Canada · NOC 2021
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516 occupations · official Statistics Canada, Job Bank and IRCC data · checked 21 October 2026
Find your National Occupational Classification code by job title or code. Every occupation shows its TEER, wages, job outlook, Express Entry categories and the new high-wage CRS points.
516 occupations
00010 Legislators
Median $84,000/yr
e.g. cabinet minister, city councillor, First Nations band chief, governor general
00011 Senior government managers and officials
Median $65.38/hr
e.g. assistant deputy minister, chief administrative officer - regional municipality, chief statistician - government services, city administrator
00012 Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services
Median $96.15/hr
e.g. advertising agency president, bank president, chief executive officer (CEO) - telephone company, chief financial officer (CFO) - advertising agency
00013 Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
e.g. arts and culture association chairperson, automobile association executive director, business association president, educational institution chief financial officer (CFO)
00014 Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services
Median $42.38/hr
e.g. cleaning service general manager, department store president, engineering vice-president - television broadcasting services, finance vice-president - food wholesaling
00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities
Median $46.04/hr
e.g. chief executive officer (CEO) - manufacturing company, chief financial officer (CFO) - urban transit system, executive vice-president - railway, finance vice-president - mining company
10010 Financial managers
Median $59.48/hr
e.g. controller - financial services, director - financial services, director of accounting, finance director
10011 Human resources managers
Median $57.69/hr
e.g. employer-employee relations manager, human resources manager, industrial relations manager, occupational health and safety manager
10012 Purchasing managers
Median $56.11/hr
e.g. contract manager, food purchasing manager, material manager, procurement director
10019 Other administrative services managers
Median $50.00/hr
e.g. administrative services chief, administrative services manager, business manager - non-profit organization, court registrar
10020 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
Median $59.23/hr
e.g. bond sales manager, brokerage manager - investments, commodities trading manager, financial brokerage manager
10021 Banking, credit and other investment managers
Median $57.14/hr
e.g. assistant operations manager - banking, credit and investment, bank manager, banking operations manager, collection centre manager
10022 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
Median $55.29/hr
e.g. advertising director, advertising manager, electronic business (e-business) manager, fundraising campaign manager
10029 Other business services managers
Median $49.23/hr
e.g. accounting firm manager, contact centre manager, employment agency manager, energy asset joint venture manager
10030 Telecommunication carriers managers
Median $49.74/hr
e.g. microwave facilities manager - telecommunications, network installation manager - telecommunications, network operations manager - telecommunications, network services manager - telecommunications
11100 Financial auditors and accountants
Median $40.36/hr
e.g. accountant, chief accountant, financial auditor, income tax expert
11101 Financial and investment analysts
Median $43.27/hr
e.g. chartered financial analyst, financial analyst, financial services research associate, investment analyst
11102 Financial advisors
Median $36.06/hr
e.g. account manager, financial advisor, financial consultant, financial planner
11103 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
Median $42.56/hr
e.g. bond dealer, broker, commodity broker, discount broker
11109 Other financial officers
Median $38.46/hr
e.g. credit adjudicator, credit unions examiner, estate and trust administrator, financial institutions inspector
11200 Human resources professionals
Median $40.87/hr
e.g. classification officer - human resources, classification specialist, compensation research analyst, conciliator
11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting
Median $44.10/hr
e.g. business management consultant, business methods analyst, health information management consultant, ISO consultant
11202 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
Median $35.58/hr
e.g. advertising consultant, communications officer (except emergency services), communications specialist, digital marketing consultant
TEER 1Full details12010 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
Median $32.00/hr
e.g. clerical supervisor, data entry supervisor, filing clerks supervisor, hospital admitting clerks supervisor
TEER 2Full details12011 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
Median $34.73/hr
e.g. accounts payable supervisor, accounts receivable supervisor, bank clerks supervisor, billing supervisor
TEER 2Full details12012 Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
Median $35.90/hr
e.g. advertising clerks supervisor, correspondence clerks supervisor, library clerks supervisor, publication clerks supervisor
TEER 2Full details12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations
Median $28.85/hr
e.g. flight crew scheduling supervisor, head dispatcher, head shipper, inventory control supervisor
TEER 2Full details12100 Executive assistants
Median $34.62/hr
