NOC 93200: Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors

Aircraft assemblers assemble, fit and install prefabricated parts to manufacture fixed wing or rotary wing aircraft or aircraft subassemblies. Aircraft assembly inspectors inspect aircraft assemblies for adherence to engineering specifications. They are employed by aircraft and aircraft subassembly manufacturers.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 3.
• 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 3: Occupations that usually need a college diploma, an apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months 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 93200 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 93200

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:

• Aircraft assemblers
• Read and interpret aircraft assembly diagrams
• Assemble and fit pre-fabricated parts to form subassemblies, working at benches or directly on an aircraft structure
• Assemble, fit and install pre-fabricated parts and subassemblies such as aircraft skins, flight controls, rigging, hydraulics and other mechanical systems.
• Aircraft assembly inspectors
• Inspect aircraft assemblies, using measuring and testing equipment, for adherence to engineering specifications
• Inspect assemblies for alignment, symmetry, dimensions, fit and quality of workmanship
• Complete detailed inspection documentation.

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

Example job titles

• aircraft assembler
• aircraft assembly inspector
• airframe assembler
• bench and structural assembler
• bench fitter mechanic - aircraft assembly
• rigger - aircraft assembly
• wing tank mechanic - aircraft assembly

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a college or other program in aviation or aeronautical technology, with emphasis in aircraft manufacturing, may be required.
• Aircraft assemblers receive several months of on-the-job and classroom training.
• Aircraft assembly inspectors require experience as an aircraft assembler.

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