NOC 92015: Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing

Supervisors in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing. They are employed by textile manufacturing companies, tanneries and other manufacturers of fabric, fur and leather products.

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 92015 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 92015

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 production workers who operate machines to process natural, synthetic and hybrid textile fibre, yarn and thread; bleach, dye and finish textiles; operate manufacturing machines to cut, stitch and produce fabric, fur or leather garments and other products; and inspect textile products
• 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
• Prepare production and other reports
• 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

• boot and shoe foreman/woman
• canvas products manufacturing foreman/woman
• dye room supervisor
• embroidery supervisor - fabric products
• fabric-cutting department foreman/woman
• finishing supervisor - textiles
• foreman/woman - textile processing
• fur dressing foreman/woman
• hat and cap makers foreman/woman
• knitting supervisor
• sample room foreman/woman - leather products
• sewing machine operators supervisor
• stitching department supervisor
• tannery foreman/woman

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Post-secondary education in textile technology or a related field may be required for some positions in this group.
• Several years of experience as a worker in the unit group being supervised are usually required.
• Experience may be required in a specific process, or with a specific product or type of equipment.

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