NOC 94204: Mechanical assemblers and inspectors

Mechanical assemblers assemble a wide variety of mechanical products such as trucks, buses, snowmobiles, garden tractors, automotive engines, transmissions, outboard motors, gearboxes, hydraulic pumps and sewing machines. Inspectors check and inspect subassemblies and finished products to ensure proper quality and product specifications. They are employed by machinery and transportation equipment manufacturers and by other 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 94204 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 94204

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:

• Mechanical assemblers
• Assemble, fit and install prefabricated parts to form subassemblies or finish products using hand and power tools
• Position, align and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly and connect cables, tubes and wires
• Fasten parts together using bolting and riveting equipment or other fastening and joining techniques
• Operate or tend automated assembling equipment, such as robotics and fixed automation equipment
• Operate small cranes to transport or position larger parts as required.
• Mechanical inspectors
• Check subassemblies and inspect finished products for proper quality
• Check mechanical assemblies and subassemblies for alignment and proper functioning
• Test and check electrical assemblies and wiring for proper connections
• Perform minor adjustments and repairs.

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

Example job titles

• automotive engine assembler
• garden machinery assembler
• gearbox assembler
• gearcase assembler
• hydraulic hoist assembler
• mechanical assembler
• sewing machine assembler
• snowmobile assembler
• tractor assembler
• transmission assembler
• truck assembler
• truck assembly inspector
• truck trailer assembler
• vending machine assembler

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is required.
• Up to two years of on-the-job training are provided.
• Experience as a mechanical assembler may be required for inspectors in this unit group.

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