72429 Other small engine and small equipment repairers

What this occupation covers

Other small engine and small equipment repairers test, repair and service small gasoline and diesel-powered engines and equipment, such as garden tractors, lawn mowers and other related equipment. They are employed by dealer service shops and by independent service establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Review work orders and discuss work to be performed with supervisor
• Inspect and test engines and other mechanical components using test devices to diagnose and isolate faults
• Adjust, repair or replace mechanical or electrical system parts and components using hand tools and equipment
• Test and adjust repaired equipment for proper performance
• Perform scheduled maintenance service on equipment
• Advise customers on work performed and general condition of equipment
• Determine estimates of repair cost.

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 7 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
• 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
• 72423 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics

Excluded from this code

• Appliance servicers and repairers (See 72421 Appliance servicers and repairers)
• Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades (See 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)
• Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics (See 72423 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics)

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.

air-cooled engine mechanic · apprentice small engine mechanic · garden tractor repairer · gasoline-powered lawn mower mechanic · gasoline-powered lawn mower repairer · gasoline-powered snow blower repairer · gas-powered small equipment mechanic · lawn and garden equipment technician · outdoor power equipment technician · small engine and equipment mechanic · small engine mechanic · small engine repairer · small engine technician · small equipment mechanic apprentice · small equipment repairer

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
• Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program in small engine or equipment repair or A combination of several years of work experience and high school or college courses in small engine or equipment repair are usually required for trade certification.
• Small engine or equipment mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario and Nunavut.
• Inboard/outboard mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Ontario and British Columbia.
• Outdoor power equipment technician trade certification, for specified types of equipment, is available, but voluntary, in Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.