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- NOC 2011 Version 1.0
7335 – Other small engine and small equipment repairers
Workers in this unit group test, repair and service small gasoline and diesel-powered engines and equipment, such as garden tractors, outboard motors, lawn mowers and other related equipment. They are employed by dealer service shops and by independent service establishments.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Air-cooled engine mechanic
- Apprentice mechanic, small engines
- Apprentice mechanic, small equipment
- Apprentice small engine mechanic
- Garden tractor repairer
- Gas-powered small equipment mechanic
- Gasoline-powered lawn mower mechanic
- Gasoline-powered snow blower repairer
- Lawn and garden equipment technician
- Lawn mower repairer, gasoline powered
- Mechanic, gas-powered small engines
- Mechanic, gasoline-powered lawn mowers
- Mechanic, small engines
- Mechanic, small engines and equipment
- Outdoor power equipment technician
- Repairer, gasoline-powered lawn mowers
- Repairer, gasoline-powered snow blowers
- Repairer, small engines
- Repairer, small equipment
- Small engine and equipment mechanic
- Small engine mechanic
- Small engine repairer
- Small engine technician
- Small equipment mechanic apprentice
- Small equipment repairer
- Technician, lawn and garden equipment
- Technician, outdoor power equipment
- Technician, small engine
- Air-cooled engine mechanic
- Lawn and garden equipment technician
- Lawn mower repairer, gasoline powered
- Small engine technician
- Small equipment mechanic apprentice
- Small equipment repairer
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Workers in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
- Review work orders and discuss work to be performed with supervisor
- Inspect and test engines and other mechanical components using test devices to diagnose and isolate faults
- Adjust, repair or replace mechanical or electrical system parts and components using hand tools and equipment
- Test and adjust repaired equipment for proper performance
- Perform scheduled maintenance service on equipment
- Advise customers on work performed and general condition of equipment
- Determine estimates of repair cost.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program in small engine or equipment repair or A combination of several years of work experience in the trade and some high school or college courses in small engine or equipment repair are usually required for trade certification.
- Small engine or equipment mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario and Nunavut.
- Inboard/outboard mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Ontario and British Columbia.
- Outdoor power equipment technician trade certification, for specified types of equipment, is available, but voluntary, in Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- Appliance servicers and repairers (7332)
- Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics (7334)
- Supervisors of small engine and equipment mechanics (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
- Skill level
- B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
- Major group
- 73 – Maintenance and equipment operation trades
- Minor group
- 733 – Other mechanics and related repairers
- Version
- NOC 2011 Version 1.0