NOC 94133: Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing

Inspectors and graders in textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing inspect and grade textile, fabric, fur and leather products. They are employed by textile companies, leather tanning and fur dressing establishments and garment, fur and leather products manufacturers.

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 94133 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 94133

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:

• Examine natural, synthetic and hybrid textile, fabric, fur and leather garments or products for conformity to quality standards
• Inspect and grade animal hides and pelts according to size, condition and weight
• Verify fit or size of finished garments and products by measuring or comparing products with samples and patterns
• Mark defects, repair minor imperfections, cut excess materiel using scissors, and remove lint and spots using brushes, lint removers and cleaning solutions
• Grade and sort finished products and tag according to size, style and quality
• Record information on products inspected
• May package products.

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

Example job titles

• cloth inspector
• colour grader - textiles
• fabric examiner
• fibre inspector - textiles
• fur grader
• fur matcher - fur products manufacturing
• garment inspector
• hide and pelt processing inspector
• leather goods inspector
• leather grader
• quality control inspector - textiles
• shoe inspector
• textile grader
• textile product sampler
• yarn inspector

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Work experience in the manufacturing of the products inspected is usually required.

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