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Industrial sewing machine operators

NOC 94132. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 9446 are counted here too.

#144 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

205

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

569

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

126

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$18.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

5
2016
6
2017
7
2018
16
2019
32
2020
23
2021
103
2022
141
2023
190
2024
43
2025
3
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $17.60 to $20.00 · 277 postings$18.00
  2. 022025Middle half $17.20 to $19.00 · 245 postings$18.00
  3. 032024Middle half $16.55 to $19.00 · 246 postings$17.50
  4. 042023Middle half $16.00 to $18.50 · 361 postings$17.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Granby, QC93
  2. 02London, ON38
  3. 03Courcelles, QC38
  4. 04Toronto, ON34
  5. 05Trois-Rivières, QC31
  6. 06Lévis, QC21
  7. 07Drummondville, QC18
  8. 08Pointe-Claire, QC18

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Les Vêtements SP Inc.15 approved LMIAs
    60
  2. 2
    AGO Industries Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    35
  3. 3
    Les Vêtements SP inc.4 approved LMIAs
    27
  4. 4
    Perfection inc.4 approved LMIAs
    26
  5. 5
    2379976 Ontario Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    22
  6. 6
    Ameublement Elran7 approved LMIAs
    18
  7. 7
    Nature 3M inc.4 approved LMIAs
    17
  8. 8
    Tulmar Safety Systems Inc.4 approved LMIAs
    17
  9. 9
    Vêtements Flip Design inc.3 approved LMIAs
    16
  10. 10
    Perfection Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    12

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec75 employers
    398
  2. 2
    Ontario24 employers
    119
  3. 3
    British Columbia13 employers
    27
  4. 4
    Alberta8 employers
    13
  5. 5
    Manitoba1 employers
    4