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NOC 72020: Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
NOC 72020 is a TEER 2 occupation. It counts as skilled work for Express Entry under FSW, CEC and FST. It is not on any 2026 category list, so candidates compete in general and program rounds.
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Contractors and supervisors in mechanic trades supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in unit groups within the following minor groups: Machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (except motor vehicle) (7240), Automotive service technicians (7241) and Small motor, engine and equipment mechanics and related repairers (including electrical components) (7242). They are employed in a wide range of establishments; places of employment are indicated in the unit group descriptions of the above minor groups. Contractors may be self-employed.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic foreman/woman
- aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) supervisor
- aircraft mechanics and inspectors foreman/woman
- appliance repair shop supervisor
- electrical mechanics foreman/woman
- heating systems contractor
- heating systems mechanics foreman/woman
- heavy machinery assembly foreman/woman
- industrial mechanics supervisor
- motor vehicle repair shop supervisor
- printing machine repairers foreman/woman
- railway car repairer foreman/woman
- railway equipment maintenance inspectors foreman/woman
- small-engine repair shop foreman/woman
- textile machine mechanics foreman/woman
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- Industrial electricians foreman/woman → 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who repair and maintain aircraft, railway locomotives and cars, industrial machinery and equipment, construction and other heavy equipment, textile equipment, printing machines, heating equipment and furnaces, transformers and other electrical equipment, motor vehicles, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, electric appliances and other equipment, such as motorcycles, outboard motors and snowmobiles
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
- Train or arrange for training of workers
- Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
- Ensure that standards for safe working conditions are observed
- Prepare production and other reports
- May manage the operations of their own companies
- May also supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers
- Small businesses' contractors may execute tasks within their trade area of expertise, which is generally not the case for supervisors or contractors associated with a medium or large business.
What this code means for Express Entry
TEER 0–3 work counts toward the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
One year of this work in Canada can qualify for the Canadian Experience Class.
This code is in a trade group the Federal Skilled Trades Program accepts.
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Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Several years of experience as a qualified tradesperson in a relevant trade are usually required.
- Journeyman/woman trade certification in a relevant trade is required.
Good to know
- There is little or no intertrade mobility among the supervisors in this unit group.
Codes in the same group
| NOC | Occupation | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 72021 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews | 2 |
| 72022 | Supervisors, printing and related occupations | 2 |
| 72023 | Supervisors, railway transport operations | 2 |
| 72024 | Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 2 |
| 72025 | Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations | 2 |