NOC 2021 · 21233 · TEER 1
NOC 21233: Web designers
Official NOC 2021, Job Bank and IRCC data · checked 21 October 2026
Web designers develop and create the visual presentation, layout and functionality of websites and related applications. They are responsible for ensuring that the website is easy to use, and that the information is easy to access. Web designers are employed in computer software development firms, information technology consulting firms, information technology units throughout the public and private sectors, advertising agencies or they may be self-employed.
TEER
TEER 1
Usually needs a university degree
Median wage (Canada)
$33.65 / hour
Job Bank, 2023-2024
High-wage tier (from 3 Nov 2026)
Not on the list
No high-wage CRS points
Express Entry categories
None
General and program draws only
Express Entry
How NOC 21233 counts for Express Entry
- Federal Skilled Worker: eligible occupationNeeds 1 year of continuous skilled (TEER 0–3) work in the last 10 years and 67 points on the FSW grid.
- Canadian Experience Class: eligible occupationNeeds 1 year of skilled (TEER 0–3) work in Canada in the last 3 years.
- Federal Skilled Trades: not eligibleNeeds 2 years of work in an eligible trade group in the last 5 years, plus a job offer or a Canadian certificate of qualification.
High-wage CRS points
NOC 21233 is not one of IRCC's 186 high-wage occupations, so Canadian work or a job offer in it earns no high-wage points. Your usual Canadian work-length points still count.
See all 186 high-wage occupationsCategory-based draws
NOC 21233 is not on any of IRCC's 2026 occupation categories. You can still be invited through general, program-specific or French-language draws.
IRCC category listsDuties
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Establish design guidelines, standards and optimal design practices
- Maintain the appearance of websites by applying content standards
- Designing visual imagery for websites and ensuring that it is consistent with the organization image
- Integrate features and functionalities into Web sites
- Create and optimize content for the Web site using a variety of graphics, database, animation and other software
- Test and improve the design of a Web site
- May lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to develop Web site graphics, content, capacity and interactivity.
For Express Entry, your experience must match the lead statement and most of these duties, not only the job title.
Job titles
Example job titles
- Internet site designer
- Intranet site designer
- Web designer
All 6 job titles in NOC 21233
- interactive media consultant
- Internet site designer
- Intranet site designer
- multimedia consultant
- Web designer
- Web site designer
Requirements
Employment requirements
- A bachelor's degree in computer science or graphic design or completion or a college program in computer science, graphic arts, or Web design is required.
- Experience as a graphic designer is usually required.
Wages
Wages for NOC 21233 in Canada
Low, median and high wages per hour in Canadian dollars, from ESDC Job Bank's 2025 wage data.
| Region | Low | Median | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $20.00 | $33.65 | $57.69 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $18.12 | $30.39 | $50.72 | Small Area Estimation, 2024 |
| Prince Edward Island | $25.41 | $31.46 | $47.65 | Small Area Estimation, 2024 |
| Nova Scotia | $21.90 | $31.43 | $41.76 | Small Area Estimation, 2024 |
| New Brunswick | $22.50 | $32.00 | $36.00 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Quebec | $25.00 | $37.02 | $58.97 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Ontario | $21.00 | $33.65 | $51.28 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Manitoba | $21.07 | $31.63 | $52.10 | Small Area Estimation, 2024 |
| Saskatchewan | $19.78 | $30.05 | $52.90 | Small Area Estimation, 2024 |
| Alberta | $22.41 | $35.87 | $55.46 | Small Area Estimation, 2024 |
| British Columbia | $19.23 | $32.69 | $55.29 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
Provinces with too little data are not shown. Wages vary by city and employer; see Job Bank for regional figures.
Job outlook
Job outlook by province, 2025–2027
Job Bank's 3-year employment outlook for this occupation, by province and territory.
