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Other Automotive Parts Installers and Servicers

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2024-2028
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals install parts on motor vehicles. They perform routine maintenance on cars, trucks, and heavy equipment. They are employed by:

  • Car and truck maintenance and repair shops
  • Service departments of industrial plants
  • Mining, forestry, and construction companies

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Climatic conditions
  • Equipment, machinery, tools
  • Uncontrolled ambient temperature
  • Hazardous workplaces
  • Noise

Main tasks

  • Change the oil and lubricate the parts.
  • Grease heavy equipment components.
  • Replace oil, air, and fuel filters.
  • Replace parts.
  • Repair tires and balance wheels.
  • Add or replace hydraulic fluid and gearbox oil.
  • Assist mechanics as instructed.
  • Drive vehicles to maintenance service locations.

Advancement and mobility

  • There is some mobility between positions in this group.
  • Experience leads to supervisory positions.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.
Minimum
$17.00
Median
$21.00
Maximum
$28.00

Job prospects for 2024-2028

Les 2 champs de sélection ci-dessous vous permettent de comparer 2 régions. Les données des régions seront automatiquement mises à jour à la sélection. Par défaut, la province de Québec est sélectionnée pour la première région.

Job prospects for 2024-2028

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2023

All of Québec

2,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
4.7% Female
95.3% Male

Not available.
  • 4.7% Female
  • 95.3% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$40,400

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for women
  • None

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for women
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    45% of jobs
  2. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    30% of jobs
  3. Agriculture and Fishing
    NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152
    8% of jobs
  4. Transportation and Warehousing
    NAICS 48, 49
    5% of jobs
  5. Plastics and Rubber Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 326
    2% of jobs
  6. Others
    10% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    45% of jobs
  2. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    30% of jobs
  3. Agriculture and Fishing
    NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152
    8% of jobs
  4. Transportation and Warehousing
    NAICS 48, 49
    5% of jobs
  5. Plastics and Rubber Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 326
    2% of jobs
  6. Others
    10% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

No specific training

Also required

  • Class 5 driver’s licence.

Sometimes required

  • A few years of secondary school education may be required.
  • Ability to drive manual transmission vehicles is often required.
  • A Class 1, 2, or 3 driver’s licence may be required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Repair
  • Troubleshooting
  • Operations and control
  • Information processing
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Critical thought
  • Monitoring operations
  • Active listening
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Quality control analysis
  • Active learning
  • Coordination
  • Oral expression
  • Time management
  • Solving complex problems
  • Equipment selection
More Less skills

Abilities

  • Manual dexterity
  • Digital dexterity
  • Control accuracy
  • Hand-arm stability
  • Near vision
  • Limb coordination
  • Awareness of issues
  • Physical flexibility in extension
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Selective attention
  • Oral comprehension
  • Hearing sensitivity
  • Core strength
  • Information organization
  • Visualization
  • Auditory attention
  • Information processing speed
  • Speech recognition
  • Processing flexibility
  • Classification
  • Verbal skills
  • Perception speed
More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

  • Capacity to work under pressure
  • Critical thinking
  • Autonomy
  • Knowledge of customer and personalized services
  • Capacity to work in a team
  • Rigour
  • Respect standards and regulations
  • Assiduity and punctuality
  • Sense of observation
  • Knowledge of mechanics

Interests

  • Work in transportation and maintenance
  • Make, build, install
  • Work manually

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Realistic
People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Investigative
People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Additional information

Official name of the NOC 74203

Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers

Job titles

  • Tire changer - automotive service
  • Greaser
  • Oiler - automotive service
  • Tire repairer
  • Heavy equipment service truck driver
  • Pipeline service truck driver
  • Automobile lubricator
  • Heavy equipment greaser
  • Heavy truck greaser
  • Crane greaser
  • Crane and dragline oiler and greaser
  • Excavator oiler
  • Heavy truck oiler
  • Dragline oiler
  • Crane oiler
  • Shovel oiler
  • Loading shovel oiler
  • Stripping shovel oiler
  • Hostler - transit system
  • Shock absorber installer
  • Automotive shock absorber installer
  • Radiator installer - automotive service
  • Radiator installer - auto repair service
  • Automotive radiator installer
  • Spring installer
  • Muffler installer
  • Pipeline equipment servicer
  • Heavy equipment servicer (except mechanic)
  • Electric truck servicer (except mechanic)
  • Caterpillar servicer (except mechanic)
  • Electric golf cart servicer (except mechanic)
  • Lubrication technician - automotive service and repair
  • Oil changer - motor vehicle service
More Less job titles

Skill type

Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

Related occupations

  • Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
  • Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
  • Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi

See also

Non traditional

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Last update: January 29, 2026

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