e.g. committee clerk, corporate secretary, executive assistant, legislative assistant
TEER 2Full details12101 Human resources and recruitment officers
Median $33.33/hr
e.g. human resources officer, personnel officer, recruitment specialist, staffing analyst
TEER 2Full details12102 Procurement and purchasing agents and officers
Median $36.06/hr
e.g. contract management officer, contracts officer, energy asset surface land analyst, furniture and furnishings purchaser
TEER 2Full details12103 Conference and event planners
Median $28.37/hr
e.g. conference and meeting planner, conference planner, conference services officer, convention coordinator
TEER 2Full page coming soon12104 Employment insurance and revenue officers
Median $34.87/hr
e.g. employment insurance agent, employment insurance benefits control officer, revenue officer, tax collection officer
TEER 2Full details12110 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
Median $26.00/hr
e.g. braille technician, closed captioner, court reporter, Hansard reporter
TEER 2Full page coming soon12111 Health information management occupations
Median $30.51/hr
e.g. health information management supervisor, health information management technician, health records technician, medical records unit supervisor
TEER 2Full page coming soon12112 Records management technicians
Median $31.32/hr
e.g. information management technician, microfilm records searcher, records classifier, records digitizing technician
TEER 2Full page coming soon12113 Statistical officers and related research support occupations
Median $28.21/hr
e.g. research assistant - generalist (except university), research support officer, social research assistant (except university), statistical officer
TEER 2Full page coming soon12200 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
Median $28.02/hr
e.g. accounting bookkeeper, accounting technician, bookkeeper, finance technician
TEER 2Full details12201 Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
Median $35.00/hr
e.g. adjuster, claims examiner, claims representative, insurance adjuster
12202 Insurance underwriters
Median $34.62/hr
e.g. group underwriter, insurance underwriter, liability underwriter, property underwriter
TEER 2Full page coming soon12203 Assessors, business valuators and appraisers
Median $35.00/hr
e.g. accredited appraiser, business valuator, chartered business valuator (CBV), property assessor
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278 occupations have a full page so far, including every high-wage and Express Entry category occupation. The rest are being added.
NOC 0 · 6 occupationsLegislative and senior management
- 00010 Legislators
- 00011 Senior government managers and officials
- 00012 Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services
- 00013 Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- 00014 Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services
- 00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities
NOC 1 · 35 occupationsBusiness, finance and administration
- 10010 Financial managers
- 10011 Human resources managers
- 10012 Purchasing managers
- 10019 Other administrative services managers
- 10020 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
- 10021 Banking, credit and other investment managers
- 10022 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
- 10029 Other business services managers
- 10030 Telecommunication carriers managers
- 11100 Financial auditors and accountants
- 11101 Financial and investment analysts
- 11102 Financial advisors
- 11103 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
- 11109 Other financial officers
- 11200 Human resources professionals
- 11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting
- 11202 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
- 12010 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
- 12011 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
- 12012 Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
- 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations
- 12100 Executive assistants
- 12101 Human resources and recruitment officers
- 12102 Procurement and purchasing agents and officers
- 12104 Employment insurance and revenue officers
- 12200 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- 12201 Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
- 12203 Assessors, business valuators and appraisers
- 13100 Administrative officers
- 13101 Property administrators
- 13102 Payroll administrators
- 13110 Administrative assistants
- 13111 Legal administrative assistants
- 14100 General office support workers
- 14101 Receptionists
NOC 2 · 52 occupationsNatural and applied sciences
- 20010 Engineering managers
- 20011 Architecture and science managers
- 20012 Computer and information systems managers
- 21100 Physicists and astronomers
- 21101 Chemists
- 21102 Geoscientists and oceanographers
- 21103 Meteorologists and climatologists
- 21109 Other professional occupations in physical sciences
- 21110 Biologists and related scientists
- 21111 Forestry professionals
- 21112 Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists
- 21120 Public and environmental health and safety professionals
- 21200 Architects
- 21201 Landscape architects
- 21202 Urban and land use planners
- 21203 Land surveyors
- 21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
- 21211 Data scientists
- 21220 Cybersecurity specialists
- 21221 Business systems specialists
- 21222 Information systems specialists
- 21223 Database analysts and data administrators
- 21230 Computer systems developers and programmers
