National Occupational Classification (NOC): 72201
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Sample Job Titles
- Industrial electrician
- Industrial electrician apprentice
- Marine electrician
- Mill electrician
- Mine electrician
- Plant electrician
- Plant maintenance electrician
- Rig electrician
- Shipyard electrician
What do industrial electricians do?
Industrial electricians install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Industrial electricians perform some or all of the following duties:
- Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
- Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components
- Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
- Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators and reactors
- Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems
- Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices
- Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
- May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada
Industrial electricians work in many subsectors (NAICS) in Newfoundland and Labrador, including:
- 212 Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
- 238 Specialty trade contractors
- 211 Oil and gas extraction
- 213 Support activities for mining, oil and gas extraction
- 221 Utilities
- 311 Food manufacturing
- 324 Petroleum and coal product manufacturing
- 331 Primary metal manufacturing
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada
Short and Long Term Occupational Projections
Short Term Projections for 2025-2027
The employment outlook will be good for industrial electricians in Newfoundland and Labrador (rating of 4 out of 5) for the 2025-2027 period.
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Number of Job Postings in 2025
During 2025, there were 5 public job postings for this occupation, with the following distribution:
| Avalon: 40% | Western: 3% |
| Eastern: 0% | Labrador: 20% |
| Central: 0% | NL-unspecified: 40% |
Source: Vicinity Jobs (note: data used in this analysis reflects new unique monthly postings which are totaled for the calendar year)
Who works as industrial electricians in Newfoundland and Labrador?
During the reference week of May 2021, there were approximately 500 people working in this occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 95% of those employed were Male+ and 5% of those employed were Female+.
Here is the age group breakdown for this group of workers:
| 15 to 24 | 25 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65+ |
| 2% | 86% | 10% | 0% |
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada
How much do accommodation service managers make?
Annual Earnings
The median employment income for all industrial electricians in the reference year 2020 (625 workers in total, including those working part-time and full-time, as well as part-year and full-year) was $111,000.
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada
Hourly Earnings
Salary information for industrial electricians in Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $26.00 | $43.26 | $58.10 |
The following low, median, and high wages are for Canada:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) |
| $28.00 | $42.00 | $54.00 |
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Most Frequently Sought Skills from Job Postings (2025)
- Troubleshooting
- Electrical repairs
- Flexibility
- Machinery / equipment repairs
- Records management
- Repairs / corrective maintenance
Source: Vicinity Jobs
What training is required?
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a four- or five-year industrial electrician apprenticeship program
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A combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in industrial electrical equipment is usually required to be eligible for trade certification. - Trade certification for industrial electricians is compulsory in Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Manitoba and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon.
- Additional construction electrician certification may be required for industrial electricians when the employers are not owners of the industrial electrical equipment.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified industrial electricians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
- The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada
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