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NOC 2021 · 72403 · TEER 2

Railway carmen/women

Unit group 72403 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.

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What this group covers

Railway carmen/women inspect, troubleshoot, maintain and repair structural and mechanical components of railway freight, passenger and urban transit rail cars. They are employed by 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.

  • air brake inspector - railway car
  • apprentice carman/woman - railway
  • car inspector - railway
  • car repairer - railway
  • car repairer apprentice - railway
  • carman/woman - railway
  • carman/woman inspector - railway
  • inspector-carman/woman - railway
  • rail vehicle mechanic
  • railcar mechanic apprentice
  • railway car brake inspector
  • railway car inspector
  • railway car wheel and axle inspector
  • railway carman/woman
  • railway carman/woman apprentice
  • railway carman/woman inspector
  • railway coach repairer
  • railway equipment inspector
  • streetcar and subway car mechanic
  • streetcar mechanic
  • subway car mechanic

Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. 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.