- 21231 Software engineers and designers
- 21232 Software developers and programmers
- 21233 Web designers
- 21234 Web developers and programmers
- 21300 Civil engineers
- 21301 Mechanical engineers
- 21310 Electrical and electronics engineers
- 21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 21320 Chemical engineers
- 21321 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 21322 Metallurgical and materials engineers
- 21330 Mining engineers
- 21331 Geological engineers
- 21332 Petroleum engineers
- 21390 Aerospace engineers
- 21399 Other professional engineers
- 22214 Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
- 22220 Computer network and web technicians
- 22221 User support technicians
- 22222 Information systems testing technicians
- 22231 Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers
- 22232 Occupational health and safety specialists
- 22233 Construction inspectors
- 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 22303 Construction estimators
- 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 22312 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
- 22313 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
NOC 3 · 36 occupationsHealth
- 30010 Managers in health care
- 31100 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
- 31101 Specialists in surgery
- 31102 General practitioners and family physicians
- 31103 Veterinarians
- 31110 Dentists
- 31111 Optometrists
- 31112 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- 31120 Pharmacists
- 31121 Dietitians and nutritionists
- 31200 Psychologists
- 31201 Chiropractors
- 31202 Physiotherapists
- 31203 Occupational therapists
- 31209 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
- 31300 Nursing coordinators and supervisors
- 31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 31302 Nurse practitioners
- 31303 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
- 32101 Licensed practical nurses
- 32102 Paramedical occupations
- 32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- 32104 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
- 32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
- 32111 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
- 32120 Medical laboratory technologists
- 32121 Medical radiation technologists
- 32122 Medical sonographers
- 32123 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
- 32124 Pharmacy technicians
- 32129 Other medical technologists and technicians
- 32201 Massage therapists
- 33100 Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
- 33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
- 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 33103 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
NOC 4 · 42 occupationsEducation, law, social, community and government services
- 40010 Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration
- 40011 Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration
- 40012 Government managers - education policy development and program administration
- 40019 Other managers in public administration
- 40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training
- 40021 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
- 40030 Managers in social, community and correctional services
- 40040 Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services
- 40041 Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers
- 40042 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces
- 41100 Judges
- 41101 Lawyers and Quebec notaries
- 41200 University professors and lecturers
- 41201 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
- 41210 College and other vocational instructors
- 41220 Secondary school teachers
- 41221 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 41300 Social workers
- 41301 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
- 41310 Police investigators and other investigative occupations
- 41311 Probation and parole officers
- 41320 Educational counsellors
- 41400 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 41401 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
- 41402 Business development officers and market researchers and analysts
- 41403 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 41404 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 41405 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 41407 Program officers unique to government
- 41409 Other professional occupations in social science
- 42100 Police officers (except commissioned)
- 42101 Firefighters
- 42102 Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces
- 42201 Social and community service workers
- 42202 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 42203 Instructors of persons with disabilities
- 43100 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
- 43201 Correctional service officers
- 43203 Border services, customs, and immigration officers
- 43204 Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces
- 44100 Home child care providers
- 44101 Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations
NOC 5 · 10 occupationsArt, culture, recreation and sport
- 50010 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
- 50011 Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
- 50012 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
- 51100 Librarians
- 51101 Conservators and curators
- 51102 Archivists
- 51111 Authors and writers (except technical)
- 51112 Technical writers
- 51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
- 52112 Broadcast technicians
NOC 6 · 26 occupationsSales and service
