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NOC 2021 · 94213 · TEER 4
NOC 94213: Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
NOC 94213 is a TEER 4 occupation. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count for Express Entry, but some provincial and pilot programs accept it.
4
TEER level
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Express Entry programs that accept it
0
2026 Express Entry categories
203
Official job titles under this code
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Industrial painters and coaters operate and tend machines or use brushes and spray equipment to apply paint, enamel, lacquer or other non-metallic protective and decorative coatings to surfaces of various products. Metal finishing process operators operate machines or equipment to deposit metallized substances on workpieces and surfaces to provide decorative, protective and restorative coatings. These workers are employed by manufacturing companies and custom refinishing, coating and plating shops.
IRCC goes by what you actually did, not by your job title: your work must match the description above and most of the main duties below. Compare them with your reference letter line by line.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- assembly line painter
- automatic paint-sprayer operator
- automobile painter - motor vehicle manufacturing
- aviation painter
- ceramic and enamel refinisher
- coating machine operator - industrial painting and coating
- electrogalvanizing machine operator
- enameller - ship and boat building
- hot-dip galvanizer - metal plating
- industrial products painter
- metal coater operator
- metal electroplater
- production painter-finisher
- spray paint operator
Not this code
Close occupations that have their own code
- Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators → 72411
- Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors → 94210
- Machining tool operators → 94106
- Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) → 73112
- Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling → 92020
- Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing → 92023
- Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing → 92013
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Industrial painters and coaters
- Select appropriate paint or mix paints using automated paint mixing equipment according to a predetermined formula
- Operate or tend equipment to clean, wash, strip, sand, remove corrosion, fill dents or otherwise prepare items for application of paint, lacquer or other protective or decorative coatings
- Operate or tend automated spray paint, dip or flow coating equipment or other mechanized painting or product coating application equipment
- Operate hand-held spray guns to spray paint or coat stationary items or items on moving conveyor system with protective or decorative coatings
- Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
- Clean and maintain painting and coating, ventilation, compressed air and personal protective equipment
- May prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals or other decorative items on finished products.
Industrial metal finishing process operators
- Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
- Operate or tend equipment to clean, degrease, pickle and etch metal and non-metal surfaces to prepare workpieces with desired surface characteristics
- Tend automatic metal coating machines which convey objects through a series of cleaning, rinsing and plating solutions
- Operate and control electroplating equipment to coat metal and other workpieces
- Operate hot-dip metal plating equipment to galvanize metal and other workpieces
- Operate spray equipment to build up worn or damaged parts or to bond protective or decorative coatings on various objects
- Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, calipers or other devices
- May operate equipment to polish metallic surfaces of products
- May tend ovens which cure metal coating.
What this code means for Express Entry
FSWNot accepted
FSW needs TEER 0–3 work.
CECNot accepted
CEC needs TEER 0–3 work.
FSTNot accepted
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
TEER 4 and 5 work does not count for Express Entry. Some provincial nominee streams and federal pilots accept it. Browse pathways →
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Employment requirements
- Secondary school education is usually required.
- Some experience in operating production machinery or equipment may be required.
- Several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
- Some industrial painters, such as aviation painters, may require specialized training and certification or college courses.
Good to know
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Codes in the same group
Official sources
- noc.esdc.gc.caNOC 2021 Version 1.0: 94213 Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
- statcan.gc.caStatistics Canada: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0
- canada.caIRCC: Find your National Occupational Classification (NOC)
- canada.caIRCC: Express Entry, who can apply