NOC 94200: Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers

Motor vehicle assemblers assemble and install prefabricated motor vehicle parts and components to form subassemblies and finished motor vehicles. Motor vehicle inspectors and testers inspect and test parts, subassemblies, accessories and finished products to ensure proper performance and conformity to quality standards. They are employed in plants which manufacture automobiles, vans and light trucks.

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 94200 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 94200

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:

• Motor vehicle assemblers
• Read electrical schematics, blueprints and other technical diagrams
• Bolt, screw, clip, weld, solder or otherwise fasten motor vehicle parts and components together using hand and power tools and equipment
• Operate and tend automated assembling equipment such as robotic and fixed automation equipment
• Connect cables, tubes and wires to complete assemblies and installations
• Position and install parts, subassemblies and accessories such as engines, transmissions, door panels or instrument panels using hand and power tools and other aids such as overhead hoists
• Fit and adjust parts such as doors, hoods and trunk lids.
• Motor vehicle inspectors and testers
• Check motor vehicle exterior priming and colour coats, sealers and glazers, and mark, record and report defects to be repaired
• Test motor vehicle electrical assemblies, equipment and wiring for proper performance using testing devices such as meters, analyzers and timing lights
• Inspect auto parts and fully assembled motor vehicles for defects to ensure that the defects have been corrected
• Drive and test motor vehicles on roll testing device to ensure that transmission, axle, engine and brakes function properly.

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

Example job titles

• assembly inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
• auto assembly worker
• body assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
• car assembler
• chassis inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
• door fitter
• motor vehicle assembler
• sport utility vehicle (SUV) assembler
• test driver - automobile assembly
• transmission installer
• van assembler

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Skills required for occupations in this unit group are normally acquired through on-the-job training.

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