Lumber Graders and Other Wood Processing Inspectors and Graders

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Inspect and grade lumber, shingles, veneer, waferboard and similar wood products to identify defects, ensure conformance to company specifications and classify products according to industry standards.

Outlook

Not Available

Wage

Low: $14.15
Median: $22.35
High: $29.15

Training

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • On-the-job training and up to two weeks of classroom training are provided for lumber graders.
  • Previous experience as a sawmill machine operator, other wood processing operator or as a labourer in wood processing is usually required for graders and inspectors in this unit group.
  • Lumber graders require a lumber grader's licence issued by a provincial lumber association.

Places of Employment

Sawmills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing companies

Regulated

No