Automotive service technicians
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairersNOC 72410, TEER 2
NOC 72410 (Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers) is TEER 2.TEER 2
Occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations
- Express Entry
- IRCC counts TEER 0 to 3 work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, so work in NOC 72410 sits inside that range.
- Skilled trades
- NOC 72410 is in Major Group 72, one of the groups IRPR s. 87.2 lists for the Federal Skilled Trades Program. The program sets other conditions, and an officer decides.
- 2026 categories
- IRCC's 2026 category lists include NOC 72410 in the Transport occupations category.
- Median wage
- $29.89 an hour across Canada, from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (2023-2024 data).
- Provincial programs
- Each province sets which occupations its streams take. From our registry: OINP Ontario Workforce Priority stream, status Open, verified November 12, 2026.
How to read this code
- Broad category
- The first digit is the broad occupational category, the widest grouping in the NOC.
- TEER
- The second digit, 2, is the TEER category: TEER 2.
- Group
- The first four digits, 7241, are the minor group: Automotive service technicians.
- Occupation
- All five digits, 72410, are the unit group, the occupation itself: Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers.
Also called: automotive service technician, apprentice motor vehicle mechanic, automobile mechanic, brake systems mechanic, bus mechanic
This page shows the official duties for NOC 72410, where its TEER sits in immigration rules, and the wages Job Bank reports. It describes the rules. It does not decide anyone's case.
What the job involves
Statistics Canada text, quoted word for word. IRCC compares your duties with this description, not your job title.
Lead statement
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers inspect, diagnose, repair and service mechanical, electrical and electronic systems and components of cars, buses, and light and commercial transport trucks. They are employed by motor vehicle dealers, garages, truck and trailer dealerships, fleet maintenance companies, and service stations, automotive specialty shops, transportation companies and retail establishments which have automotive service shops. This unit group also includes mechanical repairers who perform major repairs and replacement of mechanical units on newly assembled motor vehicles. They are employed by motor vehicle manufacturing companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Example job titles
- apprentice motor vehicle mechanic
- automobile mechanic
- automotive service technician
- brake systems mechanic
- bus mechanic
- mechanical upgrader - motor vehicle manufacturing
- motor repairer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- transmission mechanic
- truck and transport mechanic
- truck-trailer repairer
- tune-up specialist - motor vehicle
Main duties: check yours
IRCC's rule for the Federal Skilled Worker Program: you must have performed "the actions in the lead statement" and "most of the main duties listed". Tick the duties you do. The count helps you compare. It is not a decision.
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Lead statement: not ticked. Main duties ticked: 0 of 14.
The rule asks for the lead statement and most of the main duties. IRCC gives no number for "most", and an officer decides.
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If your duties look different
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Classified elsewhere
- 72411Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators (See 72411 Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators)
- 72401Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (See 72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics)
- 94200Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers (See 94200 Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers)
- 72020Motor vehicle mechanics supervisor (See 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)
- 72423Recreation vehicle service technician (See 72423 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics)
- 92020Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling (See 92020 Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling)
- 94204Truck trailer assembler (See 94204 Mechanical assemblers and inspectors)
Usual employment requirements
- Automotive service technicians
- Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program are usually required.
- Completion of a four-year automotive service technician apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in automotive technology is required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Trade certification for automotive service technicians is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
- Automotive service technician (transmission) trade certification is compulsory in Ontario.
- Automotive service technician (steering, suspension and brakes) trade certification is compulsory in New Brunswick and Ontario.
- Automotive service technician (service station mechanic) trade certification is compulsory in Nova Scotia and available, but voluntary, in Prince Edward Island.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified automotive service technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
- Mechanical repairers, motor vehicle manufacturing
- Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program are usually required.
- On-the-job training of two to three years is provided by employers.
- Truck and transport and truck-trailer mechanics
- Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program are usually required.
- Completion of a four-year truck and transport mechanic or truck-trailer repair apprenticeship or A combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in truck or heavy duty equipment mechanics is required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Trade certification for truck and transport mechanics is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Yukon.
- Transport trailer technician trade certification is compulsory in Ontario and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia and the Yukon.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified truck-trailer repairers and truck and transport mechanics upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Where TEER 2 sits in immigration rules
Each row gives the rule, then what it means for this occupation. The programs set many other conditions too, so read the official page before you act.
Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class
The rule: both programs count work experience only in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.
What this means: NOC 72410 is TEER 2, so work in it is inside that range. The TEER is one condition, not the whole test. Both programs also set how much work you need (at least 1 year, or 1,560 hours), when you did it, and minimum language results.
Federal Skilled Trades Program
The rule: this program goes by NOC group, not by TEER alone. IRPR s. 87.2 lists Major Groups 72 (less Sub-major Group 726), 73, 82, 83, 92 and 93 (less Sub-major Group 932), Minor Group 6320 and Unit Group 62200, other than a restricted occupation.
