Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
Occupation · NOC 2021 94201 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 94201
- TEER
- 4
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 178
- Median wage, Canada
- C$20.95 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 356
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About this occupation
Electronics assemblers and fabricators assemble and fabricate electronic equipment, parts and components. Electronics inspectors and testers inspect and test electronic and electromechanical assemblies, subassemblies, parts and components to ensure conformance to prescribed standards. They are employed in electronics manufacturing plants.
Example job titles
- capacitor assembler
- circuit board assembler
- component inserting machine operator
- crystal final tester
- electronic components tester
- electronics assembler
- electronics inspector - electronic equipment manufacturing
- finished product inspector - electronic equipment manufacturing
- precision instrument assembler - electronic equipment manufacturing
- printed circuit board (PCB) assembly inspector
- surface mount assembler
- through-hole assembler
- wafer fabrication operator
- wave soldering machine operator
- wiring and assembly operator
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Electronics assemblers and fabricators
- Solder and manually assemble various electronic components such as resistors, diodes, transistors, capacitors, integrated circuits, switches, wires and other electronic parts to designated locations on printed circuit boards
- Assemble microcircuits requiring fine hand assembly, the use of microscopes and adherence to cleanroom procedures
- Install, mount, fasten, align and adjust parts, components, wiring and harnesses to subassemblies and assemblies using hand and small power tools
- Operate automatic and semi-automatic machines to position, solder and clean prescribed components on printed circuit boards
- Operate and monitor process equipment including automatic and semi-automatic machines to fabricate electronic components, solder, clean, seal and stamp components and perform other process operations as specified
- Set up process equipment and adhere to cleanroom procedures as required
- May replace defective components and repair and overhaul older devices.
- Electronics inspectors and testers
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required for electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers.
- On-the-job training is usually provided for occupations in this unit group.
- A two-year apprenticeship program and trade certification for electronics assemblers are available but voluntary in Saskatchewan.
- Electronics testers may require post-secondary courses in basic electronic theory, testing techniques and testing equipment.
- Electronics inspectors and testers may require experience as an electronics assembler or component fabricator.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 92 |
| 2024 | 41 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 |
- Opsens Inc51
- Connexion Technic inc.19
- SAJB INC6
- service ultratronic inc6
- Teledyne Digital Imaging Inc.6
- Abatement Technologies Limited6
- Demers manufacturiers d'ambulances5
- Commutron Industries Ltd.4
- Signalisation Ver-Mac inc.4
- Doric Lenses Inc.4
- LES CABLAGES INFORMATIQUES INSTACABLES INC4
- Pcmaster Pro Inc.4
- HITACHI ENERGIE CANADA INC.4
- AGV Mechanical Inc3
- 9171-0863 Quebec Inc.3
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 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 30 | 10 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2024 | 10 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$17.00 | C$20.95 | C$29.47 |
| Alberta | C$18.25 | C$21.89 | C$29.07 |
| British Columbia | C$17.85 | C$25.00 | C$37.50 |
| Manitoba | C$16.00 | C$17.82 | C$27.00 |
| New Brunswick | C$15.65 | C$20.00 | C$27.73 |
| Nova Scotia | C$16.50 | C$20.00 | C$27.73 |
| Ontario | C$17.60 | C$20.48 | C$25.00 |
| Quebec | C$17.00 | C$22.72 | C$29.50 |
| Saskatchewan | C$19.00 | C$22.00 | C$37.00 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 356
- Vacancies advertised
- 579
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$20.00
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