NOC 2021 · 92010 · TEER 2
Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
Unit group 92010 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Supervisors in mineral and metal processing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in mineral and metal processing and manufacturing. They are employed in mineral ore and metal processing plants such as copper, lead and zinc refineries, uranium processing plants, steel mills, aluminum plants, precious metal refineries, cement processing plants, clay, glass and stone processing plants and foundries.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- alumina plant foreman/woman
- annealing foreman/woman
- annealing foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- anodizing foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- asbestos manufacturing foreman/woman
- ball mill foreman/woman - mineral products processing
- blast furnace foreman/woman
- brick and tile foreman/woman
- casting operations foreman/woman
- casting room foreman/woman
- cement manufacturing supervisor
- cement processing foreman/woman
- cement processing supervisor
- clay preparation foreman/woman
- clay products manufacturing foreman/woman
- clay shop foreman/woman
- clay, glass and stone furnace and kiln operations foreman/woman
- clay, glass and stone furnace and kiln operators supervisor
- coal-and-coke crushing and grinding foreman/woman
- coke ovens foreman/woman
- coke screening foreman/woman
- coke screening foreman/woman - mineral and metal processing
- concentrator foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- concrete products foreman/woman
- converter foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- coremaking foreman/woman - foundry
- coremaking foreman/woman - mineral processing
- crushing and grinding operations foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- crushing and grinding supervisor - primary metal and mineral products
- die casting foreman/woman - foundry
- die casting supervisor
- electrolytic cell operations foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- extruding foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- extruding foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- filter plant foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- foundry foreman/woman
- foundry supervisor
- furnace operations foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- galvanizing foreman/woman - metal and mineral products processing
- glass cutters supervisor
- glass cutting foreman/woman
- glass engraving foreman/woman
- glass forming foreman/woman
- glass furnace foreman/woman
- glass processing foreman/woman
- glass products manufacturing foreman/woman
- glass-grinders and glass-polishers foreman/woman
- inspecting, testing and grading foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- kiln workers foreman/woman - clay products
- labourers foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- lead refining foreman/woman
- lime preparation foreman/woman
- melting and roasting department supervisor
- melting and roasting foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- melting and roasting operations foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- metal casters, moulders and coremakers foreman/woman
- metal casting, moulding and coremaking foreman/woman
- metal heat-treating foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- metal rolling foreman/woman
- metal smelting, converting and refining foreman/woman
- metal-extruding and metal-drawing foreman/woman
- mica processing foreman/woman
- milling plant foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- mixing and separating operations foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- mixing plant foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- moulding foreman/woman - foundry
- ore milling foreman/woman
- ore milling supervisor
- oxygen furnace foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- pot room foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- pot room foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- precast concrete working foreman/woman
- primary metal and mineral products processing foreman/woman
- primary metal and mineral products processing supervisor
- quenching foreman/woman - mineral and metal processing
- quenching foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- reclamation foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- reduction plant foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- rock crusher foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- rock crushing foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- roll shop operations coach - steel mill
- rolling foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- rolling mill foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- salt milling supervisor
- scrap metal yard foreman/woman
- scrap preparation foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- scrap preparation foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- sintering plant foreman/woman - mineral and metal processing
- sintering plant foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- smelter foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- steel mill shift coordinator
- stone processing foreman/woman
- stone products manufacturing foreman/woman
- tankhouse foreman/woman - primary metal and mineral products processing
- tapper operations foreman/woman - mineral and metal processing
- tempering foreman/woman - primary metal processing
- uranium processing foreman/woman
- wire drawing foreman/woman - primary metal processing
What it pays, and where it is hiring
Job Bank publishes a wage estimate and a three-year employment outlook for each occupation, region by region. Both are below as published — where an estimate is missing from the source it is missing here too, because the alternative is inventing one.
Across Canada
$36.00 an hour
Low $25.00, high $56.25
Where it pays most
- North Coast · British Columbia$51.97
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue · Quebec$47.55
- Mauricie · Quebec$46.74
- Thompson--Okanagan · British Columbia$46.02
- Kootenay · British Columbia$45.31
Economic regions only. A province’s figure is an average over the regions inside it, so including one would rank a province above its own best region and read as a finding.
