NOC 92014: Supervisors, forest products processing

Supervisors in forest products processing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in pulp and paper production and wood processing and manufacturing. They are employed by pulp and paper companies, paper converting companies, sawmills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing companies.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 2.
• Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: an eligible skilled trade (2 years in the last 5 years).
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 2: Occupations that usually need a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 or more years, or supervisory duties. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 92014 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws.

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

CRS points for work in NOC 92014

Skilled Canadian work in this occupation earns the standard points, the same before and after November 3, 2026, with no high-wage add-on:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate pulp and paper mills, paper converting mills, sawmills, planing mills, plywood, waferboard and other wood and paper products mills
• Ensure that systems and equipment are operating efficiently and that proper maintenance and repairs are performed
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
• Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions and administer the collective agreement
• Prepare production and other reports
• Monitor safety conditions
• May set up machines and equipment.

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

Example job titles

• coating room foreman/woman - pulp and paper
• lumber grading foreman/woman - wood processing
• paper converting supervisor
• paper machine foreman/woman
• paper mill foreman/woman
• plywood making foreman/woman
• pulp mill foreman/woman
• sawmill foreman/woman
• shift operating supervisor - pulp and paper
• shingle mill foreman/woman
• tour foreman/woman - pulp and paper
• waferboard foreman/woman
• wood-treating plant foreman/woman

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• A college diploma in pulp and paper technology or a related discipline may be required for some pulp and paper supervisor positions.
• Several years of some combination of formal and on-the-job training are provided.
• Several years of experience in the most senior occupation supervised are often required.
• Certificates, such as lumber grading and industrial first aid, and a competency certificate in natural gas may be required.

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