NOC 2021 · 72401 · TEER 2
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
Unit group 72401 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics repair, troubleshoot, adjust, overhaul and maintain mobile heavy-duty equipment used in construction, transportation, forestry, mining, oil and gas, material handling, landscaping, land clearing, farming and similar activities. They are employed by companies which own and operate heavy equipment, and by heavy equipment dealers, rental and service establishments, railway transport companies and urban transit systems. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- agricultural equipment technician
- apprentice farm equipment mechanic
- apprentice farm machinery mechanic
- backhoe mechanic
- caterpillar tractor repairer
- construction equipment mechanic
- construction equipment repairman/woman
- crane repairer
- crane service technician
- diesel engine mechanic
- diesel engine mechanic - heavy equipment
- diesel engine mechanic apprentice
- diesel engine repairman/woman - railway
- diesel locomotive repairman/woman
- diesel mechanic
- diesel mechanic - heavy equipment
- diesel mechanic apprentice
- dredge mechanic
- dredge repairer
- earthmoving equipment mechanic
- excavating equipment mechanic
- farm equipment mechanic
- farm equipment technician
- farm machinery mechanic
- farm machinery wheelwright
- farm tractor mechanic
- farm tractor repairer
- felling equipment mechanic
- fuel injection unit servicer - diesel
- grading equipment mechanic
- heavy diesel engine mechanic
- heavy equipment combination mechanic
- heavy equipment field mechanic
- heavy equipment inspector-repairer
- heavy equipment mechanic
- heavy equipment mechanic - diesel engine
- heavy mobile equipment repairer
- heavy mobile equipment repairman/woman
- heavy mobile logging equipment mechanic
- heavy mobile mining equipment mechanic
- heavy-duty equipment mechanic
- heavy-duty equipment mechanic apprentice
- heavy-duty equipment technician
- heavy-duty equipment technician apprentice
- journeyman/woman heavy-duty equipment mechanic
- locomotive mechanic
- mine locomotive repairman/woman
- mobile farm equipment mechanic
- mobile farm machinery repairer
- mobile logging equipment mechanic
- mobile mining equipment mechanic
- paving equipment mechanic
- power shovel mechanic
- repairer mechanic
- sideboom mechanic
- tractor mechanic
What it pays, and where it is hiring
Job Bank publishes a wage estimate and a three-year employment outlook for each occupation, region by region. Both are below as published — where an estimate is missing from the source it is missing here too, because the alternative is inventing one.
Across Canada
$37.12 an hour
Low $23.87, high $55.00
Where it pays most
- Northeast · British Columbia$46.00
- Thompson--Okanagan · British Columbia$45.70
- Lower Mainland · British Columbia$45.00
- Kootenay · British Columbia$45.00
- North Coast · British Columbia$44.80
Economic regions only. A province’s figure is an average over the regions inside it, so including one would rank a province above its own best region and read as a finding.
By province and territory
| Where | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $39.63 | $23.87 – $55.85 | Moderate |
| Prince Edward Island | $28.00 | $19.00 – $38.46 | Good |
| Nova Scotia | $31.26 | $20.00 – $41.00 | Good |
| New Brunswick | $29.00 | $20.00 – $40.20 | Moderate |
| Quebec | $33.00 | $24.00 – $47.00 | Moderate |
| Ontario | $35.00 | $22.00 – $51.19 | Moderate |
| Manitoba | $35.00 | $23.75 – $48.00 | Moderate |
| Saskatchewan | $37.00 | $22.50 – $51.50 | Moderate |
| Alberta | $42.00 | $23.50 – $65.00 | Moderate |
| British Columbia | $45.00 | $27.00 – $55.50 | Limited |
| Yukon Territory | $44.17 | $30.34 – $56.86 | Moderate |
| Northwest Territories | $52.22 | $32.87 – $82.01 | Moderate |
| Nunavut | $53.00 | $36.00 – $55.00 | Good |
By economic region
The 72 economic regions where Job Bank publishes a wage or a rated outlook, of 72.
