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NOC 94106: Machining tool operators
NOC 94106 is a TEER 4 occupation. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count for Express Entry, but some provincial and pilot programs accept it.
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Machining tool operators set up and operate or tend metal-cutting machines designed for repetitive machining work. They are employed by metal products and other manufacturing companies and in machine shops. This unit group also includes workers who etch or chemically mill metal pieces.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- aircraft parts etcher
- boring mill operator - metal machining
- computer numerical control (CNC) machining tool operator
- lathe machining operator
- machining tool operator
- milling machine set-up operator
- radial drill operator - metal machining
Not this code
Close occupations that have their own code
- Computer numerical control (CNC) programmer → 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- Computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) programmer → 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations → 72010
- Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors → 72100
- Tool and die makers → 72101
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Study job orders and interpret blueprints to determine machining operations to be performed
- Set up and operate machine tools to perform repetitive machining operations, such as turning, milling, drilling, boring, planing, honing, broaching, grinding or other machining operations
- Verify dimensions of parts machined using micrometers, callipers and other precision measuring instruments
- Prepare etching solution and immerse metal parts or workpiece in etching solution to remove unwanted portions
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment and machinery
- May enter codes specifying speed, feed and cut of the toolpath for computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tools.
What this code means for Express Entry
FSW needs TEER 0–3 work.
CEC needs TEER 0–3 work.
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
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Employment requirements
- Secondary school education is required.
- College or other courses in machining may be required.
- Several weeks of on-the-job training are provided.
- Senior positions in this unit group, such as set-up operator, require experience as a machine operator.
Good to know
- Experienced machining tool operators may become machinists or tool and die makers through apprenticeship training.
Codes in the same group
| NOC | Occupation | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 94100 | Machine operators, mineral and metal processing | 4 |
| 94101 | Foundry workers | 4 |
| 94102 | Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters | 4 |
| 94103 | Concrete, clay and stone forming operators | 4 |
| 94104 | Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing | 4 |
| 94105 | Metalworking and forging machine operators | 4 |
| 94107 | Machine operators of other metal products | 4 |