73200 Residential and commercial installers and servicers

What this occupation covers

Residential and commercial installers and servicers install and service a wide variety of interior and exterior prefabricated products such as windows, doors, electrical appliances, water heaters, fences, play structures and septic and irrigation systems at residential, commercial or institutional properties. They are employed by companies specializing in specific product installation and service.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 4 main duties for this code.

• Read blueprints or work order specifications to determine layout and installation procedures
• Measure and mark guidelines to be used for installations
• Install, repair and service interior prefabricated products such as doors, windows, kitchen cupboards, bathroom vanities, water heaters and household appliances using hand and power tools
• Install, repair and service exterior prefabricated products such as siding, shutters, awnings, fencing, decks, septic and irrigation systems, signs and play structures using hand and power tools.

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 4 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
• 72402 Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
• 72014 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
• 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers

Excluded from this code

• Appliance servicers and repairers (See 72421 Appliance servicers and repairers)
• Central air conditioner installer (See 72402 Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics)
• Floor covering supervisor (See 72014 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers)
• 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.

air treatment installer · aluminum awning installer · aluminum door and window installer · aluminum door installer · aluminum siding installer · aluminum window installer · antenna installer - electronic equipment · automatic door system installer · automatic door system installer and servicer · automatic door system servicer · automatic garage door installer · awning erector · awning installer · basket weave fence erector · bathtub liner installer · billboard erector · chain link fence erector · cladder · commercial sign erector · commercial sign installer · countertop installer · curtain installer · deck builder · deck installer

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• On-the-job training and several months of related installing, repairing or servicing experience are usually required.
• A driver's licence may be required.