NOC 94205: Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing

Machine operators and inspectors in electrical apparatus manufacturing operate machinery or equipment to fabricate complete products or parts for use in the assembly of electrical appliances and equipment, and electrical apparatus, such as batteries, fuses and plugs. Inspectors in this unit group inspect and test completed parts and production items. Workers in this unit group 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 94205 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 94205

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:

• Machine operators in electrical apparatus manufacturing
• Operate machinery to assemble, test or package dry cell batteries
• Position lead acid storage batteries on assembly line and insert battery contents into casing
• Operate machinery, such as pasting and stacking machines, to fabricate plates for lead acid storage batteries
• Load machinery with glass tubes, bulbs and other parts used to produce incandescent, fluorescent and other types of light bulbs and tubes, and remove and pack finished product
• Operate or feed machinery and equipment to produce electrical wiring devices such as fuses, plugs, caps, sockets, connectors and switches
• Operate equipment to apply protective coatings to items such as freezer cabinets, small electric motors or transformer assemblies
• Perform minor repairs to items rejected from production line
• Set up and adjust production machinery and equipment for operation.
• Inspectors and testers in electrical apparatus manufacturing
• Check in-process and completed production items for visual or mechanical defects or operate testing equipment to maintain quality of products
• 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

• assembly machine setter - electrical equipment manufacturing
• dry cell charge machine operator
• electrical dry battery inspector
• electrical light bulb inspector
• epoxy coating machine operator
• machine operator - electrical equipment manufacturing
• machine set-up operator - electrical appliance manufacturing
• production line battery repairer - electrical equipment manufacturing

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Inspectors may require experience as an assembler in the same company.

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