NOC 94150: Plateless printing equipment operators

Plateless printing equipment operators operate laser printers, computerized high speed colour copiers and other printing machines to print text, illustrations and designs on a wide variety of materials such as paper, plastic, glass, leather, and metal. They are employed in rapid printing services, newspaper and magazine publishing companies, commercial printing companies and in manufacturing and other establishments that have in-house printing facilities.

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 94150 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 94150

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:

• Review work order to determine job specifications, such as ink colour and quantity required
• Set up and make adjustments to printing machine, such as filling ink or paint reservoirs and loading stock
• Input codes and key in programming data on console keyboard of computerized machines
• Operate and monitor printing machines during print run and make adjustments as required
• Clean machines and replace worn parts.

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

Example job titles

• colour copier operator
• electronic sign maker operator
• embossing-imprinting machine operator
• laser printer operator
• printing machine operator - printing
• quick print machine operator
• silk-screen printing machine operator
• wallpaper printer

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Completion of college or other specialized courses in printing may be required.
• On-the-job training is provided.

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