NOC 2021 · 94104 · TEER 4
Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing
Unit group 94104 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Inspectors and testers in mineral and metal processing inspect, grade, sample or test raw materials and products from mineral ore and metal processing operations. 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
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- abrasive and clay products grader
- abrasive wheel tester
- anode adjuster - primary metal processing
- asbestos classifier
- asbestos fibre inspector and tester
- asbestos grader
- asbestos shingle inspector
- brick and tile inspector
- brick and tile tester
- brick grader
- castings inspector - foundry
- castings tester - primary metal and mineral products processing
- cell tester - primary metal processing
- cement plant inspector
- clay products grader
- clay tile grader - mineral products processing
- coke inspector - primary metal processing
- coke sampler and tester - primary metal processing
- concrete products inspector
- concrete products tester
- core inspector - foundry
- core tester - foundry
- electrolytic cell tester - primary metal processing
- fibreglass tester
- finishing inspector - primary metal and mineral products processing
- foundry sand tester
- furnace combustion tester - primary metal processing
- glass container tester
- glass inspector
- glass quality control inspector
- glass tester
- gravel grader - mineral products processing
- hardness tester - primary metal processing
- heat treating inspector - metal processing
- ingots inspector - primary metal processing
- inspector - metal processing
- inspector - primary metal and mineral products processing
- iron pellet hardness tester - metal processing
- laminated asbestos products inspector
- metal processing inspector
- metal strength tester - primary metal processing
- metal tensile strength tester - primary metal processing
- mineral sampler - mineral products processing
- molten metal sampler - primary metal processing
- monument inspector - mineral products processing
- ore sample tester - mineral products processing
- ore sampler - mineral products processing
- physical tester - steel mill
- plasterboard inspector - mineral products processing
- pottery and porcelain ware inspector
- quality assurance inspector - steel mill
- salvage glass inspector
- sample tester - primary metal and mineral products processing
- sampler - primary metal and mineral products processing
- sheet and plate inspector - steel mill
- sheet steel inspector - primary metal processing
- steel inspector - primary metal processing
- steel sheet inspector - primary metal processing
- steel tester - primary metal processing
- stone inspector - mineral products processing
- stonework grader
- tester and inspector - primary metal and mineral products processing
- tin plate inspector and grader
- uranium ore evaluator
- wire products inspector
- wire tester and inspector - primary metal processing
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. 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.