NOC 14402: Production logistics workers

Production logistics workers expedite the flow of work and materials within an establishment and prepare merchandise ready for shipment. They are employed by manufacturing and construction companies, printing and publishing companies and other industrial establishments.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 4 does not count for Express Entry.
• Canadian Experience Class: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 4: Occupations that usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 14402 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws if you qualify through other experience.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 14402

None. Work in TEER 4 and 5 occupations earns no Canadian work points in the CRS.

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Find, sort or move goods between different sections, unit and departments and receive, unpack and track merchandise
• Compile detailed worksheets and specifications from customer's order
• Compare items packed with customer orders and other identifying data for quality control
• Compile reports on the progress of work and on any production problems that arise
• Track material inventory, prepare new material orders, monitor order schedules for inventory control and maintain inventory records
• Maintain contact with vendors to ensure that supplies and equipment are shipped on time
• Prepare material estimates to ensure enough materials are available to complete production projects.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• expediter
• production clerk
• scheduling clerk
• traffic control clerk

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Similar jobs with a different code

• 13201Production and transportation logistics coordinators
• 14403Purchasing and inventory control workers
• 14400Shippers and receivers
• 14401Storekeepers and partspersons
• 12013Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations