NOC 94202: Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing

Assemblers in electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing assemble prefabricated parts to produce household, commercial and industrial appliances and equipment. Inspectors inspect and test the assembled products. This unit group also includes workers who set up and prepare assembly lines for operation. They are employed by electrical appliance and electrical equipment manufacturing 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 94202 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 94202

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:

• Assemblers
• Assemble prefabricated parts on an assembly line, or at work benches using screw guns and other hand and power tools
• Assemble small and large household electrical appliances such as coffeemakers, toasters, vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, refrigerators and dishwashers
• Assemble small transformers, small electrical motors and transmissions used in appliances or other electrical products
• Assemble circuit breakers, switches or other electrical control equipment and position and fasten components such as springs, toggles or other parts into assembly casings
• Wind coils and armatures for small electric motors and transformers
• Perform minor repairs to products rejected from production assembly line
• Set up assembly line with materials and supplies required for production, and set up and adjust production tools.
• Inspectors and testers
• Check products at different stages of production for visual defects and faulty electrical and mechanical connections, or operate automatic or other testing equipment to ensure product quality
• Identify and mark acceptable and defective assemblies and return faulty assemblies to production for repair
• Collect, record and summarize inspection results.

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

Example job titles

• circuit breaker assembler
• coffee maker assembler
• dishwasher assembler
• electric clothes dryer assembler
• electric lawn mower assembler
• electric refrigerator assembler
• electrical appliance assembler
• electrical appliance assembly inspector
• electrical control assembly inspector
• electrical equipment production assembler
• hair dryer assembler

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Inspectors may require experience as an assembler in the same company.
• Some types of inspectors may require completion of a college program in electronics.

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