
  5. 05Strathroy-Caradoc, ON90
  6. 06Lethbridge County, AB84
  7. 07High River, AB76
  8. 08Laval, QC65

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Highline Produce Limited13 approved LMIAs
    105
  2. 2
    Vert Nature Inc6 approved LMIAs
    85
  3. 3
    Cuddy Farms a divison of Hendrix Genetics Limited3 approved LMIAs
    83
  4. 4
    OlyM s.e.c39 approved LMIAs
    76
  5. 5
    Rimrock Cattle Company Ltd.4 approved LMIAs
    76
  6. 6
    Highline Mushrooms West Limited8 approved LMIAs
    73
  7. 7
    LES PRODUCTIONS MARGIRIC INC11 approved LMIAs
    65
  8. 8
    Jealous Fruits Ltd.18 approved LMIAs
    64
  9. 9
    Douglas Lake Cattle Company7 approved LMIAs
    48
  10. 10
    Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    38

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Alberta163 employers
    941
  2. 2
    Quebec183 employers
    782
  3. 3
    Ontario148 employers
    719
  4. 4
    British Columbia55 employers
    381
  5. 5
    Saskatchewan86 employers
    360