National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0
7 - Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
This broad category comprises middle management occupations in trades, transportation and equipment, as well as occupations such as technical trades and transportation officers and controllers; general trades; mail and message distribution, other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers; and helpers and labourers and other transport drivers, operators and labourers.
72 - Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers
This major group comprises technical trades and transportation officers and controllers. These occupations come with Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility (TEER) identified as TEER 2. Occupations classified in TEER 2, as those included in this group with a 2 as the second digit of their code, typically require completion of a post-secondary education program of two to three years at community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP; or completion of an apprenticeship training program of two to five years; or supervisory or significant safety responsibilities; or the accumulation of several years of experience in a related occupation found in TEER 3, when applicable (TEER 3 includes occupations with a 3 as a second digit in their code).
720 - Technical trades contractors and supervisors
This sub-major group comprises technical trades contractors and supervisors, including contractors and supervisors, technical industrial, electrical and construction trades and related workers, as well as contractors and supervisors, technical maintenance trades and heavy equipment and transport operators. Contractors own and operate their own businesses and supervisors supervise and coordinate the activities of workers.
7202 - Contractors and supervisors, technical maintenance trades and heavy equipment and transport operators
This minor group comprises contractors and supervisors, technical maintenance trades and heavy equipment and transport operators, including contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades; contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews; supervisors, printing and related occupations; supervisors, railway transport operations; supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators; and supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations. Contractors own and operate their own businesses and supervisors supervise and coordinate the activities of workers.
They are employed by manufacturing, utilities and other industrial establishments; heavy equipment dealers, contractors and servicing companies ; construction, pipeline, logging, water drilling, cargo-handling companies; mining, quarrying and drilling and blasting companies; refrigeration, heating and air conditioning contractors and maintenance companies; elevator construction and maintenance companies; retail and warehouse establishments; marine, railway, motor transport and ground transit companies and urban transit systems; airlines and aircraft maintenance establishments; motor vehicle, and truck and trailer dealerships, maintenance establishments, body repair shops and appraisal centres; motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, appliance, and other electrical equipment repair and service shops, dealerships and maintenance departments of related manufacturing and retail companies; commercial printing companies and establishments with in-house printing departments; Canada Post Corporation and courier companies; all levels of government; or they may be self-employed.
72020 - Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
Contractors and supervisors in mechanic trades supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in unit groups within the following minor groups: Machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (except motor vehicle) (7240), Automotive service technicians (7241) and Small motor, engine and equipment mechanics and related repairers (including electrical components) (7242). They are employed in a wide range of establishments; places of employment are indicated in the unit group descriptions of the above minor groups. Contractors may be self-employed.
Illustrative example(s)
- air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic foreman/woman
- aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) supervisor
- aircraft mechanics and inspectors foreman/woman
- appliance repair shop supervisor
- electrical mechanics foreman/woman
- heating systems contractor
- heating systems mechanics foreman/woman
- heavy machinery assembly foreman/woman
- industrial mechanics supervisor
- motor vehicle repair shop supervisor
- printing machine repairers foreman/woman
- railway car repairer foreman/woman
- railway equipment maintenance inspectors foreman/woman
- small-engine repair shop foreman/woman
- textile machine mechanics foreman/woman
Exclusion(s)
- Industrial electricians foreman/woman (See 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations)
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who repair and maintain aircraft, railway locomotives and cars, industrial machinery and equipment, construction and other heavy equipment, textile equipment, printing machines, heating equipment and furnaces, transformers and other electrical equipment, motor vehicles, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, electric appliances and other equipment, such as motorcycles, outboard motors and snowmobiles
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
- Train or arrange for training of workers
- Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
- Ensure that standards for safe working conditions are observed
- Prepare production and other reports
- May manage the operations of their own companies
- May also supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers
- Small businesses' contractors may execute tasks within their trade area of expertise, which is generally not the case for supervisors or contractors associated with a medium or large business.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Several years of experience as a qualified tradesperson in a relevant trade are usually required.
- Journeyman/woman trade certification in a relevant trade is required.
Additional information
- There is little or no intertrade mobility among the supervisors in this unit group.
72021 - Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
Contractors and supervisors of heavy equipment operator crews supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Crane operators (72500), Water well drillers (72501), Heavy equipment operators (73400), Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction (73402), Railway yard and track maintenance workers (74200), Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers (74205), Longshore workers (75100), Material handlers (75101), and Public works and maintenance labourers (75212). They are employed in a wide range of establishments; places of employment are indicated in the above unit group descriptions. Contractors may be self-employed.
Illustrative example(s)
- demolition foreman/woman
- drilling and blasting foreman/woman - construction
- excavating contractor
- heavy equipment operators supervisor
- logging road construction foreman/woman
- oil field construction supervisor
- paving contractor
- pipeline construction supervisor
- railway gang foreman/woman
- railway section foreman/woman
- railway track maintenance foreman/woman
- road maintenance foreman/woman
- track foreman/woman - railway
- water well drilling supervisor
Exclusion(s)
- Heavy equipment mechanics supervisor (See 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)
- Supervisors, logging and forestry (See 82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry)
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate cranes and construction, paving, drilling, railway maintenance and other similar heavy equipment
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other project supervisors or managers
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
- Train or arrange for training of workers
- Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
- Prepare production and other reports
- May manage the operations of own company
- May also supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers
- Small businesses' contractors may execute tasks within their trade area of expertise, which is generally not the case for supervisors or contractors associated with a medium or large business.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Several years of experience in the occupation supervised is required.
