NOC 2021 · 85103 · TEER 5
Nursery and greenhouse labourers
Unit group 85103 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Nursery and greenhouse labourers plant, cultivate and harvest trees, shrubs, flowers and plants, and serve nursery and greenhouse customers. They are employed in indoor and outdoor nurseries and greenhouses.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- cannabis trim labourer
- cannabis trimmer
- Christmas tree shearer
- Christmas tree trimmer
- forest assistant nursery
- forest nursery labourer
- greenhouse labourer
- grower - cannabis
- hand sprayer - greenhouse
- horticulture labourer
- horticulturist helper
- hothouse labourer
- hydroponics labourer
- hydroponics worker
- interior plantscaper
- nursery labourer
- plant propagator - greenhouse or nursery
- tree grafter - nursery
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.