NOC 72400: Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
What construction millwrights and industrial mechanics do
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics install, maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment. This unit group includes industrial textile machinery mechanics and repairers. Construction millwrights are employed by millwrighting contractors. Industrial mechanics are employed in manufacturing plants, utilities and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- Read blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
- Install, align, dismantle and move stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment, such as pumps, fans, tanks, conveyors, furnaces and generators according to layout plans using hand and power tools
- Operate hoisting and lifting devices such as cranes, jacks and tractors to position machinery and parts during the installation, set-up and repair of machinery
- Inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions
- Install, troubleshoot and maintain power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and programmable logic controls
- Adjust machinery and repair or replace defective parts
- Operate machine tools such as lathes and grinders to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up of machinery
- Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on machinery
- Construct foundations for machinery or direct other workers to construct foundations
- Assemble machinery and equipment prior to installation using hand and power tools and welding equipment.
- Textile machinery mechanics and repairers
- Apply mechanical repair principles and procedures to make sure that machinery runs properly
- Detect defects and excessive wear in machinery and identify slight differences in dimensions and shapes of component parts
- Repair and overhaul electrical and mechanical systems on textile machinery and replace and align moving parts as required
- Set-up and adjust complex machinery for new patterns and products
- Analyze information to perform maintenance such as cleaning and lubrication of textile machinery, troubleshooting, and to test running and proper operation of machines
- Confer with management to recommend equipment changes and modifications and in evaluating new equipment.
Job titles under NOC 72400
193 job titles are classified here, including card fixer, card grinder, construction millwright.
- ammunition-assembling machine adjuster
- ammunition-loading machine adjuster
- apprentice industrial mechanic
- apprentice millwright
- automatic knitting machine pattern setter
- automatic pinsetting machine installer and repairer
- bakery machinery mechanic
- boilerhouse machinery mechanic
- braiding machine setter
- can seamer machine repairer
- canal equipment mechanic
- card fixer
- card fixer - textile manufacturing
- card grinder
- card grinder - textile manufacturing
- card setter - textile manufacturing
- carding machine fixer - textile manufacturing
- carpet loom fixer - textile manufacturing
- carpet loom setter - textile manufacturing
- carton-forming machine repairer
- chemical plant service mechanic
- chemical process equipment mechanic
- comb fixer - textile manufacturing
- comb setter - textile manufacturing
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
- Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over five years of work experience and industry courses in industrial machinery repair or millwrighting is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Textile machinery mechanics hired from other industries may require additional training in textile processes and experience as a textile manufacturing machinery operator.
- Industrial mechanic (millwright) trade certification is available, but voluntary, in all provinces and territories.
- Construction millwright trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec and Ontario.
- Industrial sewing machine mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified industrial mechanics or millwrights upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics 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 | $24.00/hr | $37.00/hr | $52.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $22.00/hr | $35.00/hr | $48.50/hr |
Montréal QC | $17.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $57.69/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $23.00/hr | $37.00/hr | $48.08/hr |
Calgary AB | $27.95/hr | $40.00/hr | $52.50/hr |
Edmonton AB | $25.00/hr | $42.73/hr | $67.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $26.00/hr | $33.00/hr | $45.32/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $21.50/hr | $31.23/hr | $42.56/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $24.00/hr | $33.33/hr | $49.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $22.68/hr | $36.00/hr | $50.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $22.00/hr | $35.00/hr | $46.00/hr |
London ON | $24.00/hr | $35.48/hr | $47.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $25.00/hr | $33.00/hr | $42.50/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $36.00/hr | $43.27/hr | $45.50/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $28.69/hr | $45.41/hr | $63.61/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $27.00/hr | $47.00/hr | $57.83/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $26.00/hr | $42.35/hr | $57.30/hr |
Nova Scotia | $22.44/hr | $33.00/hr | $45.60/hr |
New Brunswick | $21.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $50.43/hr |
Quebec | $24.00/hr | $33.33/hr | $49.00/hr |
Ontario | $23.00/hr | $35.59/hr | $48.50/hr |
Manitoba | $24.00/hr | $35.00/hr | $50.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $26.00/hr | $42.00/hr | $57.83/hr |
Alberta | $27.95/hr | $42.00/hr | $59.63/hr |
British Columbia | $25.25/hr | $42.00/hr | $55.00/hr |
Using NOC 72400 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 193 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401)
- Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (NOC 22312)
- Industrial mechanics supervisor (NOC 72020)
- Millwright foreman/woman (NOC 72020)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for construction millwrights and industrial mechanics?
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics are NOC 2021 unit group 72400. Example job titles in this group include card fixer, card grinder, construction millwright, industrial mechanic.
What TEER is NOC 72400?
NOC 72400 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 construction millwrights and industrial mechanics earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $37.00/hr, about $72,000 a year full-time, with a range of $24.00/hr to $52.00/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.