Skilled Worker Occupations by NOC

Several Canadian immigration categories require applicants to have work experience in a "skilled occupation."

Listed below are some examples of occupations from Canada's National Occupational Classification (NOC) system that represent skill levels A, B, or 0, which are also referred to as "skilled occupations." These occupations are listed in alphabetical order.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

Occupation starting with Letter: A

NOC	Occupation
0632	Accommodation Service Managers
6313	Accommodation, Travel, Tourism and Related Services Supervisors
1311	Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers
5135	Actors and Comedians
1241	Administrative Assistants
1221	Administrative Officers
0421	Administrators - Post-Secondary Education and Vocational
0124	Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Managers
2146	Aerospace Engineers
2222	Agricultural and Fish Products Inspectors
8252	Agricultural Service Contractors, Farm Supervisors and Specialized Livestock Workers
2123	Agricultural Representatives, Consultants and Specialists
8252	Agricultural Service Contractors, Farm Supervisors, and Specialized Livestock Workers
2271	Air Pilots, Flight Engineers and Flying Instructors
2272	Air Traffic Control and Related Occupations
2244	Aircraft Instrument, Electrical and Avionics Mechanics, Technicians and Inspectors
7315	Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Inspectors
3124	Allied Primary Health Practitioners
3213	Animal Health Technologists and Veterinary Technicians
5231	Announcers and Other Broadcasters
7332	Appliance Servicers and Repairers
2151	Architects
2251	Architectural Technologists and Technicians
0212	Architecture and Science Managers
5113	Archivists
5244	Artisans and Craftpersons
1314	Assessors, Valuators and Appraisers
5251	Athletes
5225	Audio and Video Recording Technicians
3141	Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
5121	Authors and Writers
7321	Automotive Service Technicians, Truck Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers

Occupation starting with Letter: B

NOC	Occupation
0122	Banking, Credit and Other Investment Managers
6332	Bakers
2221	Biological Technologists and Technicians
2121	Biologists and Related Scientists
7234	Boilermakers
7281	Bricklayers
5224	Broadcast Technicians
4163	Business Development Officers and Marketing Researchers and Consultants
6331	Butchers, Meat Cutters and Fishmongers - retail and wholesale

Occupation starting with Letter: C

NOC	Occupation
7272	Cabinetmakers
7247	Cable Television Service and Maintenance Technicians
3217	Cardiology Technologists and Electrophysiological Diagnostic Technologists, n.e.c.
7271	Carpenters
9231	Central Control and Process Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing
6321	Chefs
2134	Chemical Engineers
2211	Chemical Technologists and Technicians
2112	Chemists
3122	Chiropractors
2231	Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
2131	Civil Engineers
6315	Cleaning Supervisors
5252	Coaches
4021	College and Other Vocational Instructors
0433	Commissioned Officers of the Canadian Forces
0431	Commissioned Police Officers
0213	Computer and Information Systems Managers
2281	Computer Network Technicians
2147	Computer Engineers (Except Software Engineers and Designers)
2174	Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers
7282	Concrete Finishers
5132	Conductors, Composers and Arrangers
1226	Conference and Event Planners
2224	Conservation and Fishery Officers
5112	Conservators and Curators
2234	Construction Estimators
2264	Construction Inspectors
0711	Construction Managers
7311	Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics
7204	Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7202	Contractors and Supervisors, Electrical Trades and Telecommunications
7302	Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Equipment Operator Crews
7301	Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
8222	Contractors and Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Services
7201	Contractors and Supervisors, Metal Forming, Shaping and Erecting Trades and Related Occupations
7205	Contractors and Supervisors, Other Construction Trades, Installers, Repairers
7203	Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
8255	Contractors and Supervisors, Landscaping, Grounds Maintenance and Horticulture Services
6322	Cooks
0601	Corporate Sales Managers
1227	Court Officers and Justices of the Peace
1251	Court Reporters, Medical Transcriptionists and Related Occupations
7371	Crane Operators
6314	Customer and Information Services Supervisors
1315	Customs, Ship and Other Brokers

