Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

NOC

72401

repair and maintain mobile heavy-duty equipment used in construction, transportation, forestry, mining, oil and gas, material handling, land clearing, farming and similar activities.

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Heavy-duty equipment mechanics repair, troubleshoot, adjust, overhaul and maintain mobile heavy-duty equipment used in construction, transportation, forestry, mining, oil and gas, material handling, landscaping, land clearing, farming and similar activities. They are employed by companies which own and operate heavy equipment, and by heavy equipment dealers, rental and service establishments, railway transport companies and urban transit systems. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Check bulldozers, cranes, graders and other heavy construction, agricultural, logging and mining equipment for proper performance and inspect equipment to detect faults and malfunctions
Diagnose faults or malfunctions using computerized and other testing equipment to determine extent of repair required
Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts, components or systems, using hand and power tools
Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers' specifications
Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment
Service attachments and working tools such as harvesting and tillage equipment, blades, ploughs, winches and side booms
May perform repair work on heavy trucks
May attach components and adjust new farm equipment.
Heavy-duty mechanics may specialize in specific types of machinery such as combines or tracked vehicles, or in engine overhaul, power shift transmissions, fuel injection, hydraulics or electronics.

Also Known As

agricultural equipment technician
construction equipment mechanic
diesel mechanic - heavy equipment
farm equipment mechanic
heavy equipment mechanic

heavy mobile logging equipment mechanic

heavy mobile mining equipment mechanic

heavy-duty equipment mechanic apprentice

heavy-duty equipment technician

locomotive mechanic

tractor mechanic

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
Completion of a three- to five-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in heavy equipment repair is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
Heavy-duty equipment technician trade certification is compulsory in Quebec (only in the construction industry) and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.
Agricultural equipment technician trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified heavy duty equipment technicians and agricultural equipment technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes
Compulsory: No
Red Seal: Yes

Regulation Body

Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification

Employment by Sex

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0.0%

Female

100.0%

Male

Employment by age

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12.6%

15-24

17.6%

25-34

19.5%

35-44

23.9%

45-54

21.4%

55-64

5.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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10.1%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

12.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

37.3%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

40.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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22.0%

Construction

16.4%

Wholesale trade

12.6%

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

49.1%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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28.10%

Northeast

21.90%

Southeast

17.50%

Southwest

16.30%

Central

16.30%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$71,000

Northeast

$72,000

Southeast

$68,000

Southwest

$73,000

Central

$65,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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