NOC 2021 · 72105 · TEER 2
Ironworkers
Unit group 72105 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Ironworkers fabricate, erect, hoist, install, repair and service structural ironwork, precast concrete, concrete reinforcing materials, curtain walls, ornamental iron and other metals used in the construction of buildings, bridges, highways, dams and other structures and equipment. They are employed by construction ironwork contractors. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Example job titles
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- apprentice ironworker
- apprentice metal structure erector
- bridge construction ironworker
- building systems erector
- curtain wall installation ironworker
- generalist steel structure erector
- iron structure erector
- ironworker
- ironworker - metal building systems erector
- ironworker - ornamental
- ironworker - reinforcing rebar
- ironworker apprentice
- ironworker generalist
- journeyman/woman ironworker
- journeyman/woman reinforcing ironworker
- metal scaffold erector
- metal structure erector
- metal tank erecting ironworker
- metal wall framing installer
- metal wall framing ironworker
- metal wall installation ironworker
- ornamental ironworker
- ornamental-metal worker
- precast concrete erector
- reinforcing ironworker
- reinforcing rodworker
- reinforcing steel ironworker
- rodworker apprentice
- steel door setting ironworker
- structural iron erector
- structural ironworker
- structural metal erector
- structural steel erector
- tower crane erector
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.