Occupation starting with Letter: D

NOC	Occupation
5134	Dancers
2172	Database Analysts and Data Administrators
2273	Deck Officers, Water Transport
3222	Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists
3223	Dental Technologists, Technicians and Laboratory Assistants
3113	Dentists
3221	Denturists
3132	Dietitians and Nutritionists
2253	Drafting Technologists and Technicians
7372	Drillers and Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction

Occupation starting with Letter: E

NOC	Occupation
4214	Early Childhood Educators and Assistants
4162	Economists and Economic Policy Researchers and Analysts
5122	Editors
4166	Education Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
4033	Educational Counsellors
2241	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians
2133	Electrical and Electronics Engineers
7333	Electrical Mechanics
7244	Electrical Power Line and Cable Workers
7241	Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
3217	Electrophysiological Diagnostic Technologists and Cardiology Technologists
2242	Electronic Service Technicians (Household and Business Equipment)
4032	Elementary School and Kindergarten Teachers
7318	Elevator Constructors and Mechanics
4156	Employment Counsellors
1228	Employment Insurance, Immigration, Border Services and Revenue Officers
2274	Engineer Officers, Water Transport
2262	Engineering Inspectors and Regulatory Officers
0211	Engineering Managers
1222	Executive Assistants
6312	Executive Housekeepers

Occupation starting with Letter: F

NOC	Occupation
0714	Facility Operation and Maintenance Managers
4153	Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellors
5222	Film and Video Camera Operators
1112	Financial and Investment Analysts
1111	Financial Auditors and Accountants
0111	Financial Managers
0432	Fire Chiefs and Senior Firefighting Officers
4312	Firefighters
8261	Fishing Masters and Officers
8262	Fishermen/women
7295	Floor Covering Installers
6311	Food Service Supervisors
2122	Forestry Professionals
2223	Forestry Technologists and Technicians
6346	Funeral Directors and Embalmers

Occupation starting with Letter: G

NOC	Occupation
7253	Gas Fitters
3112	General Practitioners and Family Physicians
2212	Geological and Mineral Technologists and Technicians
2144	Geological Engineers
2113	Geoscientists and Oceanographers
7292	Glaziers
0412	Government Managers - Economic Analysis, Policy Development
0413	Government Managers - Education Policy Development and Program Administration
0411	Government Managers - Health and Social Policy Development and Program Administration
5223	Graphic Arts Technicians
5241	Graphic Designers and Illustrators

Occupation starting with Letter: H

NOC	Occupation
6341	Hairstylists and Barbers
1252	Health Information Management Occupations
4165	Health Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
7312	Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
0712	Home-Building and Renovation Managers
1223	Human Resources and Recruitment Officers
0112	Human Resources Managers
1121	Human Resources Professionals

Occupation starting with Letter: I

NOC	Occupation
1228	Immigration, Employment Insurance, Border Services and Revenue Officers
2141	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers
2252	Industrial Designers
7242	Industrial Electricians
2233	Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians
2243	Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics
2171	Information Systems Analysts and Consultants
2283	Information Systems Testing Technicians
2263	Inspectors in Public and Environmental Health and Occupational Health and Safety
4216	Instructors (other)
4215	Instructors of Persons with Disabilities
7293	Insulators
1312	Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
6231	Insurance Agents and Brokers
1313	Insurance Underwriters
0121	Insurance, Real Estate and Financial Brokerage Managers
5242	Interior Designers and Interior Decorators
7236	Ironworkers

Occupation starting with Letter: J

NOC	Occupation
6344	Jewellers, Watch Repairers and Related Occupations
5123	Journalists
4111	Judges

Occupation starting with Letter: L

NOC	Occupation
2254	Land Survey Technologists and Technicians
2154	Land Surveyors
2225	Landscape and Horticultural Technicians and Specialists
2152	Landscape Architects
4112	Lawyers and Quebec Notaries
1242	Legal Administrative Assistants
0011	Legislators
5111	Librarians
5211	Library and Public Archive Technicians
0511	Library, Archive, Museum and Art Gallery Managers
3233	Licensed Practical Nurses
8241	Logging Machinery Operators

