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NOC 2021 · 65202 · TEER 5

Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale

Unit group 65202 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.

Caution: Express Entry’s programs draw from TEER 0 to 3, so this group is outside them. Provincial streams and other programs have their own rules.

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What this group covers

Meat cutters and fishmongers prepare and package pieces of meat, poultry and fish that are sold by food retailers or wholesalers. They use tools to cut, trim and package meat, poultry and fish on a daily basis. They are employed in grocery stores, fish stores, or they may be self-employed.

Example job titles

As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.

  • butcher helper - retail and wholesale
  • fish cutter - retail or wholesale
  • fishmonger
  • fishmonger - retail
  • meat cutter - retail or wholesale
  • meat portion cutter - retail or wholesale
  • pork cutter - retail or wholesale
  • retail meat cutter
  • supermarket meat cutter

Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.