NOC 74200: Railway yard and track maintenance workers
Railway yard workers regulate yard traffic, couple and uncouple trains and perform related yard activities. Railway track maintenance workers operate machines and equipment to lay, maintain and repair railway tracks. They are employed by railway transport companies.
Last reviewed 2026-11-02 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Quick answer
NOC 74200 (Railway yard and track maintenance workers) is a TEER 4 occupation — not skilled work for FSW or CEC. It is not on IRCC's high-wage list. It isn't on any current category-based draw list.
TEER
TEER 4
Not skilled for FSW/CEC
High-wage
Not listed
No extra CRS points
Category draws
None
IRCC 2026 lists
| NOC 2021 code | 74200 |
|---|---|
| Title | Railway yard and track maintenance workers |
| Broad category | Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations |
| TEER | TEER 4 — usually requires a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Example job titles
- ballast regulator operator - railway
- car controller - railway
- control tower operator - railway
- machine operator - railway
- rail saw operator
- railway equipment operator
- railway track patroller
- railway trackman/woman
Main duties
- Railway yard workers
- Operate control panel switches from railway yard tower to set traffic signals and to activate train switches that regulate railway traffic in railway yards
- Operate car retarders, turntables and track switches to align locomotives and cars as required for coupling, uncoupling or servicing
- Switch cars according to instructions which indicate the location, disposition and number of cars
- Lubricate moving parts of railway cars and locomotives.
- Railway track maintenance workers
- Operate machines and equipment such as sleeper sliders, anchors, rail lifters, drag drills, drag diggers, rail saws and tie-bar cranes to lay, maintain, repair, and align railway tracks, to transfer, spread, level and tamp ballast around ties and rails and to clear snow from tracks
- Clean and make minor repairs to machines and equipment
Your duties should match the lead statement and most of the main duties to use this NOC — check the full profile on the official NOC site.
Related occupations
- NOC 74201 — Water transport deck and engine room crew
- NOC 74202 — Air transport ramp attendants
- NOC 74203 — Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers
- NOC 74204 — Utility maintenance workers
- NOC 74205 — Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers
- NOC 74100 — Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations
- NOC 74101 — Letter carriers
- NOC 74102 — Couriers and messengers
← NOC 74102 Couriers and messengers · NOC 74201 Water transport deck and engine room crew →
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TEER 4 also matters for work permits: see the spousal open work permit (TEER rules for spouses of workers), LMIA explained and the Atlantic Immigration Program (job offers in TEER 0–4).
Sources: Statistics Canada NOC 2021 V1.0; IRCC high-wage occupations; IRCC category-based selection; IRCC who can apply.
Frequently asked questions
Is NOC 74200 eligible for Express Entry?+
NOC 74200 is a TEER 4 occupation. IRCC only counts TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 work as skilled experience for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, so this occupation alone generally won't meet those requirements. Provincial programs may differ.
Is NOC 74200 a high-wage occupation?+
No. NOC 74200 isn't on IRCC's Express Entry high-wage occupations list, so it doesn't earn the extra high-wage or job offer CRS points. Canadian work-length points can still apply for TEER 0–3 work.
Which Express Entry category draws include NOC 74200?+
None of IRCC's current category-based selection lists include NOC 74200. Candidates can still be invited in general, program-specific (such as CEC) or PNP rounds.