United States
7384- Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.
Canada NOC:
7384
Job Title:
Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.
Job Description:
This unit group includes tradespersons and related skilled workers, not elsewhere classified, who repair, service, install, calibrate or fabricate a variety of products. This unit group includes commercial divers. They are employed by a wide range of establishments, or they may be self-employed.
Main Duties:
The following is a summary of main duties for some occupations in this unit group:
Gunsmiths fabricate guns and repair and modify firearms according to blueprints or customers' specifications.
Locksmiths repair, install and adjust locks, make keys and change lock combinations.
Recreation vehicle technicians repair or replace electrical wiring, plumbing, propane gas lines, appliances, windows, doors, cabinets and structural frames in recreational vehicles.
Safe and vault servicers install, repair and maintain safes and vaults in banks and other establishments.
Saw fitters repair, set and sharpen band saws, chain saws, circular saws and other types of saw blades according to specifications.
Die setters select dies for forging according to work order and specifications; position align and bolt dies to ram and anvil of power presses and hammers.
Commercial divers perform underwater activities related to construction, inspection, search, salvage, repair and photography.
Employment Requirements:
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Completion of a two- to four-year apprenticeship program in a relevant trade, such as locksmith, recreation vehicle technician or saw fitter
or
College, high school or industry courses combined with several years of related work experience
or
Several years of on-the-job training are required.
Trade certification for locksmiths is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Trade certification for recreation vehicle service technicians is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia and the Yukon.
Sawfiler/fitter and sawfitter trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.
Provincial trade certification or licensing may be required for other occupations in this unit group.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified recreation vehicle service technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Commercial divers must meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z275.4-02, Competency Standard for Diving Operations.
Commercial divers require an Occupational Diver Certificate of Competency issued by the Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) or qualification earned through a formal education program, training courses in diving or a combination of education and practical experience.
Commercial divers require certification of competency and a diving medical examination from an approved hyperbaric physician.
Commercial divers may require military or police diving experience.
Commercial divers usually require a provincial blaster's licence for the setting and detonation of explosives.
Additional Inormation:
The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
There is little or no mobility among occupations in this unit group.
Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Classified Elsewhere:
Similar O*NET Careers (USA) :
- Stonemasons
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
- Segmental Pavers
- Fence Erectors
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- Construction and Related Workers, All Other
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
- Weatherization Installers and Technicians
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
- Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
- Tool and Die Makers
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Automotive Master Mechanics
- Automotive Specialty Technicians
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Motorcycle Mechanics
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
- Tire Repairers and Changers
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
- Medical Equipment Repairers
- Watch Repairers
- Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other
- Craft Artists
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
- Potters, Manufacturing
- Molding and Casting Workers
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
- Etchers and Engravers
- Commercial Divers
- Floral Designers
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
International Careers(ISCO):
- Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers
- Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers
- Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified
- Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers
- Toolmakers and related workers
- Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners
- Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers
- Precision-instrument makers and repairers
- Potters and related workers
- Sign writers, decorative painters, engravers and etchers
- Underwater divers
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classified
Source Of Info:
National Occupation Classification, (2011)
Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,
February 2012,
Catalogue no. 12-583-X