73201 General building maintenance workers and building superintendents

What this occupation covers

General building maintenance workers perform tasks related to the general maintenance of buildings. They execute minor repair work, maintain equipment and installations and perform preventive inspection of systems relating to building mechanics. Building superintendents employed in large establishments are responsible for the operation of the establishment and may also supervise other workers. They are employed by office and apartment building management companies, condominium corporations, educational institutions, health care facilities, recreational and shopping facilities, religious, industrial and other establishments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 12 main duties for this code.

• Make adjustments and minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing and electrical systems, and contact tradespersons for major repairs
• Perform other routine maintenance jobs such as painting and drywall repair
• Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment and make minor purchases as required
• Respond to requests from residents for minor repairs
• Perform daily inspections on the building systems
• Provide general assistance to skilled trade persons such as mechanics, electricians, carpenters and plumbers
• Coordinate the preparation of housing units prior to the arrival of new residents
• Ensure that security and safety measures are in place in the establishment
• May advertise vacancies, show apartments and offices to prospective tenants and collect rent
• May process lease or rental applications, including completion of background and credit checks
• May move heavy furniture, equipment and supplies
• May supervise other workers.

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 12 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.

• 65312 Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners
• 73209 Other repairers and servicers
• 73200 Residential and commercial installers and servicers

Excluded from this code

• Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners (See 65312 Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners)
• Other repairers and servicers (See 73209 Other repairers and servicers)
• Residential and commercial installers and servicers (See 73200 Residential and commercial installers and servicers)

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.

airport maintenance worker · apartment building maintenance worker · apartment maintenance man/woman · building handyman/woman · building handyperson · building maintenance worker · building operator - maintenance · building services worker · building superintendent · facility maintenance operator · factory maintenance man/woman · factory maintenance worker · handyman/woman · handyperson · maintenance person - building · plant maintenance worker

Employment requirements

• Secondary school education is usually required.
• Previous maintenance experience may be required.
• A journeyman/woman certificate in one or more of the trades or a building operator certificate may be required for building superintendents.