72302 Gas fitters

What this occupation covers

Gas fitters install, inspect, repair and maintain gas lines and gas equipment such as meters, regulators and heating units in residential, commercial and industrial establishments. They are employed by gas utility companies and gas servicing companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 11 main duties for this code.

• Study drawings and specifications to determine the layout of the installation and materials required
• Measure and mark reference points for installation of gas lines and equipment
• Install and maintain gas meters and regulators and gas lines between gas unit and gas meter
• Install, maintain and service gas heating units and their components, such as burners, valves and automatic controls
• Test and replace defective equipment or components
• Test and adjust control mechanisms and check pipes and piping connections for gas leaks using gas detecting devices
• Attend to gas escape calls and assist in the investigation of gas fires and explosions
• Prepare reports on work performed and condition of facilities
• Advise clients regarding standards, safety features and maintenance of gas units and systems
• Convert motor vehicles or appliances to use natural gas fuels
• May repair and service gas appliances and related equipment.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 11 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 72421 Appliance servicers and repairers
• 72012 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
• 72300 Plumbers
• 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers

Excluded from this code

• Appliance servicers and repairers (See 72421 Appliance servicers and repairers)
• Gas fitters supervisor (See 72012 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades)
• Plumbers (See 72300 Plumbers)
• Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers (See 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

apprentice gas fitter · district gas serviceman/woman · furnace converter · gas customer servicer · gas fitter · gas fitter apprentice · gas fitter trainee · gas fitter-installer · gas main fitter · gas pipe mechanic · gas pipefitter · gas servicer · gas technician · gas works troubleshooter · industrial gas fitter-tester · industrial gas servicer · journeyman/woman gas fitter

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a two- or three-year gas fitter apprenticeship program or Several years of work experience in a pipefitting trade and completion of a high school, college or industry gas fitter program are required.
• Gas fitter trade certification is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• A provincial gas fitter licence is usually required.