93200 Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors

What this occupation covers

Aircraft assemblers assemble, fit and install prefabricated parts to manufacture fixed wing or rotary wing aircraft or aircraft subassemblies. Aircraft assembly inspectors inspect aircraft assemblies for adherence to engineering specifications. They are employed by aircraft and aircraft subassembly manufacturers.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 6 main duties for this code.

• Read and interpret aircraft assembly diagrams
• Assemble and fit pre-fabricated parts to form subassemblies, working at benches or directly on an aircraft structure
• Assemble, fit and install pre-fabricated parts and subassemblies such as aircraft skins, flight controls, rigging, hydraulics and other mechanical systems.
• Inspect aircraft assemblies, using measuring and testing equipment, for adherence to engineering specifications
• Inspect assemblies for alignment, symmetry, dimensions, fit and quality of workmanship
• Complete detailed inspection documentation.

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 6 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.

• 92023 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
• 22313 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
• 72405 Machine fitters
• 72404 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
• 94213 Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators

Excluded from this code

• Aircraft assembly supervisor (See 92023 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing)
• Aircraft electronic equipment installer (See 22313 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors)
• Aircraft engine assembly fitter (See 72405 Machine fitters)
• Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors (See 72404 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors)
• Aircraft painter (See 94213 Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators)
• Avionics systems installer (See 22313 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors)

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.

aileron fitter - aircraft assembly · aircraft assembler · aircraft assembly inspector · aircraft assembly rigger · aircraft bench assembler · aircraft control assembler · aircraft fabrication inspector · aircraft final assembly inspector · aircraft fitter-assembler - aircraft assembly · aircraft parts fitter - aircraft assembly · aircraft power plant assembler-installer · aircraft rigger - aircraft assembly · aircraft rigging and controls mechanic - aircraft assembly · aircraft sealer - aircraft assembly · aircraft structure and surface assembler · aircraft structure assembler · aircraft tester - aircraft assembly · aircraft wing assembler · airframe assembler - aircraft assembly · airframe assembler · airframe fitter - aircraft assembly · airframe subassembler · airframe unit assembler · assembly and installation aircraft inspector

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a college or other program in aviation or aeronautical technology, with emphasis in aircraft manufacturing, may be required.
• Aircraft assemblers receive several months of on-the-job and classroom training.
• Aircraft assembly inspectors require experience as an aircraft assembler.