Heavy Equipment Mechanics
Job description
These individuals repair and maintain heavy mobile equipment. This equipment is required for many jobs (construction, transportation, natural resource development, etc.).
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Noise
Main tasks
- Inspect machines for malfunctions and determine their nature.
- Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective components.
- Make sure that the repaired item is working properly.
- Clean, lubricate, and perform routine machine maintenance.
- Repair heavy trucks, as required.
- Attach components and adjust new farm machinery, as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Qualified Heavy Equipment Technicians and Farm Machinery Technicians receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
- These individuals may specialize in different types of machinery (e.g. crawler vehicles), settings (e.g. transmissions) and technologies (e.g. hydraulics).
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $20.00
- Median
- $29.96
- Maximum
- $43.00
Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects for 2022-2026
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 1.2% Female
- 98.8% Male
- 1.2% Female
- 98.8% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
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 2320% of jobs
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NAICS 8116% of jobs
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NAICS 4116% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 498% of jobs
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NAICS 917% of jobs
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Others33% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 2320% of jobs
-
NAICS 8116% of jobs
-
NAICS 4116% of jobs
-
NAICS 48, 498% of jobs
-
NAICS 917% of jobs
-
Others33% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in mécanique agricole 
Placement rate: 87.5%
10.7% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in mécanique d'engins de chantier
Placement rate: 88.6%
8.1% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in mécanique de véhicules lourds routiers
Placement rate: 87.4%
10.6% of graduates pursue further studies
AVS in mécanique spécialisée d'équipement lourd
Placement rate: 69.8%
26.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Certificate of qualification.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Equipment maintenance
- Monitoring operations
- Information processing
- Operations and control
- Quality control analysis
- Equipment selection
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Active learning
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Time management
Abilities
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Digital dexterity
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Near vision
- Awareness of issues
- Hand-arm stability
- Limb coordination
- Visualization
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Reaction time
- Static muscle power
- Inductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Speed control
- Core strength
- Colour perception and distinction
- Distance vision
- Auditory attention
- Speech clarity
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Speech recognition
- Response orientation
- Hearing sensitivity
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Versatility
- 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.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Note about CNP
Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.
Official name of the NOC 7312 (72401)
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
Job titles
- Construction Equipment Mechanics
- Farm machinery mechanic
- Heavy-duty equipment mechanic
- Construction equipment mechanic
- Heavy mobile equipment repairman/woman
- Apprentice farm machinery mechanic
- Apprentice farm equipment mechanic
- Heavy-duty equipment mechanic apprentice
- Diesel mechanic apprentice
- Heavy-duty equipment technician apprentice
- Farm machinery wheelwright
- Journeyman/woman heavy-duty equipment mechanic
- Journeyman heavy-duty equipment mechanic
- Heavy equipment inspector-repairwoman
- Heavy equipment field mechanic
- Heavy equipment combination mechanic
- Dredge mechanic
- Sideboom mechanic
- Locomotive mechanic
- Farm equipment mechanic
- Mobile farm equipment mechanic
- Felling equipment mechanic
- Grading equipment mechanic
- Paving equipment mechanic
- Earthmoving equipment mechanic
- Excavating equipment mechanic
- Heavy equipment mechanic - diesel engine
- Mobile logging equipment mechanic
- Mobile mining equipment mechanic
- Heavy mobile logging equipment mechanic
- Heavy mobile mining equipment mechanic
- Diesel mechanic
- Diesel mechanic - heavy equipment
- Heavy diesel engine mechanic
- Power shovel mechanic
- Backhoe mechanic
- Tractor mechanic
- Farm tractor mechanic
- Fuel injection unit servicer - diesel
- Dredge repairer
- Crane repairer
- Diesel locomotive repairman/woman
- Mine locomotive repairman
- Mobile farm machinery repairer
- Diesel engine repairman - railway
- Repairman mechanic
- Caterpillar tractor repairer
- Farm tractor repairer
- Construction equipment repairman/woman
- Crane service technician
- Farm equipment technician
- Agricultural equipment technician
- Heavy-duty equipment technician
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
WAP
This occupation is targeted by a Workplace Apprenticeship Program
Last update: April 28, 2023