NOC 75211: Railway and motor transport labourers

Railway and motor transport labourers perform a variety of tasks to assist track maintenance workers and railway yard workers, or motor transport operators. They are employed by railway transport companies and motor transport companies.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 5 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 5: Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 75211 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 75211

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:

• Railway labourers
• Transport tools and equipment on push or hand car and perform other duties to assist railway track maintenance workers to lay, maintain and repair railway tracks
• Cut vegetation growth from railway tracks using scythes and mowers
• Check freight cars for physical damage and cleanliness.
• Motor transport labourers
• Assist truck and delivery drivers to load and unload vehicles
• Perform labouring duties in warehouses.

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

Example job titles

• car checker - railway
• delivery truck helper
• furniture mover helper
• mover helper
• railway labourer
• signal gang helper
• swamper - truck transport
• truck driver helper

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.

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