NOC 2021 · 73310 · TEER 3
Railway and yard locomotive engineers
Unit group 73310 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Railway locomotive engineers operate railway locomotives to transport passengers and freight. They are employed by railway transport companies. Yard locomotive engineers operate locomotives within yards of railway, industrial or other establishments. They are employed by railway transport companies and industrial or commercial users of rail transport.
Example job titles
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- diesel locomotive engineer - railway
- freight train engineer
- industrial locomotive engineer
- locomotive engineer - railway
- locomotive hostler
- passenger train engineer
- passenger train locomotive engineer
- railway engineer
- railway engineer trainee
- railway hostler
- railway locomotive engineer
- switch engineer - railway
- train engineer
- transfer hostler - railway
- yard engineer - railway
- yard locomotive engineer - railway
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.