NOC 2021 · 41310 · TEER 1
NOC 41310: Police investigators and other investigative occupations
Official NOC 2021, Job Bank and IRCC data · checked 21 October 2026
Police investigators and professionals in related investigative occupations follow leads and investigate circumstances relating to crimes committed and obtain information to prevent crimes. They plan and coordinate investigations, collect evidence, interview suspects, victims, witnesses and other stakeholders, conduct surveillance and testify in court. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes coroners and medical examiners.
TEER
TEER 1
Usually needs a university degree
Median wage (Canada)
$55.77 / hour
Job Bank, 2023-2024
High-wage tier (from 3 Nov 2026)
Tier 2
+40 CRS for Canadian work, or 70 for a job offer
Express Entry categories
None
General and program draws only
Express Entry
How NOC 41310 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 41310 is in tier 2 of IRCC's high-wage list, in effect from 3 November 2026.
| 12+ months of Canadian work | +40 points on top of work-length points |
|---|---|
| Qualifying job offer (no LMIA) | 70 points |
You get whichever option scores higher, not both.
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NOC 41310 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:
- Police investigators
- Interviews persons in connection with criminal incidents, including victims, witnesses and suspects
- Exchange information and coordinate activities with other law enforcements agencies
- Prepare investigation reports and testify in courts concerning criminal investigations
- Search and collect physical evidence from crimes scenes, such as fingerprints, and attend autopsies
- Perform surveillance by using investigative technologies
- Obtain search warrants, conduct searches and arrest suspects
- May conduct investigation on online networks and computer systems to detect cyber crimes or to recover data.
- May supervise and coordinate the work of police officers.
- Coroners and medical examiners
- Conduct death investigations to determine the identity of the deceased, date and location of death, medical cause of death, and manner of death
- Order or perform autopsies and other medical tests
- Consult with and request assistance from law enforcement, physicians, and family
- Issue death certificates, including assigning cause and manner of death
- Identify and educate the public on dangerous practices or conditions that may lead to death
- May testify or produce evidence in proceedings about observations made during investigations
- May supervisor and coordinator work of other employees.
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
- detective - police
- detective sergeant - police
- drug investigator - police
- police investigator
All 15 job titles in NOC 41310
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) investigator
- coroner
- counterfeit and forgery section detective
- cybercrime investigator
- dark web detective
- detective - police
- detective sergeant - police
- drug investigator - police
- investigator - police
- medical examiner
- narcotics detective
- narcotics squad investigator
- police investigator
- railway investigator - police
- vice squad detective
Also includes: coroner, medical examiner.
Requirements
Employment requirements
- Police Investigators
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Several years of experience as a police officers are required.
- Completion of a university degree in police investigation is required in Quebec.
- Specialized training or certification may be required for certain areas of investigation.
- Coroners and medical examiners
- In Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador, a medical examiner is required to be a physician with an active medical license.
- In Ontario and Prince Edward Island, coroners are required to be a physician with an active medical license.
- In Quebec, coroners are required to be a non-retired member of the Collège des médecins du Québec, the Barreau du Québec or the Chambre des notaires du Québec, and have a minimum of four years of professional experience in their practice.
- In British Columbia, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon, it is preferred coroners have education and experience in the legal, medical or investigative fields.
Additional information
- For police investigators, progression to commissioned police officer positions is possible with additional training and experience.
- For coroners and medical examiners, progression to deputy chief coroner or deputy chief medical officer positions is possible with additional training and experience.
This occupation may be regulated in some provinces. You may need a licence or certificate from the provincial regulator before you can work in it in Canada, even if you hold permanent residence.
Wages
Wages for NOC 41310 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 | $38.46 | $55.77 | $67.00 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Nova Scotia | $38.10 | $50.44 | $63.04 | Small Area Estimation, 2024 |
| New Brunswick | $36.06 | $50.48 | $61.06 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Quebec | $33.00 | $55.03 | $61.54 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Ontario | $46.77 | $54.52 | $67.00 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Manitoba | $39.50 | $56.87 | $76.92 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Saskatchewan | $40.00 | $55.43 | $65.00 | Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024 |
| Alberta | $36.46 | $56.95 | $73.23 | Small Area Estimation, 2024 |
| British Columbia | $42.26 | $58.00 | $85.58 | 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.
ModerateNew Brunswick
The employment outlook will be Moderate for police investigators and other investigative occupations (NOC 41310) in New Brunswick 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.
Opportunities will be greater in the province’s larger urban centres of (Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John), as these areas are more densely populated.
Specialized training or certification may be required for certain areas of investigation.
Advancements in technology have impacted certain areas of investigation, including forensic analysis, surveillance, and data analysis. As such, individuals with strong technological skills will have better prospects when it comes to analyzing cybercrimes and using policing tools.
