NOC 72201: Industrial electricians
What industrial electricians do
Industrial electricians install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
- Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components
- Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
- Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators and reactors
- Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems
- Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices
- Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
- May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.
Job titles under NOC 72201
27 job titles are classified here, including industrial electrician, industrial electrician apprentice, marine electrician.
- apprentice industrial electrician
- apprentice marine electrician
- diesel electrician - railway
- electric signal repairer - railway
- electrical repairer - crane maintenance
- electrician - rail transport
- industrial electrical repairer
- industrial electrician
- industrial electrician apprentice
- industrial electrician lead hand
- journeyman/woman industrial electrician
- machine shop electrical repairer
- maintenance electrician - industrial
- marine electrician
- marine equipment electrician
- marine wireman/woman
- mill electrician
- mine electrician
- plant electrician
- plant maintenance electrician
- railway signal installer
- railway signal maintainer
- rig electrician
- ship's electrician
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a four- or five-year industrial electrician apprenticeship program or A combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in industrial electrical equipment is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Trade certification for industrial electricians is compulsory in Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Manitoba and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon.
- Additional construction electrician certification may be required for industrial electricians when the employers are not owners of the industrial electrical equipment.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified industrial electricians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Industrial electricians wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $28.00/hr | $42.00/hr | $54.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $20.00/hr | $40.00/hr | $46.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $24.80/hr | $43.00/hr | $48.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $28.00/hr | $46.50/hr | $53.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $34.00/hr | $44.00/hr | $62.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $25.00/hr | $44.00/hr | $68.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $30.00/hr | $42.00/hr | $45.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $27.00/hr | $40.00/hr | $46.15/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $24.80/hr | $43.00/hr | $48.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $26.50/hr | $42.20/hr | $52.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $30.00/hr | $42.31/hr | $52.00/hr |
London ON | $28.00/hr | $37.00/hr | $46.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $33.00/hr | $41.77/hr | $50.00/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $38.00/hr | $44.45/hr | $53.42/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $38.00/hr | $49.00/hr | $57.78/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $40.87/hr | $44.00/hr | $60.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $26.00/hr | $43.26/hr | $58.10/hr |
Nova Scotia | $30.00/hr | $40.00/hr | $50.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $28.75/hr | $42.00/hr | $59.62/hr |
Quebec | $24.80/hr | $43.00/hr | $48.00/hr |
Ontario | $29.00/hr | $40.50/hr | $48.00/hr |
Manitoba | $27.00/hr | $40.50/hr | $48.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $38.00/hr | $49.00/hr | $57.78/hr |
Alberta | $25.00/hr | $44.00/hr | $68.00/hr |
British Columbia | $35.90/hr | $45.00/hr | $54.95/hr |
Using NOC 72201 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 27 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Construction electrician (NOC 72200)
- Industrial electricians supervisor (NOC 72011)
- Power system electricians (NOC 72202)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for industrial electricians?
Industrial electricians are NOC 2021 unit group 72201. Example job titles in this group include industrial electrician, industrial electrician apprentice, marine electrician, mill electrician.
What TEER is NOC 72201?
NOC 72201 is TEER 2 (College diploma or apprenticeship (2+ years)). Usually requires a 2–3 year college program or a 2–5 year apprenticeship, or the occupation carries supervisory or significant safety responsibilities. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do industrial electricians earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $42.00/hr, about $82,000 a year full-time, with a range of $28.00/hr to $54.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.