Residential and Commercial Equipment Installers
Job description
These individuals install, repair and maintain prefabricated indoor and outdoor products (windows, fences, play structures, etc.).
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Noise
Main tasks
- Read drawings or technical specifications to determine layout and installation plans.
- Measure and mark guidelines for product installation.
- Install, repair, and maintain interior and exterior prefabricated products.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility among the jobs in this group.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $16.00
- Median
- $23.00
- Maximum
- $37.00
Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 5% Female
- 95% Male
- 5% Female
- 95% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
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
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NAICS 2357% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4510% of jobs
-
NAICS 55, 565% of jobs
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NAICS 3374% of jobs
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NAICS 3323% of jobs
-
Others21% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 2357% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 4510% of jobs
-
NAICS 55, 565% of jobs
-
NAICS 3374% of jobs
-
NAICS 3323% of jobs
-
Others21% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in charpenterie-menuiserie
Placement rate: 85.2%
7.6% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in installation et fabrication de produits verriers
Placement rate: 83.8%
6.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Experience in installation, repair, or maintenance related to the field of employment is usually required.
- A driver's licence may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Quality control analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Reading comprehension
- Solving complex problems
- Active learning
- Active listening
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
- Equipment maintenance
- Installation
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Learning strategies
- Social perception
- Equipment selection
- Monitoring operations
- Information processing
Abilities
- Digital dexterity
- Visualization
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech clarity
- Oral comprehension
- Manual dexterity
- Information organization
- Colour perception and distinction
- Control accuracy
- Hand-arm stability
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
- Classification
- Speech recognition
- Hearing sensitivity
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to adapt
- Versatility
- Intermediate knowledge of the English language
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
- Timeliness
- 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.
Official name of the NOC 73200
Residential and commercial installers and servicers
Job titles
- Electric appliance installer
- Electric household appliance installer
- Water heater installer
- Pool equipment installer
- Kitchen cabinet installer
- Patio builder
- Dock builder-installer
- Water softener installer
- Antenna installer - electronic equipment
- Satellite antenna installer
- Television antenna installer
- Satellite dish installer
- Recreational equipment installer
- Electric household appliance installer - residential and commercial equipment
- Household appliance installer
- Kitchen cupboard and vanity installer
- Air treatment installer
- Awning installer
- Aluminum awning installer
- Sign installer
- Neon sign installer
- Commercial sign installer
- Stair installer
- Septic system installer
- Pipe organ installer
- Kitchen unit installer
- Lightning cable installer
- Solar hot water system installer
- Residential room air conditioner installer
- Window air conditioner installer
- Fence installer
- Hot tub installer
- Window installer
- Wooden window sash installer
- Aluminum window installer
- Traffic light installer
- Swimming pool filter and heater installer
- Septic tank installer
- Eavestrough installer
- Major electrical appliance installer
- Major electric household appliance installer
- Dishwasher installer
- Laboratory equipment installer
- Laboratory furnishings installer
- Office furniture installer
- Solar panel installer
- Lightning rod installer
- Interlocking paving stone installer
- Window film installer
- Swimming pool installer
- Vinyl pool installer
- Door installer
- Garage door installer
- Aluminum door installer
- Aluminum door and window installer
- Hot water heater installer
- Bathtub liner installer
- Countertop installer
- Window shade installer
- Venetian blind installer
- Irrigation system installer
- Solar heating equipment installer
- Automatic door system installer
- Deck installer
- Recreation equipment erector
- Awning erector
- Sign erector
- Neon sign erector
- Commercial sign erector
- Electric sign erector
- Pipe organ erector
- Fence builder
- Louvred fence erector
- Chain link fence erector
- Snow fence erector
- Rail fence builder
- Wooden fence erector
- Wire fence erector
- Metal fence erector
- Basket weave fence erector
- Billboard erector
- Deck builder
- Mobile home maintainer
- Hot tub servicer
- Water conditioner servicer
- Water heater servicer
- Mobile home servicer
- Mobile home equipment servicer
- Pool servicer
- Automatic door system servicer
- Automatic door system installer and servicer
- Floor sander and polisher
- Floor sander and finisher
- Floor sander
- Siding applicator
- Exterior trimmer - building
- Duct installer
- Weather strip installer
- Wooden panel installer
- Aluminum siding installer
- Wood siding applicator
- Overhead door installer
- Automatic garage door installer
- Industrial door installer
- Residential door installer
- Exterior cladder
- Cladder
- Curtain installer
- Structure seat installer
- Drapery hanger
- Swimming pool worker
- Dental equipment installer-servicer
- Travel trailer installer-servicer
- Water conditioner repairer
- Mobile home repairer
- Swimming pool repairer
- Solar heating technician
- Irrigation technician - installation and maintenance
- Pool service routeman/woman
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: February 14, 2024