National Occupation Code (NOC): 72999

Workers in other trades occupations repair, service, install, calibrate or fabricate a variety of products. This unit group also includes commercial divers. They are employed by a wide range of establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

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Job Duties for Other technical trades and related occupations

• Gunsmiths

• • Fabricate guns and repair and modify firearms according to blueprints or customers' specifications.

• Locksmiths

• • Repair, install and adjust locks, make keys and change lock combinations.

• Safe and vault servicers

• • Install, repair and maintain safes and vaults in banks and other establishments.

• Saw fitters

• • Repair, set and sharpen band saws, chain saws, circular saws and other types of saw blades according to specifications.

• Die setters

• • Select dies for forging according to work order and specifications; position align and bolt dies to ram and anvil of power presses and hammers.

• Commercial divers

• • Perform underwater activities related to construction, inspection, search, salvage, repair and photography.

Employment Requirements for Other technical trades and related occupations

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a two- to four-year apprenticeship program in a relevant trade, such as locksmith or saw fitter or college, high school or industry courses combined with several years of related work experience or several years of on-the-job training are required.
• Trade certification for locksmiths is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• Sawfiler/fitter and sawfitter trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec, British Columbia and the Yukon.
• Provincial trade certification or licensing may be required for other occupations in this unit group.
• Commercial divers must meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z275.4-02, Competency Standard for Diving Operations.
• Commercial divers require an Occupational Diver Certificate of Competency issued by the Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) or qualification earned through a formal education program, training courses in diving or a combination of education and practical experience.
• Commercial divers require certification of competency and a diving medical examination from an approved hyperbaric physician.
• Commercial divers may require military or police diving experience.
• Commercial divers usually require a provincial blaster's licence for the setting and detonation of explosives.

Alternate Job Titles

• Aircraft Mock-up Maker
• Aircraft Model Maker
• Aircraft Patternmaker
• Anvilsmith
• Apprentice Saw Repairer
• Blacksmith
• Blacksmith - Agriculture
• Blacksmith - Manufacturing
• Bomb-disposal Expert
• Circular Saw Filer
• Clearance Diver
• Commercial Diver
• Commercial Free-diver
• Commercial Scuba Diver
• Commercial Skin Diver
• Deep-sea Diver
• Die Setter
• Diver
• Diving Contractor
• Diving Supervisor
• Explosive Ordnance Detector
• Farm Blacksmith
• Farrier
• Forest Products Saw Filer
• Glass Calibrator
• Gun Repairer
• Gunsmith
• Hammersmith
• Hard-hat Diver
• Horseshoer
• Linesman/woman - Shipbuilding
• Lock Expert
• Lock Fitter
• Lock Repairer
• Lock Repairman/woman
• Lock Setter
• Locksmith
• Locksmithing Expert
• Loftsman/woman - Aircraft Manufacturing
• Loftsman/woman - Shipbuilding
• Model And Mock-up Maker
• Model And Mock-up Maker - Aeronautics
• Model And Mould Maker - Concrete Products
• Model Maker
• Motor Vehicle Model Maker
• Offshore Diver
• Patternmaker - Aeronautics
• Plaster Mould Maker - Aircraft
• Plaster Pattern Maker
• Plaster Pattern Maker - Aircraft
• Reclamation Diver
• Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) Operator
• Restoration Steeplejack
• Rope Access Technician (RAT)
• Safe And Vault Installer-servicer
• Safe And Vault Repairer
• Safe And Vault Servicer
• Safe And Vault Technician
• Safe Expert
• Safe Maker
• Salvage Diver
• Saw Doctor
• Saw Filer
• Saw Fitter
• Saw Fitter-filer
• Saw Maker
• Saw Repairer
• Saw Repairman/woman
• Sawmill Saw Fitter
• Sawsmith
• Scale Calibrator
• Scientific Instrument Calibrator
• Search And Rescue Diver
• Ship Model Maker
• Small Arms Repairer
• Small-aircraft Model Maker
• Smokestack Repairer
• Steeplejack
• Stonework Patternmaker
• Template Maker
• Template Maker - Aeronautics
• Template Maker - Shipbuilding
• Time Lock Expert
• Toolsmith
• Underwater Contractor
• Underwater Worker
• Vault Repairer
• Vault Servicer
• Working Model Maker - Aircraft
• Locksmith / Door Technician