NOC 72403 — Railway carmen/women in Canada
Duties, TEER level, employment requirements and example job titles for NOC 72403 — from the NOC 2021 classification.
What NOC 72403 means in plain English
Railway carmen inspect, troubleshoot, repair and maintain mechanical, structural and pneumatic components of railway rolling stock. In NOC 2021, the first digit of the code (7) places this unit group in the broad category Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations, and the second digit (2) is its TEER level.
What TEER 2 means
TEER stands for Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities. TEER 2 usually means:
- Completion of a two- to three-year post-secondary program at a community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP, or
- Completion of an apprenticeship of two to five years, or
- Occupations with supervisory or significant safety responsibilities (for example, police officers and firefighters), or
- Several years of experience in a related TEER 3 occupation (when applicable).
Express Entry: Work experience in TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 occupations is the 'skilled' experience that the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class under Express Entry look for. Program rules, minimum hours and category-based draws change, so confirm current requirements on IRCC's website before you apply. See all TEER 2 occupations.
Main duties
- Inspect rolling stock
- Repair railway cars
- Test air brakes
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school
- Completion of railway carmen apprenticeship
Example job titles under NOC 72403
If your job title is one of these, NOC 72403 is a likely match — confirm it by comparing your actual duties with the list above, since NOC is matched on duties, not titles.
- Railway carman
- Railway car repairer
How to use NOC 72403 on your resume
Recruiters and applicant tracking systems search for Canadian job titles and duty keywords. Use the example title that matches your work, mirror the duty wording above in your bullets, and check your draft with the free ATS checker. If you studied outside Canada, read our Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) guide.
Related occupations
Other trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations we cover:
- NOC 70010 — Construction managers (TEER 0)
- NOC 70011 — Home building and renovation managers (TEER 0)
- NOC 72400 — Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (TEER 2)
- NOC 73300 — Transport Truck Drivers (TEER 3)
- NOC 75101 — Warehouse Workers (TEER 5)
Sources: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada / ESDC (duties and requirements summarized). Always confirm your code on the official NOC site before using it on an application.