Occupation starting with Letter: M

NOC	Occupation
7231	Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors
7316	Machine Fitters
0651	Managers in Customer and Personal Services, n.e.c.
0512	Managers - Publishing, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and Performing Arts
0821	Managers in Agriculture
0823	Managers in Aquaculture
0311	Managers in Health Care
0822	Managers in Horticulture
0811	Managers in Natural Resources Production and Fishing
0423	Managers in Social, Community and Correctional Services
0731	Managers in Transportation
0414	Managers in Public Administration (other)
0423	Managers in Social, Community and Correctional Services
0911	Manufacturing Managers
3236	Massage Therapists
2161	Mathematicians, Statisticians and Actuaries
2232	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
2132	Mechanical Engineers
3212	Medical Laboratory Technicians and Pathologists Assistants
3211	Medical Laboratory Technologists
3215	Medical Radiation Technologists
1243	Medical Administrative Assistants
3216	Medical Sonographers
3219	Medical Technologists and Technicians (other - except Dental Health)
2142	Metallurgical and Materials Engineers
2213	Technical Occupations in Geomatics and Meteorology
2114	Meteorologists and Climatologists
2143	Mining Engineers
4154	Professional Occupations in Religion
5226	Motion Pictures, Broadcasting (other Technical and Co-ordinating Occupations)
7322	Motor Vehicle Body Repairers
7334	Motorcycle, All-terrain Vehicle and Other Related Mechanics
5133	Musicians and Singers

Occupation starting with Letter: N

NOC	Occupation
4161	Natural and Applied Science Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
4313	Non-Commissioned Officers of the Canadian Forces
2261	Non-destructive Testers and Inspectors
3011	Nursing Coordinators and Supervisors

Occupation starting with Letter: O

NOC	Occupation
3143	Occupational Therapists
8232	Oil and Gas Well Drillers, Servicers, Testers and Related Workers
7331	Oil and Solid Fuel Heating Mechanics
3231	Opticians
3121	Optometrists
0114	Other Administrative Services Managers
0125	Other Business Service Managers
1114	Other Financial Officers
5232	Other Performers, n.e.c.
3125	Other Professional Occupations in Health Diagnosing and Treating
2115	Other Professional Occupations in Physical Sciences
7335	Other Small Engine and Small Equipment Repairers
3237	Other Technical Occupations in Therapy and Assessment
7384	Other Trades and Related Occupations, n.e.c.

Occupation starting with Letter: P

NOC	Occupation
7294	Painters and Decorators (except Interior Decorators)
5136	Painters, Sculptors and Other Visual Artists
4211	Paralegal and Related Occupations
3234	Paramedical Occupations
5245	Patternmakers - Textile, Leather and Fur Products
1223	Personnel and Recruitment Officers
2145	Petroleum Engineers
9232	Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Process Operators
3131	Pharmacists
5221	Photographers
3111	Physicians - Specialist
2111	Physicists and Astronomers
3142	Physiotherapists
7284	Plasterers, Drywall Installers and Finishers and Lathers
7251	Plumbers
4311	Police Officers (Except Commissioned)
0132	Postal and Courier Services Managers
4012	Post-Secondary Teaching and Research Assistants
7243	Power System Electricians
9241	Power Engineers and Power Systems Operators
3232	Practitioners of Natural Healing
7381	Printing Press Operators
4155	Probation and Parole Officers and Related Occupations
5131	Producers, Directors, Choreographers and Related Occupations
2148	Professional Engineers, n.e.c. (other)
1122	Professional Occupations in Business Management Consulting
1123	Professional Occupations in Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations
4154	Professional Occupations in Religion
5254	Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation and Sport
4168	Program Officers Unique to Government
1224	Property Administrators
4151	Psychologists
9235	Pulping, Papermaking and Coating Control Operators
1225	Purchasing Agents and Officers
0113	Purchasing Managers

