NOC 42102: Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces

Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces provide critical technological support for military armament. They are primarily responsible for the maintenance, inspection and technical support of all Canadian Army equipment. They also follow the military and strategic policies established by the leadership of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Airforce, and the Royal Canadian Navy.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 2.
• Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
• 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 2: Occupations that usually need a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 or more years, or supervisory duties. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 42102 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 42102

Skilled Canadian work in this occupation earns the standard points, the same before and after November 3, 2026, with no high-wage add-on:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Certify ammunition, explosive items, munitions and non-munitions scrap to different degrees of classification
• Inspect, test, identify faults, adjust, repair, recondition and modify electrical, electromechanical, electronic, electro-optic and mechanical equipment, optical instruments, and control systems for weapons and missiles
• Maintain and repair machine-guns and non-guided anti-tank weapons, grenade projectors, mortars and launcher systems
• Test, inspect and repair air weapons systems
• Compile test logs, evaluation reports, equipment maintenance documentation and read and interpret electronic drawings.

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

Example job titles

• air weapons systems technician
• ammunition technician
• weapons engineering technician
• weapons technician

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Three months of basic military training is required and provided.
• Occupational qualification training of at least two years is required.
• Specialized training in the operation and maintenance of military equipment and systems is provided.

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