72422 Electrical mechanics

What this occupation covers

Electrical mechanics maintain, test, rebuild and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear and other electrical apparatus. They are employed by independent electrical repair shops, service shops of electrical equipment manufacturers and maintenance departments of manufacturing companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 10 main duties for this code.

• Test and observe electrical, electronic and mechanical components and systems using testing and measuring instruments
• Troubleshoot and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear, generators and other electro-mechanical equipment
• Replace or recondition shafts, bearings, commutators and other components
• Wind, assemble and install various types of coils for electric motors or transformers
• Perform static or dynamic balancing of armatures or rotors by welding, brazing or soldering electrical connections and by aligning and adjusting parts
• Test and repair or replace faulty wiring or components in electrical switchgear
• Test repaired motors, transformers, switchgear or other electrical apparatus to ensure proper performance
• Perform some machining to recondition or modify shafts, commutators or other parts
• Perform on-site servicing and repair.
• Electrical mechanics may specialize in working with certain types of apparatus, such as electric motors or transformers, or in performing certain functions, such as winding coils.

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 10 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.

• 22313 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
• 94203 Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers
• 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
• 72201 Industrial electricians

Excluded from this code

• Aircraft electrical mechanic (See 22313 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors)
• Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers (See 94203 Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers)
• Electromechanical technicians foreman/woman (See 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)
• Industrial electricians (See 72201 Industrial electricians)

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.

armature repairman/woman · armature winder repairer · automotive-generator and starter repairer · circuit breaker mechanic · coil connector repairer · coil winder and repairer · electric meter repairer · electric meter repairer apprentice · electric meter technician · electric motor mechanic · electric motor repairer · electric motor repairer and tester · electric motor repairer-tester · electric motor repairman/woman · electric motor systems technician · electric motor winder · electric motor winder-repairer · electrical apparatus mechanic · electrical equipment mechanic trainee · electrical instrument mechanic · electrical instrument repairer · electrical mechanic · electrical mechanic - electrical utilities · electrical mechanic (except avionics)

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
• Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in electrical mechanics is usually required for trade certification.
• Trade certification as an electric motor system technician is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and Nunavut.
• Electrical motor and equipment repairer - winding trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec.
• Electrical motor system technician (electrical utility) trade certification is available, but voluntary, in New Brunswick.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified electric motor system technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.