74203 Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers

What this occupation covers

Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers install replacement automotive mechanical parts such as mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers, springs and radiators and perform routine maintenance service such as oil changes, lubrication and tire repairs on automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment. They are employed by automobile and truck service and repair shops, service departments of industrial establishments and construction, mining and logging companies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Change engine oil and lubricate running gears or moving parts of automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment
• Grease booms, pulleys, buckets and other components of heavy equipment
• Replace oil, air and fuel filters on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
• Install replacement mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers or radiators on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
• Repair and balance tires
• Add or replace hydraulic and transmission fluids in motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
• Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed
• Drive automobile or service truck to location of construction, logging or other industrial sites to provide services.

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 8 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.

• 72410 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
• 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
• 72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

Excluded from this code

• Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (See 72410 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers)
• Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades (See 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)
• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (See 72401 Heavy-duty equipment 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.

automobile lubricator · automotive radiator installer · automotive shock absorber installer · caterpillar servicer (except mechanic) · crane and dragline oiler and greaser · crane greaser · crane oiler · crawler track servicer · dragline oiler · electric golf cart servicer (except mechanic) · electric truck servicer (except mechanic) · excavator oiler · greaser · heavy equipment greaser · heavy equipment service truck driver · heavy equipment servicer (except mechanic) · heavy truck greaser · heavy truck oiler · hostler - transit system · loading shovel oiler · lubrication technician - automotive service and repair · muffler installer · oil changer - motor vehicle service · oiler - automotive service

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school is usually required.
• Several weeks of on-the-job training are usually required.