NOC 2021 · 72405 · TEER 2
Machine fitters
Unit group 72405 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
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.
Example job titles
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- 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
- machine tool integrator
- machinery manufacturing fitter
- manufacturing machinery fitter
- mechanical fitter
- mining machinery fitter
- production equipment fitter
- pulp and paper machinery builder
- railway coach fitter
- ship engine fitter
- ship machinery fitter
- textile machinery fitter
- turbine fitter
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.