NOC 75119: Other trades helpers and labourers

Other trades helpers and labourers assist skilled tradespersons and perform labouring activities in the installation, maintenance and repair of industrial machinery, refrigeration, heating and air conditioning equipment, in the maintenance and repair of transportation and heavy equipment, in the installation and repair of telecommunication and power cables and in other repair and service work settings. They are employed by a wide variety of manufacturing, utility and service companies.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 5 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 5: Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 75119 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 75119

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:

• Move tools, equipment and other materials to and from work areas
• Assist in splicing overhead and underground communications and electric power transmission cables
• Assist in repairing, maintaining and installing industrial machinery and equipment
• Assist in repairing, maintaining and installing refrigeration, heating and air conditioning equipment
• Assist in repairing, maintaining and installing elevators
• Assist in repairing and maintaining stationary electric power generating and distribution equipment
• Assist in mechanical, electrical and body repairs of aircraft, railway cars, automobiles, trucks, buses, heavy equipment and motorcycles
• Assist in repairing electrical appliances, small engines or other similar equipment
• Mix fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides and load mixture into airplane for aerial spraying
• Assist in land surveying activities, such as holding or moving stakes and rods, clearing brush and debris from line of survey and transporting surveying tools to work area
• Perform other labouring and elemental tasks as required.

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

Example job titles

• aerial spraying assistant
• aircraft mechanic helper
• cable installer helper
• diesel mechanic helper
• ground worker - telecommunications
• mechanic's helper - automotive
• millwright helper
• refrigeration mechanic helper
• splicer helper - telecommunications
• surveyor helper

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education may be required.
• On-the-job training is provided.

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