NOC 85100: Livestock labourers

Livestock labourers assist other farm workers to raise cattle, poultry and other animals, to help carry out feeding, health and breeding programs, to process animal products and to assist in the maintenance and repair of farm equipment and buildings. They are employed on livestock farms.

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 85100 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 85100

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:

• Feed and tend livestock, poultry and other animals
• Milk animals such as cows and goats, manually or with a machine
• Sort, brand and handle animals
• Maintain or assist in the maintenance of facilities and farm infrastructure including cleaning stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Assist with breeding activities
• May monitor health of animals and provide care
• May prepare animals for transportation
• May operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.

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

Example job titles

• beef cattle farm worker
• cattle ranch labourer
• dairy farm worker
• livestock labourer
• poultry farm worker

Employment requirements

• There are no specific education or training requirements.

Similar jobs with a different code

• 82030Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• 80020Managers in agriculture
• 84120Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators