NOC 72405: Machine fitters
What machine fitters do
Machine fitters fit, assemble and otherwise build heavy industrial machinery and transportation equipment, including aircraft engines. They are employed in industrial machinery and transportation equipment manufacturing industries.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Read and interpret blueprints, sketches and diagrams to determine assembly operations
- Fit and assemble prefabricated metal parts to build heavy industrial machinery and equipment such as construction, farming, and processing machinery, railway vehicles and aircraft engines
- Move and align subassemblies and components using lifting and transporting devices such as overhead cranes
- Install major components such as gears, pumps, motors or hydraulic assemblies
- Inspect parts, subassemblies and finished products to ensure quality.
Job titles under NOC 72405
36 job titles are classified here, including aircraft engine fitter, assembly fitter, heavy equipment fitter.
- agricultural machinery builder
- agricultural machinery fitter
- aircraft engine assembly fitter
- aircraft engine fitter
- assembly fitter
- assembly mechanic-fitter lead hand
- chemical-processing machine builder
- compressor fitter
- crane fitter
- farm machinery builder
- farm machinery fitter
- food-processing machine fitter
- grader fitter
- heavy equipment fitter
- heavy machinery fitter
- locomotive builder
- locomotive fitter
- logging machinery fitter
- machine builder
- machine builder-fitter
- machine fitter
- machine fitter charge hand
- machine tool builder
- machine tool builder-integrator
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a mechanical apprenticeship program, such as millwrighting, machining, pipefitting, automotive service or heavy equipment repair or Completion of a four-year machine fitter apprenticeship program or Completion of five years of on-the-job training is usually required.
- Completion of a two- to three-year college program in aircraft manufacturing or general fabrication is required for aircraft engine fitters.
- Certification in a related trade may be required.
Machine fitters 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 | $23.58/hr | $35.39/hr | $48.23/hr |
Toronto ON | $26.17/hr | $35.01/hr | $47.01/hr |
Montréal QC | $25.36/hr | $37.96/hr | $45.35/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $29.96/hr | $43.23/hr | $53.83/hr |
Edmonton AB | $27.42/hr | $36.99/hr | $43.20/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $25.13/hr | $36.74/hr | $47.46/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $25.48/hr | $32.81/hr | $42.42/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $26.00/hr | $34.43/hr | $45.77/hr |
London ON | $26.66/hr | $34.67/hr | $43.48/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Quebec | $25.13/hr | $36.74/hr | $47.46/hr |
Ontario | $24.42/hr | $33.69/hr | $46.31/hr |
Alberta | $28.88/hr | $40.10/hr | $49.82/hr |
British Columbia | $30.57/hr | $41.79/hr | $49.98/hr |
Using NOC 72405 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 36 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Aircraft assembler (NOC 93200)
- Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers (NOC 94203)
- Machine fitters supervisor (NOC 72020)
- Mechanical assemblers and inspectors (NOC 94204)
- Millwright (NOC 72400)
- Welders and related machine operators (NOC 72106)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for machine fitters?
Machine fitters are NOC 2021 unit group 72405. Example job titles in this group include aircraft engine fitter, assembly fitter, heavy equipment fitter, machine builder.
What TEER is NOC 72405?
NOC 72405 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 machine fitters earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $35.39/hr, about $69,000 a year full-time, with a range of $23.58/hr to $48.23/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.