Youth Ability in Skilled Trades

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Youth Ability in Skilled Trades

National
Provincial Alberta

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Skilled Trades Employment Chart

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Skilled trade	Description	Provincial Requirements	Skilled trades schools where program is offered.	Average rates of pay
Automotive/Vehicle/ Motive Power
Auto Body Technician - Auto Body Prepper	does surface preparation, minor damage repairs, masking and priming is responsible for anti-corrosion treatment restoration, substrate identification, surface preparation, undercoat product mixing and application removes/installs bolt-on components like hoods, fenders, deck lids, doors, trim, glass, and other interior components The expertise of an Auto Body Prepper is often required throughout collision repair.	To work as an auto body prepper in Alberta, a person must be a registered apprentice or a certified journeyman.	NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	17 to $26 an hour plus benefits
Automotive Service Technician	performs preventative maintenance diagnoses faulty operations through the use of testing equipment, test drives, and reference to manuals and specifications repairs automotive vehicles and light trucks reads work order and examines vehicle disassembles assembly repairs/replaces damaged parts reassembles, adjusts, and tests mechanism A 40-hour, 5-day week, with some evening, overtime, and holiday hours is required.	must be a registered apprentice or a certified journeyman.	LAKELAND COLLEGE LETHBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY RED DEER COLLEGE SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	$20 to $24 an hour plus benefits
Glazier	cuts and installs glass and aluminium for various applications reads and interprets drawings and specifications measures openings prepares and installs glass panes weatherproofs joints assembles and installs aluminium parts assembles, fabricates, fits, and attaches architectural metal/substitutes assembles and installs prefabricated glass units or products, replaces safety glass, windows, windshields, and other types of glass in furniture and other products	be a registered apprentice or a certified journeyman, OR work for an employer who is satisfied that the worker has the skills and knowledge expected of a certified journeyman, OR be self-employed	SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	$17 to $28 an hour plus benefits.
Heavy Equipment Technician	maintains, repairs, and overhauls heavy vehicles and toed/self-propelled industrial equipment interprets work orders and technical manuals keeps equipment cleaned, lubricated and maintained diagnoses faults or malfunctions adjusts equipment and repairs or replaces defective parts, components or systems tests repaired equipment writes service reports The trade of heavy Equipment Technician can be further categorized into Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic (Off-Road; specializes in off-road vehicles), and Truck-Trailer Mechanic (specializes in transport devices connected to or moved by a power unit).	To work as a Heavy Equipment Technician in Alberta, a person must be a registered apprentice or a certified journeyman.	KEYANO COLLEGE LAKELAND COLLEGE	$18 to $30 an hour plus benefits
Motorcycle Mechanic	assembles, maintains, repairs and restores motorcycles and other multi-wheeled all-terrain vehicles under 450 kilograms discusses complaints with customers or service manager diagnoses problems and locates failures with the electrical system, engine, power train, suspension or frame dismantles, adjusts and repairs or replaces mechanical and electrical system parts and components performs routine maintenance knows how to rebuild or replace parts operates increasingly-prevalent industrial equipment	To work as a Motorcycle Mechanic in Alberta, a person must be a registered apprentice or a certified journeyman.	NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	$15 to $28