NOC 74203: Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers

Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers install replacement automotive mechanical parts such as mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers, springs and radiators and perform routine maintenance service such as oil changes, lubrication and tire repairs on automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment. They are employed by automobile and truck service and repair shops, service departments of industrial establishments and construction, mining and logging companies.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 4 does not count for Express Entry.
• Canadian Experience Class: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: does not count.
• 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 4: Occupations that usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 74203 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws if you qualify through other experience.

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

CRS points for work in NOC 74203

None. Work in TEER 4 and 5 occupations earns no Canadian work points in the CRS.

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Change engine oil and lubricate running gears or moving parts of automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment
• Grease booms, pulleys, buckets and other components of heavy equipment
• Replace oil, air and fuel filters on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
• Install replacement mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers or radiators on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
• Repair and balance tires
• Add or replace hydraulic and transmission fluids in motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
• Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed
• Drive automobile or service truck to location of construction, logging or other industrial sites to provide services.

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

Example job titles

• crane greaser
• heavy equipment servicer (except mechanic)
• muffler installer
• radiator installer - auto repair service
• shock absorber installer
• spring installer
• tire repairer

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school is usually required.
• Several weeks of on-the-job training are usually required.

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