NOC 72422: Electrical mechanics

Electrical mechanics maintain, test, rebuild and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear and other electrical apparatus. They are employed by independent electrical repair shops, service shops of electrical equipment manufacturers and maintenance departments of manufacturing companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

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: an eligible skilled trade (2 years in the last 5 years).
• 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

• Trade occupations

  At least 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in this occupation within the last 3 years, in Canada or abroad.

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

CRS points for work in NOC 72422

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:

• Test and observe electrical, electronic and mechanical components and systems using testing and measuring instruments
• Troubleshoot and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear, generators and other electro-mechanical equipment
• Replace or recondition shafts, bearings, commutators and other components
• Wind, assemble and install various types of coils for electric motors or transformers
• Perform static or dynamic balancing of armatures or rotors by welding, brazing or soldering electrical connections and by aligning and adjusting parts
• Test and repair or replace faulty wiring or components in electrical switchgear
• Test repaired motors, transformers, switchgear or other electrical apparatus to ensure proper performance
• Perform some machining to recondition or modify shafts, commutators or other parts
• Perform on-site servicing and repair.
• Electrical mechanics may specialize in working with certain types of apparatus, such as electric motors or transformers, or in performing certain functions, such as winding coils.

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

Example job titles

• armature winder repairer
• coil winder and repairer
• electric motor systems technician
• electrical mechanic
• electrical mechanic apprentice
• electrical rewind mechanic
• electrical transformer repairer
• industrial motor winder-repairer
• power transformer repairer
• transformer repairer

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
• Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in electrical mechanics is usually required for trade certification.
• Trade certification as an electric motor system technician is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and Nunavut.
• Electrical motor and equipment repairer - winding trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec.
• Electrical motor system technician (electrical utility) trade certification is available, but voluntary, in New Brunswick.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified electric motor system technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

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