| Where | Province | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $40.00 | $25.00 – $50.00 | Moderate |
| South Coast--Burin Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $36.00 | $23.00 – $57.00 | Moderate |
| West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador | $39.00 | $23.87 – $57.00 | Moderate |
| Notre Dame--Central Bonavista Bay | Newfoundland and Labrador | $36.00 | $23.00 – $57.00 | Moderate |
| Cape Breton | Nova Scotia | $31.26 | $24.04 – $45.67 | Good |
| North Shore | Nova Scotia | $30.57 | $19.20 – $41.00 | Good |
| Annapolis Valley | Nova Scotia | $28.00 | $20.00 – $41.00 | Good |
| Southern | Nova Scotia | $32.00 | $22.61 – $47.51 | Good |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | $34.05 | $22.71 – $50.51 | Good |
| Campbellton--Miramichi | New Brunswick | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Moncton--Richibucto | New Brunswick | $30.00 | $23.00 – $37.00 | Moderate |
| Saint John--St. Stephen | New Brunswick | $28.00 | $17.50 – $35.25 | Moderate |
| Fredericton--Oromocto | New Brunswick | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Edmundston--Woodstock | New Brunswick | $30.00 | $22.00 – $62.50 | Moderate |
| Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Quebec | $33.00 | $24.00 – $47.00 | Moderate |
| Capitale-Nationale | Quebec | $32.00 | $25.76 – $43.00 | Moderate |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Estrie | Quebec | $31.00 | $20.00 – $44.50 | Moderate |
| Centre-du-Québec | Quebec | $31.93 | $23.95 – $40.19 | Moderate |
| Montérégie | Quebec | $33.00 | $24.00 – $47.00 | Moderate |
| Montréal | Quebec | $34.00 | $20.00 – $36.32 | Moderate |
| Laval | Quebec | $33.70 | $24.40 – $47.63 | Moderate |
| Lanaudière | Quebec | $33.93 | $24.55 – $55.05 | Moderate |
| Laurentides | Quebec | $35.00 | $21.68 – $46.00 | Moderate |
| Outaouais | Quebec | $30.00 | $20.00 – $42.00 | Moderate |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Quebec | $40.00 | $28.00 – $50.00 | Moderate |
| Mauricie | Quebec | $32.50 | $23.72 – $45.50 | Moderate |
| Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean | Quebec | $30.00 | $25.00 – $41.42 | Moderate |
| Côte-Nord | Quebec | $37.12 | $26.50 – $53.40 | Moderate |
| Nord-du-Québec | Quebec | $37.12 | $26.50 – $53.40 | Moderate |
| Ottawa | Ontario | $32.75 | $20.00 – $45.00 | Moderate |
| Kingston--Pembroke | Ontario | $35.00 | $27.00 – $40.00 | Moderate |
| Muskoka--Kawarthas | Ontario | $34.33 | $24.65 – $45.79 | Moderate |
| Toronto | Ontario | $35.00 | $22.00 – $51.19 | Moderate |
| Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie | Ontario | $35.00 | $22.00 – $51.19 | Moderate |
| Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula | Ontario | $36.71 | $25.00 – $49.00 | Moderate |
| London | Ontario | $35.00 | $23.00 – $50.00 | Moderate |
| Windsor--Sarnia | Ontario | $34.33 | $25.33 – $47.19 | Moderate |
| Stratford--Bruce Peninsula | Ontario | $34.87 | $25.24 – $47.78 | Moderate |
| Northeast | Ontario | $41.65 | $26.00 – $58.10 | Moderate |
| Northwest | Ontario | $39.01 | $26.78 – $56.49 | Moderate |
| Southeast | Manitoba | $32.31 | $24.00 – $42.60 | Limited |
| South Central | Manitoba | $32.55 | $22.91 – $43.03 | Moderate |
| Southwest | Manitoba | $32.00 | $24.00 – $40.13 | Moderate |
| North Central | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | $39.25 | $27.43 – $46.00 | Moderate |
| Interlake | Manitoba | $40.75 | $35.00 – $48.00 | Limited |
| Parklands | Manitoba | $37.93 | $25.39 – $54.53 | Limited |
| North | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Regina--Moose Mountain | Saskatchewan | $36.26 | $25.56 – $48.61 | Moderate |
| Swift Current--Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | $35.23 | $21.00 – $46.15 | Moderate |
| Saskatoon--Biggar | Saskatchewan | $38.00 | $28.00 – $57.89 | Moderate |
| Yorkton--Melville | Saskatchewan | $35.23 | $22.00 – $47.00 | Moderate |
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | $38.00 | $19.00 – $51.50 | Moderate |
| Northern | Saskatchewan | $38.00 | $19.00 – $51.50 | Moderate |
| Lethbridge--Medicine Hat | Alberta | $39.23 | $26.26 – $53.95 | Moderate |
| Camrose--Drumheller | Alberta | $42.19 | $28.69 – $58.35 | Moderate |
| Calgary | Alberta | $41.03 | $28.10 – $58.02 | Moderate |
| Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House | Alberta | $40.00 | $15.00 – $57.00 | Moderate |
| Red Deer | Alberta | $44.00 | $34.00 – $55.00 | Moderate |
| Edmonton | Alberta | $43.37 | $27.31 – $61.47 | Moderate |
| Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River | Alberta | $42.00 | $23.50 – $65.00 | Moderate |
| Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | British Columbia | $42.00 | $22.00 – $62.00 | Limited |
| Lower Mainland | British Columbia | $45.00 | $25.40 – $55.50 | Moderate |
| Thompson--Okanagan | British Columbia | $45.70 | $30.73 – $68.63 | Moderate |
| Kootenay | British Columbia | $45.00 | $33.25 – $54.00 | Moderate |
| Cariboo | British Columbia | $43.25 | $27.00 – $60.10 | Limited |
| North Coast | British Columbia | $44.80 | $23.00 – $53.00 | Limited |
| Nechako | British Columbia | $44.80 | $23.00 – $53.00 | Limited |
| Northeast | British Columbia | $46.00 | $30.00 – $57.60 | Limited |
Job Bank rates employment prospects for each occupation in each economic region from very good to very limited over 2025–2027, and says “undetermined” where it has not got enough to rate. It is an assessment of prospects, not a count of vacancies.
The estimates on this page come from Labour Force Survey (2023-2024) · Small Area Estimation (2024).
Job Bank publishes an estimate for 24,364 of the 44,376 occupation-and-place pairs in this release. The rest are suppressed rather than modelled, and appear here as not published.
Wage estimates from the 2025 Wages release, revised 19 November 2025; employment outlooks from 2025-2027 Employment Outlooks - NOC 2021, released 8 December 2025. Both are updated annually. Estimates for different regions come from different surveys, so comparing two regions is exactly as sound as Job Bank’s own regional comparison and no more.
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank wages; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank 3-year employment outlooks. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.