Here are some key facts about police investigators and other investigative occupations in New Brunswick:
Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Police investigators and other investigative occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 79%
Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 21%
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 78% compared to 52% for all occupations
Women: 22% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: n/a
high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 30% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
bachelor's degree: 70% compared to 16% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
ModerateSaskatchewan
The employment outlook will be Moderate for police investigators and other investigative occupations (NOC 41310) in Saskatchewan 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.
Recent provincial government investment towards safer communities including commitment to hiring 100 municipal police officers, 70 officers within the Saskatchewan Marshals Service and 180 RCMP positions should support steady jobs for this occupation.
The majority of jobs in the field are with the municipal police services, but opportunities also exist in federal and First Nations police services.
Targeted hiring initiatives to improve diversity in the police workforce are also supporting opportunities.
Here are some key facts about police investigators and other investigative occupations in Saskatchewan:
Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Police investigators and other investigative occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 56%
Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 27%
Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 16%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 85% compared to 81% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
85% of police investigators and other investigative occupations work all year, while 15% 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.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 56% compared to 53% for all occupations
Women: 43% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: n/a
high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 33% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
bachelor's degree: 64% compared to 18% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
ModerateBritish Columbia
The employment outlook will be Moderate for police investigators and other investigative occupations (NOC 41310) in British Columbia 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.
Some police forces face local recruitment shortages, although limited training capacity has slowed the occupation’s ability to grow.
The Justice Institute of British Columbia aims to increase its training seats by 50% in 2026.
The RCMP is also faces hiring shortages throughout the province as municipal forces draw many potential recruits.
The Surrey Police Service has hired much of the available labour for this occupation in the Lower Mainland-Southwest region, though there have been calls for more specialized hiring to address public safety concerns such as organized crime.
Based on the Statistics Canada 2024 Crime Severity Index (2023-2024), British Columbia experienced a decrease in violent crime (-3.4%) and in non-violent crimes (-13.5%); meanwhile, retail theft (shoplifting) in 2024 increased for the fourth year in a row.
Here are some key facts about police investigators and other investigative occupations in British Columbia:
Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Police investigators and other investigative occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 60%
Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 25%
Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 14%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 92% compared to 78% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 8% compared to 22% for all occupations
87% of police investigators and other investigative occupations work all year, while 13% 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 49 weeks compared to 42 weeks 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: n/a
high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 28% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
bachelor's degree: 60% compared to 22% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
LimitedQuebec
The employment outlook will be Limited for police investigators and other investigative occupations (NOC 41310) in Quebec 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 police investigators and other investigative occupations in Quebec:
Approximately 4,400 people work in this occupation.
Police investigators and other investigative occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 40%
Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 31%
Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 28%
91% of police investigators and other investigative occupations work all year, while 9% 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 50 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 63% compared to 52% for all occupations
Women: 37% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: n/a
high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
bachelor's degree: 63% compared to 17% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 11% for all occupations
LimitedManitoba
The employment outlook will be Limited for police investigators and other investigative occupations (NOC 41310) in Manitoba 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 police investigators and other investigative occupations in Manitoba:
Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Police investigators and other investigative occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 60%
Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 23%
Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 17%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
Full-time workers: 89% compared to 81% for all occupations
Part-time workers: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
89% of police investigators and other investigative occupations work all year, while 11% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 93% compared to 53% for all occupations
Women: 7% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: n/a
high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 31% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
bachelor's degree: 66% compared to 20% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
LimitedAlberta
The employment outlook will be Limited for police investigators and other investigative occupations (NOC 41310) in Alberta 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 police investigators and other investigative occupations in Alberta:
Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Police investigators and other investigative occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 56%
Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 33%
Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 11%
84% of police investigators and other investigative occupations work all year, while 16% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
Men: 81% compared to 53% for all occupations
Women: 19% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
no high school diploma: n/a
high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 28% for all occupations
apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
bachelor's degree: 49% compared to 21% for all occupations
university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 9% 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.
UndeterminedPrince Edward Island
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedNova Scotia
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedOntario
An employment outlook for this occupation was not assessed in this region.
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
A provincial nomination adds 600 CRS points. Most provinces run occupation-targeted draws or in-demand lists, and some accept TEER 4 and 5 occupations that Express Entry does not.
Provincial lists change often, sometimes between draws. We check whether NOC 41310 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.
- 40040 Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services
- 42100 Police officers (except commissioned)
- 64410 Security guards and related security service occupations
Questions
NOC 41310: common questions
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Classification
Where it sits in NOC 2021
- 4Occupations in education, law and social, community and government servicesBroad Category
- 41Professional occupations in law, education, social, community and government servicesMajor Group
- 413Professional occupations in social and community servicesSub-major Group
- 4131Police investigators and probation officersMinor Group
- 41310Police investigators and other investigative occupations
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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.
NOC 2026 is due from Statistics Canada in December 2026. IRCC still uses NOC 2021 codes, and this page will show any change once IRCC switches.
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