By province and territory
| Where | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $39.65 | $25.58 – $68.00 | Undetermined |
| Prince Edward Island | Not published | Not published | Undetermined |
| Nova Scotia | $32.65 | $24.44 – $48.64 | Undetermined |
| New Brunswick | $38.04 | $25.12 – $69.31 | Undetermined |
| Quebec | $40.17 | $23.98 – $56.25 | Good |
| Ontario | $35.00 | $25.00 – $45.00 | Moderate |
| Manitoba | $36.07 | $30.00 – $47.06 | Very good |
| Saskatchewan | $42.29 | $30.07 – $74.65 | Very good |
| Alberta | $41.40 | $39.00 – $57.17 | Moderate |
| British Columbia | $43.50 | $25.00 – $63.41 | Moderate |
| Yukon Territory | Not published | Not published | Undetermined |
| Northwest Territories | Not published | Not published | Undetermined |
| Nunavut | Not published | Not published | Undetermined |
By economic region
The 41 economic regions where Job Bank publishes a wage or a rated outlook, of 72.
| Where | Province | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Coast--Burin Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $35.26 | $21.27 – $55.24 | Undetermined |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Quebec | $41.67 | $29.42 – $50.46 | Undetermined |
| Capitale-Nationale | Quebec | $42.01 | $29.09 – $55.49 | Moderate |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Quebec | $39.21 | $27.87 – $46.04 | Moderate |
| Estrie | Quebec | $39.15 | $28.16 – $49.86 | Moderate |
| Centre-du-Québec | Quebec | $37.08 | $25.80 – $51.68 | Good |
| Montérégie | Quebec | $41.16 | $28.80 – $54.70 | Good |
| Montréal | Quebec | $38.89 | $28.50 – $48.52 | Good |
| Laval | Quebec | $37.98 | $27.85 – $47.19 | Good |
| Lanaudière | Quebec | $39.35 | $27.99 – $50.14 | Good |
| Laurentides | Quebec | $40.72 | $30.98 – $53.02 | Undetermined |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Quebec | $47.55 | $35.21 – $65.86 | Moderate |
| Mauricie | Quebec | $46.74 | $35.28 – $64.19 | Good |
| Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Good |
| Côte-Nord | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Nord-du-Québec | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Ottawa | Ontario | $33.64 | $27.66 – $45.25 | Moderate |
| Kingston--Pembroke | Ontario | $32.81 | $25.19 – $43.82 | Moderate |
| Muskoka--Kawarthas | Ontario | $37.58 | $30.47 – $50.68 | Undetermined |
| Toronto | Ontario | $35.58 | $30.77 – $43.00 | Moderate |
| Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie | Ontario | $35.75 | $26.99 – $48.99 | Moderate |
| Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula | Ontario | $34.50 | $30.25 – $43.50 | Moderate |
| London | Ontario | $35.27 | $27.11 – $46.33 | Moderate |
| Windsor--Sarnia | Ontario | $35.26 | $25.96 – $45.22 | Moderate |
| Stratford--Bruce Peninsula | Ontario | $37.37 | $27.86 – $50.00 | Moderate |
| Northeast | Ontario | $41.52 | $34.62 – $55.29 | Moderate |
| Southeast | Manitoba | $30.19 | $22.87 – $39.87 | Very good |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | $33.52 | $25.48 – $44.21 | Very good |
| Interlake | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Very good |
| Regina--Moose Mountain | Saskatchewan | $41.03 | $28.04 – $64.15 | Undetermined |
| Saskatoon--Biggar | Saskatchewan | $42.98 | $25.43 – $73.76 | Undetermined |
| Lethbridge--Medicine Hat | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Calgary | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Red Deer | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Edmonton | Alberta | $41.40 | $39.00 – $57.17 | Limited |
| Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Lower Mainland | British Columbia | $39.10 | $28.73 – $54.09 | Good |
| Thompson--Okanagan | British Columbia | $46.02 | $33.59 – $72.87 | Undetermined |
| Kootenay | British Columbia | $45.31 | $33.66 – $64.69 | Undetermined |
| North Coast | British Columbia | $51.97 | $35.59 – $74.90 | Undetermined |
Job Bank rates employment prospects for each occupation in each economic region from very good to very limited over 2025–2027, and says “undetermined” where it has not got enough to rate. It is an assessment of prospects, not a count of vacancies.
The estimates on this page come from Labour Force Survey (2023-2024) · Small Area Estimation (2024).
Job Bank publishes an estimate for 24,364 of the 44,376 occupation-and-place pairs in this release. The rest are suppressed rather than modelled, and appear here as not published.
Wage estimates from the 2025 Wages release, revised 19 November 2025; employment outlooks from 2025-2027 Employment Outlooks - NOC 2021, released 8 December 2025. Both are updated annually. Estimates for different regions come from different surveys, so comparing two regions is exactly as sound as Job Bank’s own regional comparison and no more.
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank wages; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank 3-year employment outlooks. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.