Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers
Occupation · NOC 2021 74203 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 74203
- TEER
- 4
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 1,250
- Median wage, Canada
- C$20.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,645
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About this occupation
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers install replacement automotive mechanical parts such as mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers, springs and radiators and perform routine maintenance service such as oil changes, lubrication and tire repairs on automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment. They are employed by automobile and truck service and repair shops, service departments of industrial establishments and construction, mining and logging companies.
Example job titles
- crane greaser
- heavy equipment servicer (except mechanic)
- muffler installer
- radiator installer - auto repair service
- shock absorber installer
- spring installer
- tire repairer
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Change engine oil and lubricate running gears or moving parts of automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment
- Grease booms, pulleys, buckets and other components of heavy equipment
- Replace oil, air and fuel filters on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
- Install replacement mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers or radiators on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
- Repair and balance tires
- Add or replace hydraulic and transmission fluids in motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
- Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed
- Drive automobile or service truck to location of construction, logging or other industrial sites to provide services.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school is usually required.
- Several weeks of on-the-job training are usually required.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 73 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 197 |
| 2023 | 323 |
| 2024 | 452 |
| 2025 | 83 |
| 2026 | 21 |
- M.C.T. Pneus Inc.43
- Lube City Corp27
- PNEUS D.M.R. INC.24
- Groupe Univoque inc20
- Pneus GBM Inc.13
- M P TIRES LTD.11
- Bestway Tire Ltd o/a Bestway Tire & Automotive Centre11
- 2633-8467 Québec inc10
- Big Freight Systems Inc.10
- Kenworth Toronto Limited10
- Pneus André Ouellet9
- ABS Trucking Ltd8
- New Millenium Tire Centre Ltd8
- Premium Tires and Repairs Ltd.8
- Pneus St-David inc8
Work permits
Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP permits | IMP permits |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | 95 | 0 |
| 2024 | 225 | 0 |
| 2023 | 75 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 15 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 75 |
| 2024 | 225 |
| 2025 | 95 |
| 2026 | 25 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$16.55 | C$20.00 | C$30.00 |
| Alberta | C$17.00 | C$21.00 | C$40.87 |
| British Columbia | C$18.00 | C$21.00 | C$36.00 |
| Manitoba | C$16.00 | C$20.00 | C$28.00 |
| New Brunswick | C$16.50 | C$20.00 | C$25.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$17.00 | C$18.00 | C$28.50 |
| Nova Scotia | C$16.50 | C$17.00 | C$25.64 |
| Ontario | C$17.60 | C$19.50 | C$27.00 |
| Quebec | C$17.00 | C$21.43 | C$27.25 |
| Saskatchewan | C$16.00 | C$18.00 | C$24.23 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,645
- Vacancies advertised
- 2,586
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$20.00
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