Skilled Occupations (NOC 0, A or B)

Last updated: 2 September 2020

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 type/level 0, A or B, 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
NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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
NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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)

NOC Occupation

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)

NOC Occupation

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)

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

NOC Occupation

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

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