Other Labourers and Helpers
Job description
These individuals perform labour duties. They help install, maintain, and repair machinery, equipment, cables, vehicles, and appliances.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Odours
- Nontoxic dust
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Move material (tools, equipment, and other materials).
- Help assemble cables.
- Help repair, maintain, and install:
- Industrial machinery and equipment
- Refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning equipment
- Elevators
- Electricity generators and distributors
- Vehicles (aircraft, railcars, cars, trucks, etc.)
- Appliances
- Mix fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides, and load the mixtures onto aircraft.
- Help with survey tasks (hold and move stakes and rods).
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $15.25
- Median
- $20.00
- Maximum
- $32.05
Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
2,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 8.1% Female
- 91.9% Male
Not available.
- 8.1% Female
- 91.9% 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
$48,000
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.
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NAICS 8124% of jobs
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NAICS 2314% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 496% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 564% of jobs
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Others44% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 8124% of jobs
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NAICS 2314% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 496% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 564% of jobs
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Others44% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- A few years of secondary school education may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Monitoring operations
- Active listening
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment maintenance
- Critical thought
- Repair
- Coordination
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Operations and control
- Judgment and decision-making
Abilities
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Limb coordination
- Hand-arm stability
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Core strength
- Static muscle power
- Awareness of issues
- Digital dexterity
- Visualization
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Colour perception and distinction
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Endurance
- Overall balance of the body
- Perception speed
- Speech recognition
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
Knowledge and attributes
- Focussed on results
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
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 75119
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Last update: February 14, 2024