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Woodworking machine operators

NOC 94124. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 9437 are counted here too.

#103 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

335

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

1,007

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

173

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$22.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

14
2016
20
2017
6
2018
15
2019
24
2020
42
2021
301
2022
184
2023
226
2024
150
2025
25
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $20.00 to $24.00 · 278 postings$22.00
  2. 022025Middle half $19.87 to $24.00 · 200 postings$21.69
  3. 032024Middle half $19.00 to $24.63 · 224 postings$20.97
  4. 042023Middle half $19.50 to $22.97 · 360 postings$20.50

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC73
  2. 02Lévis, QC70
  3. 03Trois-Rivières, QC70
  4. 04Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC64
  5. 05Papineauville, QC58
  6. 06Drummondville, QC52
  7. 07Saint-Martin, QC43
  8. 08Kamloops, BC41

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Maibec inc.7 approved LMIAs
    64
  2. 2
    Produits forestiers Résolu17 approved LMIAs
    58
  3. 3
    Barrette Structural inc - Murs Drummondville11 approved LMIAs
    46
  4. 4
    Thompson River Veneer Products Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    40
  5. 5
    Barrette Structural inc - Fermes de toits et murs8 approved LMIAs
    39
  6. 6
    Thermoform d'Amérique Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    36
  7. 7
    Barrette Bois inc.3 approved LMIAs
    33
  8. 8
    Produits Matra inc22 approved LMIAs
    31
  9. 9
    Lauzon Planchers Bois Exclusifs inc.12 approved LMIAs
    30
  10. 10
    Barrette Structural inc - Solives8 approved LMIAs
    30

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec125 employers
    819
  2. 2
    British Columbia20 employers
    113
  3. 3
    Ontario19 employers
    46
  4. 4
    New Brunswick2 employers
    13
  5. 5
    Alberta4 employers
    8