Occupation starting with Letter: R

NOC	Occupation
7361	Railway and Yard Locomotive Engineers
7314	Railway Carmen/women
7362	Railway Conductors and Brakemen/women
1253	Records Management Technicians
2275	Railway Traffic Controllers and Marine Traffic Regulators
6232	Real Estate Agents and Salespersons
0513	Recreation and Sports Program and Service Directors
4167	Recreation, Sports and Fitness Program Supervisors Consultants
7313	Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics
3012	Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
4217	Religious Occupations (other)
3214	Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Perfusionists and Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists
0631	Restaurant and Food Service Managers
6222	Retail and Wholesale Buyers
0621	Retail Trade Managers
6211	Retail Trade Supervisors
7291	Roofers and Shinglers

Occupation starting with Letter: S

NOC	Occupation
0422	School Principals and Administrators of Elementary and Secondary
1113	Securities Agents, Investment Dealers and Brokers
0012	Senior Government Managers and Officials
0013	Senior Managers - Financial, Communications and Other Business
0016	Senior Managers - Goods Production, Utilities, Transportation and Construction
0014	Senior Managers - Health, Education, Social and Community
0015	Senior Managers - Trade, Broadcasting and Other Services, n.e.c.
6343	Shoe Repairers and Shoemakers
4212	Social and Community Service Workers
4164	Social Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
4169	Social Science, n.e.c. (Other Professional Occupations)
4152	Social Workers
2173	Software Engineers
3111	Specialist Physicians
5253	Sports Officials and Referees
1254	Statistical Officers and Related Research Support Occupations
7252	Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers
7252	Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers
7235	Structural Metal and Platework Fabricators and Fitters
9223	Supervisors, Electrical Products Manufacturing
9222	Supervisors, Electronics Manufacturing
1212	Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Clerks
9213	Supervisors, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing
9215	Supervisors, Forest Products Processing
9224	Supervisors, Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing
1211	Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Clerks
1213	Supervisors, Library, Correspondence and Related Information Clerks
8211	Supervisors, Logging and Forestry
1214	Supervisors, Mail and Message Distribution Occupations
9211	Supervisors, Mineral and Metal Processing
8221	Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
7305	Supervisors, Motor Transport and Other Ground Transit Operators
9221	Supervisors, Motor Vehicle Assembling
9226	Supervisors, Other Mechanical and Metal Products Manufacturing
9227	Supervisors, Other Products Manufacturing and Assembly
9212	Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities
9214	Supervisors, Plastic and Rubber Products Manufacturing
7303	Supervisors, Printing and Related Occupations
7304	Supervisors, Railway Transport Operations
1215	Supervisors, Supply Chain, Tracking and Scheduling Coordination Occupations
9217	Supervisors, Textile, Fabric, Fur and Leather Products Processing and Manufacturing
5227	Support Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts

Occupation starting with Letter: T

NOC	Occupation
6342	Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Milliners
5212	Technical Occupations Related to Museums and Art Galleries
6221	Technical Sales Specialists - Wholesale Trade
0131	Telecommunication Carriers Managers
7246	Telecommunications Installation and Repair Workers
7245	Telecommunications Line and Cable Workers
5243	Theatre, Fashion, Exhibit and Other Creative Designers
3144	Therapy and Assessment (Other Professional Occupations)
7283	Tilesetters
7232	Tool and Die Makers
5125	Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters

Occupation starting with Letter: U

NOC	Occupation
8231	Underground Production and Development Miners
4011	University Professors and Lecturers
6345	Upholsterers
2153	Urban and Land Use Planners
2282	User Support Technicians
0912	Utilities Managers

Occupation starting with Letter: V

NOC	Occupation
3114	Veterinarians

Occupation starting with Letter: W

NOC	Occupation
7373	Water Well Drillers
9243	Water and Waste Treatment Plant Operators
2175	Web Designers and Developers
7237	Welders and Related Machine Operators

Skilled Occupations (NOC A, B, 0)

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