National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

H - Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations

Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with contracting, supervising and doing trades work; and supervising and operating transportation equipment and heavy equipment.

H0 - Contractors and Supervisors in Trades and Transportation

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with supervising trades and transportation workers.

H1 - Construction Trades

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with carpentry, plumbing, pipefitting, masonry, plastering, cement finishing, tile setting, roofing, glazing, painting, insulating, and installing floorcovering. Electrical trades are classified in major group H2 - Stationary Engineers, Power Station Operators and Electrical Trades and Telecommunications Occupations.

H2 - Stationary Engineers, Power Station Operators and Electrical Trades and Telecommunications Occupations

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with operating and maintaining boilers, and other stationary engines; operating electric power generation switchboards; installing and repairing wiring systems; installing and repairing electrical equipment; constructing and maintaining power and telecommunications lines; and maintaining cable television service.

H3 - Machinists, Metal Forming, Shaping and Erecting Occupations

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with setting-up and operating machine-tools; forming and shaping sheet metal or steel plate; and erecting structural metal or platework.

H4 - Mechanics

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with installing, repairing and maintaining machinery, transportation equipment, appliances and other mechanical equipment.

H5 - Other Trades n.e.c.

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with upholstering; making and repairing shoes, jewellery and watches; operating printing presses; commercial diving; and other trades not elsewhere classified.

H6 - Heavy Equipment and Crane Operators Including Drillers

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with operating heavy equipment used in construction; equipment used in street, road and sewer maintenance; cranes and draglines; drills at surface mines and quarries; and drills to drill water wells.

H7 - Transportation Equipment Operators and Related Workers, Excluding Labourers

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with operating trucks, buses, subway trains, street cars and taxis; operating trains; working in railway yards and maintaining tracks; crewing ships and operating boats; operating locks; and loading and unloading aircraft. Aircraft pilots, ships officers, and air, marine and railway traffic controllers are classified in minor group C17 - Transportation Officers and Controllers.

H8 - Trades Helpers, Construction and Transportation Labourers and Related Occupations

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with assisting trades persons and performing manual work at construction sites; performing a variety of labouring activities to maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and similar areas; transferring cargo onto and from ships; handling, moving, loading and unloading materials; performing labouring tasks to assist track maintenance workers and railway yard workers or motor transport operators; and performing labouring activities not elsewhere classified to assist trades persons.