Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing
Labour and technical skills
NOC 95103
Filmed in 
Smithers
Brian heads to Smithers to check out how mill workers can turn trees into anything. He sees how logs are delivered to the mill, cleaned, dried, cut, packaged and shipped to the customer. He learns this is a career with lots of variety and opportunity.

What to know

Annual Earnings
$65,696
Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities
No Formal Education
Job Openings
(2024-2034)
920

Top Skills

Every job calls for a certain set of skills. Knowing those skills is the first step in finding a good career fit.

Here, you will find the 10 most relevant workplace skills. Some are more important to achieving success in a certain career than others. These skills may come naturally to you or you may need to gain them through education, training and experience.

See the list of work-related skills below, ranked in order of importance for this career. Check out the list and see if this career matches your skills—take that first step!

Operations Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials or other indicators to make sure that a machine is working properly.

Monitoring

Keeping track of and assessing your performance, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

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Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking

Talking to others to share information effectively.

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Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

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Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

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