Electrician

Electricians – Construction and Maintenance (309A) plan, assemble, connect, install, repair, inspect, test, verify, and maintain electrical systems in various settings (i.e. residential, commercial, institutional, industrial). Electrical systems include heating, lighting, power, communication, control, security systems and renewable energy and energy storage systems.

• Trade Code: 309A

• NOC: 72200

• Certifying Exam: Yes

• Classification: Compulsory trade

• Red Seal: Yes

Note: Also related is Electricians – Domestic and Rural (309C).  However, 309C has very low levels of registration and is not a Red Seal trade.  Instead, 309A (rather than 309C) remains the preferred pathway for the vast majority of residential electricians in Ontario.

Apprentice wage increases with skill and experience.  Here is the expected wage range in QUILL Region for 309A:

• Low: $ 20/ hour

• Median: $ 32.50/ hour

• High: $  48/ hour

Industrial Electricians (442A) lay out, inspect, assemble, install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain (including programming, calibration and preventive/predictive maintenance) electrical fixtures, apparatus, control equipment and wiring for industrial electrical systems, as well as equipment and systems such as motors, generators, distribution equipment systems, wiring systems, lighting systems, motor drives, stand-by power systems, instrumentation, communication, security, renewable energy and energy storage systems.

• Trade Code: 442A

• NOC: 72201

• Certifying Exam: Yes

• Classification: Non-Compulsory trade

• Red Seal: Yes

Apprentice wage increases with skill and experience.  Here is the expected wage range in QUILL Region for 442A:

• Low: $ 29/ hour

• Median: $ 40/ hour

• High: $  48.09/ hour