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Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors

NOC 72100. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 7231 are counted here too.

#26 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

2,593

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

6,192

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

1,451

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$28.79/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

137
2016
215
2017
377
2018
579
2019
389
2020
488
2021
1.2K
2022
1.1K
2023
806
2024
654
2025
281
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $25.00 to $36.00 · 1,693 postings$28.79
  2. 022025Middle half $24.61 to $35.00 · 1,720 postings$28.00
  3. 032024Middle half $24.00 to $30.00 · 1,903 postings$28.00
  4. 042023Middle half $22.00 to $30.00 · 2,263 postings$26.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Sherbrooke, QC234
  2. 02Mississauga, ON219
  3. 03Québec, QC192
  4. 04Thetford Mines, QC179
  5. 05Trois-Rivières, QC179
  6. 06Montréal, QC172
  7. 07Granby, QC167
  8. 08Plessisville, QC167

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Linamar Corporation1 approved LMIAs
    136
  2. 2
    MARMEN INC.75 approved LMIAs
    112
  3. 3
    CIF Métal Ltée40 approved LMIAs
    105
  4. 4
    Groupe Meloche inc51 approved LMIAs
    96
  5. 5
    Rotobec inc.48 approved LMIAs
    84
  6. 6
    Boa-Franc s.e.n.c.28 approved LMIAs
    61
  7. 7
    Rasakti Inc48 approved LMIAs
    59
  8. 8
    HAMM Equipment Inc.11 approved LMIAs
    57
  9. 9
    J.I.T. Laser Inc.28 approved LMIAs
    52
  10. 10
    Usitech 2000 Inc.25 approved LMIAs
    51

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec834 employers
    4,505
  2. 2
    Ontario395 employers
    1,095
  3. 3
    British Columbia109 employers
    233
  4. 4
    Alberta81 employers
    177
  5. 5
    New Brunswick3 employers
    7