What this means: NOC 72410 is in Major Group 72, so it is in a listed group. The group is one condition, not the whole test. The program also asks for at least 2 years of full-time work in the trade in the 5 years before applying, minimum language results, and either a job offer of at least 1 year or a Canadian certificate of qualification.
Express Entry category-based selection, 2026
The rule: IRCC publishes a closed list of NOC codes for each category. NOC 72410 is on these 2026 lists:
- Transport occupations
What this means: A category round can invite only people who are already eligible for an Express Entry program and who have at least 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in a listed occupation in the past 3 years. The work does not need to be continuous.
Being on a list does not mean a round will be held. IRCC says it may not need a category round when enough top-ranking candidates are invited through general or program-specific rounds.
IRCC page modified October 16, 2026, checked November 12, 2026.
Atlantic Immigration Program
The rule: the program takes job offers in TEER 0 to 4 from designated employers in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The job must be full-time and non-seasonal.
What this means: A TEER 2 offer must last at least 1 year from the day the person becomes a permanent resident.
Provincial Nominee Programs
The rule: each province and territory sets its own requirements and streams, including which occupations and TEER levels a stream takes.
What this means: Check the stream's own page for this NOC code. One example from our program status registry:
Program status: OINP Ontario Workforce Priority stream: Open
The stream has launched and the expression of interest portal opened on August 4, 2026. It covers skilled workers with a qualifying job offer in any NOC occupation, plus self-employed physicians.
Verified November 12, 2026 · Official source
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
The rule: an employer, not a worker, applies for an LMIA, and ESDC assesses each job offer. The wage offered, compared with the provincial or territorial threshold, puts the job in the high-wage or low-wage stream.
What this means: Service Canada refuses to process low-wage applications for jobs in census metropolitan areas where unemployment is 6% or higher. Some sectors are exempt, such as primary agriculture, construction, food manufacturing, hospitals, and nursing and residential care. ESDC updates the list of areas each quarter. When this page was checked (September 26, 2026), the ESDC page showed the list for July 10 to October 8, 2026; open the ESDC page for the list in force today. A separate pause covers low-wage jobs in Montréal and Laval.
Wages in Canada
The wages Job Bank publishes for NOC 72410, for Canada as a whole and for each province and territory.
- Low
- $19.00
- per hour
- Median
- $29.89
- per hour
- High
- $43.27
- per hour
What this means: half of the people in this occupation earn less than the median and half earn more. Pay changes with the province, the employer and your experience.
Median by province or territory
| Province or territory | Median (per hour) |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $27.00 |
| Prince Edward Island | $25.50 |
| Nova Scotia | $25.00 |
| New Brunswick | $24.75 |
| Quebec | $28.00 |
| Ontario | $30.00 |
| Manitoba | $27.50 |
| Saskatchewan | $30.00 |
| Alberta | $30.00 |
| British Columbia | $35.00 |
| Yukon | $35.02 |
| Northwest Territories | $42.00 |
| Nunavut | $35.58 |
Reference period 2023-2024. Data source: Labour Force Survey. ESDC Job Bank wages, release revised 2025-11-19. (opens in a new tab)
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Related occupations
Codes in the same NOC group as 72410, the closest first.
- 72411Auto body and collision technicianAuto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimatorsTEER 2
- 72406Elevator constructorElevator constructors and mechanicsTEER 2
- 72405Machine fittersTEER 2
- 72404Aircraft mechanicAircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectorsTEER 2
- 72403Railway carmen/womenTEER 2
- 72402Refrigeration mechanicHeating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanicsTEER 2
Questions about this code
What is the TEER of NOC 72410?
NOC 72410 (Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers) is TEER 2: occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations. In NOC 2021, the second digit of a code is its TEER: in 72410, it is 2. Every job title in this unit group, such as automotive service technician, shares that TEER.
Is NOC 72410 eligible for Express Entry?
IRCC counts work experience in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class. NOC 72410 is TEER 2, so work in it sits inside that range. IRCC's 2026 category lists include NOC 72410 in the Transport occupations category. The TEER is one condition: the programs also set how much work counts and minimum language results, and IRCC decides each case.
What is the median wage for NOC 72410?
Job Bank reports a median wage of $29.89 an hour for NOC 72410 across Canada. The low figure is $19.00 and the high is $43.27. Medians by province and territory run from $24.75 in New Brunswick to $42.00 in the Northwest Territories. The figures come from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024).
What job titles are under NOC 72410?
Statistics Canada lists 11 example job titles for NOC 72410, including automotive service technician, apprentice motor vehicle mechanic, automobile mechanic, brake systems mechanic and bus mechanic. The title alone does not set the code: IRCC compares your duties with the lead statement and main duties on this page.
Can an employer hire for NOC 72410 through an LMIA?
An employer, not a worker, applies for an LMIA, and ESDC assesses each job offer, including the wage. For low-wage jobs, Service Canada refuses to process applications in census metropolitan areas where unemployment is 6% or higher, with some exemptions.
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NOC 2021 Version 1.0: Statistics Canada and ESDC.