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Heavy Duty Equipment Technician

Heavy duty equipment technicians diagnose, repair, adjust, overhaul, maintain, and test mobile heavy duty equipment. They are employed in various industries such as construction, forestry, mining, marine, oil and gas, material handling, landscaping and land clearing.

National Occupational Classification (NOC): 72401

Designation Year: 1963

Designated Red Seal in: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Trade title: Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, in BC, MB, NL, NS, ON, PE, SK

Other titles used in provinces/territories: Heavy Equipment Technician - Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic (Off Road) (AB); Heavy Duty Equipment Technician (Off Road) (YT); Heavy Equipment Technician (NT); Heavy Equipment Technician – Off Road Mechanic (NU); Heavy Equipment Mechanic (QC); Mechanic, heavy duty equipment (QC)

Red Seal Occupational Standard (RSOS) 

View the most recent standard. This is the complete description of the activities of the Heavy Duty Equipment Technician trade. Exams are currently under development.

Exam Information

Rate your experience and knowledge in the trade using the Self-Assessment Tool. Learn about how many questions there are on different topics on the Red Seal exam, the types of questions that are used, and examples of each type.

Occupational Standard for current exams

View the National Standard that is being used as the basis for the current Red Seal exams. New exams that are based on the new standard are currently under development.

Ellis Chart

Consult the Ellis Chart for a full breakdown of apprenticeship data from across Canada for the trade of Heavy Duty Equipment Technician.

Job Market Reports

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