- 60010 Corporate sales managers
- 60020 Retail and wholesale trade managers
- 60030 Restaurant and food service managers
- 60031 Accommodation service managers
- 60040 Managers in customer and personal services
- 62010 Retail sales supervisors
- 62020 Food service supervisors
- 62022 Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
- 62023 Customer and information services supervisors
- 62100 Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade
- 62101 Retail and wholesale buyers
- 62200 Chefs
- 63100 Insurance agents and brokers
- 63101 Real estate agents and salespersons
- 63200 Cooks
- 63201 Butchers - retail and wholesale
- 63202 Bakers
- 64100 Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers
- 64101 Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical)
- 64300 Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses
- 64301 Bartenders
- 64314 Hotel front desk clerks
- 64409 Other customer and information services representatives
- 65200 Food and beverage servers
- 65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
- 65310 Light duty cleaners
NOC 7 · 56 occupationsTrades, transport and equipment operators
- 70010 Construction managers
- 70011 Home building and renovation managers
- 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers
- 70020 Managers in transportation
- 70021 Postal and courier services managers
- 72010 Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
- 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
- 72012 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
- 72013 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
- 72014 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
- 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
- 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
- 72023 Supervisors, railway transport operations
- 72100 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
- 72102 Sheet metal workers
- 72103 Boilermakers
- 72105 Ironworkers
- 72106 Welders and related machine operators
- 72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- 72201 Industrial electricians
- 72202 Power system electricians
- 72203 Electrical power line and cable workers
- 72300 Plumbers
- 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- 72302 Gas fitters
- 72310 Carpenters
- 72311 Cabinetmakers
- 72320 Bricklayers
- 72321 Insulators
- 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- 72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- 72402 Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- 72403 Railway carmen/women
- 72404 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
- 72406 Elevator constructors and mechanics
- 72410 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
- 72421 Appliance servicers and repairers
- 72422 Electrical mechanics
- 72500 Crane operators
- 72501 Water well drillers
- 72600 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
- 72601 Air traffic controllers and related occupations
- 72602 Deck officers, water transport
- 72603 Engineer officers, water transport
- 72604 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
- 72999 Other technical trades and related occupations
- 73100 Concrete finishers
- 73110 Roofers and shinglers
- 73112 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- 73113 Floor covering installers
- 73300 Transport truck drivers
- 73301 Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
- 73310 Railway and yard locomotive engineers
- 73311 Railway conductors and brakemen/women
- 75101 Material handlers
- 75110 Construction trades helpers and labourers
NOC 8 · 7 occupationsNatural resources and agriculture
- 80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
- 82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry
- 82020 Supervisors, mining and quarrying
- 82021 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services
- 83100 Underground production and development miners
- 83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
- 83120 Fishing masters and officers
NOC 9 · 8 occupationsManufacturing and utilities
- 90010 Manufacturing managers
- 90011 Utilities managers
- 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
- 92011 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
- 92100 Power engineers and power systems operators
- 93100 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
- 93101 Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing
- 93102 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
How it works
What a NOC code tells you
Canada classifies every job into a five-digit National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. The second digit is the TEER category, from 0 (management) to 5, which shows the training, education and experience the job usually needs.
Express Entry counts work in TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 occupations as skilled. From 3 November 2026, work or a job offer in one of IRCC's 186 high-wage occupations also earns extra CRS points, and several occupation categories get their own draws.
IRCC judges your NOC by your duties, not your job title. Choosing the wrong code is a common reason applications are refused, so check the main duties on the occupation's page against what you actually do.
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Sources: Statistics Canada, NOC 2021 Version 1.0, ESDC Job Bank wages (2025) and outlooks (2025–2027), and IRCC. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. General information only, not immigration advice; not affiliated with the Government of Canada.
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