ModeratePrince Edward Island
The employment outlook will be Moderate for web designers (NOC 21233) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about web designers in Prince Edward Island:
Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Web designers mainly work in the following sectors:
Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 69%
Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 25%
Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 6%
22% of web designers are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 50% compared to 51% for all occupations
Women: 50% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: n/a
high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 25% for all occupations
bachelor's degree: 44% compared to 17% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
ModerateNova Scotia
The employment outlook will be Moderate for web designers (NOC 21233) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about web designers in Nova Scotia:
Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Web designers mainly work in the following sectors:
Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 66%
Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 10%
Universities (NAICS 6113): 7%
Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 6%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 72% compared to 82% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 28% compared to 18% for all occupations
61% of web designers work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
43% of web designers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 64% compared to 51% for all occupations
Women: 36% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: 10% compared to 10% for all occupations
high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 27% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 10% for all occupations
ModerateAlberta
The employment outlook will be Moderate for web designers (NOC 21233) in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about web designers in Alberta:
Approximately 1,050 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Web designers mainly work in the following sectors:
Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 68%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 72% compared to 80% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
53% of web designers work all year, while 47% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
48% of web designers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 55% compared to 53% for all occupations
Women: 45% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 19% for all occupations
bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 21% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 9% for all occupations
ModerateBritish Columbia
The employment outlook will be Moderate for web designers (NOC 21233) in British Columbia for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Banking, insurance and property services are several of the sectors that are undergoing increased technological innovation and rapid digitalization that is expected to increase the need for skilled workers in data analysis, cybersecurity and digital client services.
The video game development industry remains volatile, with several major studios laying off staff or going out of business.
This may increase competition for other developer roles.
Growth in ecommerce and increasing digitization of retail is creating opportunities for more web development positions.
Here are some key facts about web designers in British Columbia:
Approximately 2,900 people work in this occupation.
Web designers mainly work in the following sectors:
Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 68%
Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 72% compared to 78% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
60% of web designers work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
50% of web designers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 55% compared to 52% for all occupations
Women: 45% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 28% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
LimitedQuebec
The employment outlook will be Limited for web designers (NOC 21233) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about web designers in Quebec:
Approximately 2,300 people work in this occupation.
Web designers mainly work in the following sectors:
Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 68%
Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 5%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 87% compared to 82% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 13% compared to 18% for all occupations
64% of web designers work all year, while 36% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
28% of web designers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 65% compared to 52% for all occupations
Women: 35% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 17% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
LimitedOntario
The employment outlook will be Limited for web designers (NOC 21233) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
What Types of Employers Are Out There?
Various industries, but nearly half employed in computer systems design and related services
Self employment is also common
What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?
The need for business operations to have a website to market products and services
will continue to create employment
However, the availability of automated tools may moderate demand for web designers
What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?
In addition to other formal education, an understanding of programming languages such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and Javascript
Familiarity with software such as Figma, and Adobe’s Illustrator and Photoshop are also key requirements
What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?
Freelance work is common in this occupation
In general, Bridging Programs are also available to assist internationally trained professionals in various fields enter the labour market more quickly in the province.
Here are some key facts about web designers in Ontario:
Approximately 4,300 people work in this occupation.
Web designers mainly work in the following sectors:
Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 62%
Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 5%
Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 5%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 77% compared to 81% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
60% of web designers work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
42% of web designers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 56% compared to 52% for all occupations
Women: 44% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 25% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 22% for all occupations
bachelor's degree: 38% compared to 24% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 13% for all occupations
LimitedManitoba
The employment outlook will be Limited for web designers (NOC 21233) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about web designers in Manitoba:
Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Web designers mainly work in the following sectors:
Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 59%
Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
Universities (NAICS 6113): 6%
Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 5%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 78% compared to 81% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
67% of web designers work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
32% of web designers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 63% compared to 53% for all occupations
Women: 38% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 31% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 17% for all occupations
bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 20% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 8% for all occupations
UndeterminedNewfoundland and Labrador
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedNew Brunswick
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedSaskatchewan
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedNorthwest Territories
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedNunavut
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
Source: ESDC Job Bank, 3-year employment outlooks 2025–2027 (released December 2025).
Provinces
Provincial Nominee Programs
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Provincial lists change often, sometimes between draws. We check whether NOC 21233 is being targeted by any province as part of a consultation.
Similar occupations
Related NOC codes
Classified elsewhere
If your duties fit one of these better, use that code instead.
Same occupation group
Computer, software and Web designers and developers
Questions
NOC 21233: common questions
What is the NOC code for web designers?
What TEER category is NOC 21233?
Is NOC 21233 eligible for Express Entry?
Is NOC 21233 a high-wage occupation for Express Entry?
Is NOC 21233 eligible for category-based Express Entry draws?
What is the median wage for NOC 21233 in Canada?
Classification
Where it sits in NOC 2021
- 2Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsBroad Category
- 21Professional occupations in natural and applied sciencesMajor Group
- 212Professional occupations in applied sciences (except engineering)Sub-major Group
- 2123Computer, software and Web designers and developersMinor Group
- 21233Web designers
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Sources: Statistics Canada, NOC 2021 Version 1.0, Job Bank wages (2025), Job Bank outlooks 2025–2027 and IRCC. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Checked 21 October 2026.
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