- Journeyman/woman trade certification in a relevant trade may be required.
Additional information
- There is some mobility between occupations classified in this unit group.
72022 - Supervisors, printing and related occupations
Supervisors of workers in printing and related occupations supervise and coordinate the activities of workers who produce camera work and printing plates and cylinders, process film, print text and illustrations on paper, metal and other material, and bind and finish printed products. They are employed by companies that specialize in commercial printing or one of its components, such as binding or colour reproduction, in combined printing and publishing companies, such as newspapers and magazines, and in various establishments in both the public and private sectors that have in-house printing departments.
Illustrative example(s)
- bindery foreman/woman - printing
- bindery supervisor - printing
- composing room supervisor - printing
- film processing supervisor
- finishing supervisor - printing
- photographic and film processing foreman/woman
- platemaking supervisor - printing
- prepress supervisor - printing
- pressroom supervisor - printing
Exclusion(s)
- Desktop publishing operators supervisor (See 12010 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers)
- Printing plant manager (See 90010 Manufacturing managers)
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, coordinate and schedule activities of workers who produce camera work and printing plates and cylinders; process film; and print, bind and finish books, newspapers, business forms and other printed products
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
- Review and approve all job proofs or samples in order to ensure quality of work meets client specifications
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
- Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
- Prepare production and other reports
- May set up machines or equipment.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Completion of a college program in graphic arts technology may be required.
- Several years of experience in the work area supervised is usually required.
- Provincial trade certification may be required for some occupations in this unit group.
Additional information
- Progression to management positions, such as department, production or plant manager, is possible with experience.
72023 - Supervisors, railway transport operations
Supervisors of railway transport operations supervise and coordinate the activities of railway and yard locomotive engineers, railway yard workers and railway labourers. They are employed by railway transport companies.
Illustrative example(s)
- freight train road foreman/woman
- railway transport operations supervisor
- stationmaster
- trainmaster
- yard foreman/woman - railway
- yardmaster - railway
Exclusion(s)
- Railway car repairer supervisor (See 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)
- Railway track maintenance foreman/woman (See 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews)
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate trains, drive locomotives in railway yards and perform other duties related to railway operations
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve performance
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policy
- Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
- Prepare work reports.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- A Canadian Rail Operating Rules certificate is required.
- A certificate in accordance with the Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations is required.
- Several years of railway operations experience are required.
72024 - Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
Supervisors of motor transport and other ground transit operators supervise and coordinate activities of truck drivers, bus drivers, delivery drivers, subway and other transit operators, chauffeurs and taxi and limousine drivers. This unit group also includes bus dispatchers who coordinate the activities of transit system bus drivers and subway traffic controllers who operate and monitor signal and track switch control panels. They are employed by motor transportation and ground transit companies and by urban transit systems.
Illustrative example(s)
- bus dispatcher
- bus inspector
- light rail transit (LRT) operators supervisor
- school bus drivers supervisor
- subway operators supervisor
- subway traffic controller
- transit mobile inspector
- truck drivers foreman/woman
- urban transit system foreman/woman
Exclusion(s)
- Supervisors, railway transport operations (See 72023 Supervisors, railway transport operations)
- Taxi dispatcher (See 14404 Dispatchers)
- Train dispatcher (See 72604 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators)
- Truck dispatcher (See 14404 Dispatchers)
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate trucks, buses, subway trains, light rail transit, street cars, taxis and other transport vehicles
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve performance
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
- Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
- Dispatch bus drivers and monitor routes to ensure schedules are met and to resolve operating problems
- Monitor and operate signal and track switch control panel of subway systems
- Prepare work reports and budgets, and monitor expenditures.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Several years of experience as a driver or operator of motor transport or ground transit equipment are usually required.
Additional information
- There is little mobility between occupations in the different transportation sectors of this unit group.
72025 - Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations
Supervisors in mail and message distribution supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Postal services representatives (64401), Letter carriers (74101), Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations (74100) and Couriers and messengers (74102). They are employed by Canada Post Corporation, courier companies, governments and large corporations.
Illustrative example(s)
- courier service supervisor
- letter carriers supervisor
- mail and postal clerks supervisor
- mail room supervisor
- messenger service supervisor
- postal station supervisor
- postmaster/mistress
Exclusion(s)
- Postal and courier services managers (See 70021 Postal and courier services managers)
- Shipping and receiving supervisor (See 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations)
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Coordinate, assign and review the work of postal clerks, couriers and letter carriers engaged in the collecting, sorting and delivering of mail, parcels and other material
- Establish work schedules and procedures and coordinate activities with other work units or departments
- Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
- Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
- Requisition supplies and materials
- Ensure smooth operation of computer systems and equipment and arrange for maintenance and repair work
- May perform the same duties as workers supervised.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Several years of experience in the occupation supervised are usually required.
- Physical fitness may be required for some occupations in this unit group.
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