Motor Vehicle Assemblers and Inspectors
Job description
These individuals assemble parts and prefabricated motor vehicle components. They inspect and test parts, accessories, and finished products. They guarantee their performance and compliance with established standards.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Noise
Main tasks
Motor Vehicle Assemblers
- Consult electrical and technical diagrams and designs to plan vehicle assembly.
- Weld, braze, or fasten automotive parts and components.
- Operate and maintain assembly equipment (e.g. robots).
- Connect cables, tubes, and wires.
- Install parts, subassemblies, and accessories (engines, transmissions, dashboards, etc.).
- Install and adjust doors, hoods, and trunk lids.
Motor Vehicle Inspectors and Testers
- Check primer and topcoats as well as sealers and putties.
- Indicate, record, and report defects to be corrected.
- Check the proper functioning of equipment and electrical cables.
- Ensure that there are no defects on parts and vehicles.
- Drive and check vehicles on test benches.
Advancement and mobility
- Access to other stations in the same workshop is possible.
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $20.48
- Median
- $25.07
- Maximum
- $33.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
4,500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 22% Female
- 78% Male
Not available.
- 22% Female
- 78% 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
$46,000
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 336 [excluding 3364]55% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
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NAICS 3326% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 494% of jobs
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NAICS 3263% of jobs
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Others24% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
-
NAICS 336 [excluding 3364]55% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
-
NAICS 3326% of jobs
-
NAICS 48, 494% of jobs
-
NAICS 3263% of jobs
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Others24% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- A secondary school diploma is usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Monitoring operations
- Quality control analysis
- Reading comprehension
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
Abilities
- Hand-arm stability
- Manual dexterity
- Digital dexterity
- Near vision
- Visualization
- Limb coordination
- Static muscle power
- Information organization
- Control accuracy
- Awareness of issues
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Core strength
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Speech recognition
- Processing flexibility
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Rigour
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Sense of observation
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- 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 94200
Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers
Job titles
- Automobile assembler
- New passenger car inspector
- Production operator - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Auto assembly worker
- Automobile inspector and tester - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Fitter and adjuster - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Hood fitter - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Line-up adjuster - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Headlight adjuster - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Door adjuster - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Door and deck lid adjuster - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Soft top trimmer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Line-up man/woman - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Assembler-mechanic - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Assembler - automobile assembly
- Engine dress assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Frame assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Light truck assembler - automobile assembly
- Body assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Chassis assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Van assembler
- Interior finishing assembler - automobile assembly
- Minivan assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Small parts assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Auto parts assembler
- Seat assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Automotive assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Sport utility vehicle (suv) assembler
- Automobile inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Body-in-white inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Trim and hardware inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Automotive engine quality control inspector
- Motor and chassis inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Plastic and painted panels inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Radiator inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Finished assembled vehicle inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- In-process assembly inspector - automobile assembly
- Roll tester - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Test driver - automobile assembly
- Engine block tester - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Engine tester - automobile assembly
- Automobile engine tester - automobile assembly
- Transmission tester - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Road and roll tester
- Chassis assembly inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Body frame inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Chassis inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Electrical quality assurance inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Mechanical quality assurance inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Motor vehicle mechanical equipment inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Engine inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Floor inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Mechanical inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Automobile accessories installer and repairer
- Automotive electronic accessories installer and repairer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Automobile accessories installer
- Battery installer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Electrical wirer - automotive assembly
- Engine installer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Radiator installer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Automobile radio and accessories installer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Wheel and tire installer - automobile assembly
- Vinyl roof installer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Transmission installer
- Utility repairer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Road test mechanic
- Assembly quality upgrader - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Crankshaft assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Axle assembler - automobile assembly
- Automobile hood assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Brake assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Door paneler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Instrument cluster assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Door assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Spring assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Leaf spring assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Subassembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Instrument panel assembler - automobile assembly
- Convertible top assembler - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Body production operator - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Trim and final production operator - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Sealer operator - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Machine operator - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Utility operator - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Door hanger - motor vehicle manufacturing
- New passenger car preparer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Instrument panel electrical tester - motor vehicle manufacturing
- General repairer and adjuster - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Electrical test technician - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Mechanical test technician - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Body department technician - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Finishing department technician - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Paint department technician - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Composite technician - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Automobile final inspector - automobile assembly
- Assembly inspector - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Water leak examiner - motor vehicle manufacturing
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Last update: January 29, 2026
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