Industrial electricians

NOC

72201

install and maintain industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls.

Full NOC Description

Industrial electricians install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations

Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components

Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance

Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators and reactors

Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems

Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices

Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records

May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.

Also Known As

industrial electrician
industrial electrician apprentice
marine electrician
mill electrician
mine electrician

plant electrician

plant maintenance electrician

shipyard electrician

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a four- or five-year industrial electrician apprenticeship program or A combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in industrial electrical equipment is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

Trade certification for industrial electricians is compulsory in Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Manitoba and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon.

Additional construction electrician certification may be required for industrial electricians when the employers are not owners of the industrial electrical equipment.

Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified industrial electricians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes
Compulsory: No
Red Seal: Yes

Regulation Body

Skilled Trades NB

Employment by Sex

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0.0%

Female

100.0%

Male

Employment by age

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5.0%

15-24

27.5%

25-34

23.8%

35-44

20.0%

45-54

22.5%

55-64

1.3%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

0.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

41.3%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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51.3%

Manufacturing

16.3%

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

16.3%

Construction

16.3%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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21.30%

Northeast

12.50%

Southeast

38.80%

Southwest

11.30%

Central

16.30%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$80,000

Northeast

$85,000

Southeast

$94,000

Southwest

$76,000

Central

$80,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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