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How to find the right code
A job title is only a starting point. Two people called "analyst" can sit in very different NOC groups, and IRCC looks at what you did, not what your business card said.
So start with the title you actually use at work. If nothing fits, a shorter or more common version usually turns something up. Then open the main duties of the closest match. For the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, your work has to match the lead statement and most of those duties.
The "also compare" codes under each result come from the official exclusions for that group. If your duties fit one of them better, that one is your code. Once you've settled on it, use the same code in your profile, and check that your reference letters describe the same duties.
What the five digits mean
Take 21231, software engineers and designers. The first digit, 2, is the broad field: natural and applied sciences. The second digit, 1, is the TEER level. The other digits narrow it down to one of 516 unit groups.
That means you can read the TEER straight off any NOC 2021 code. 72106 (welders and related machine operators) is TEER 2, and 65310 (light duty cleaners) is TEER 5.
TEER levels and Express Entry
| TEER | What the job usually needs | Codes | Counts for FSW and CEC |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEER 0 | Management jobs | 48 | Yes |
| TEER 1 | Usually a university degree | 97 | Yes |
| TEER 2 | Usually a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 years or more, or a supervisor role | 162 | Yes |
| TEER 3 | Usually a shorter college program, an apprenticeship under 2 years, or over 6 months of training on the job | 69 | Yes |
| TEER 4 | Usually high school, or a few weeks of training on the job | 95 | No |
| TEER 5 | Usually just a short demonstration on the job, with no formal education needed | 45 | No |
376 of the 516 codes are in TEER 0 to 3. Only work in those codes counts for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class and the CRS points for work experience.
Jobs that count for the Federal Skilled Trades Program
The trades program doesn't go by TEER. It has its own list of NOC groups, and all of your trade experience has to be in one code from it. Together these groups cover 96 codes, and the finder marks each one.
- Major group 72, technical trades and transportation officers and controllers, except sub-major group 726 (transportation officers and controllers)
- Major group 73, general trades
- Major group 82, supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production
- Major group 83, occupations in natural resources and related production
- Major group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and utilities operators and controllers
- Major group 93, central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors, except sub-major group 932 (aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors)
- Minor group 6320, cooks, butchers and bakers
- Unit group 62200, chefs
Category draws in 2026
IRCC also holds rounds just for people with recent work in certain jobs. To qualify for one of the job-based categories, you need 12 months of full-time work in a single listed job, all within the last 3 years. Part-time months count too, as long as they add up to the same hours. The months don't have to be in a row, and the job doesn't have to be the main one in your profile.
| Category | Jobs on the list | Where the work counts |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare and social services | 37 | Canada or abroad |
| STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) | 11 | Canada or abroad |
| Trades | 25 | Canada or abroad |
| Education | 5 | Canada or abroad |
| Transport | 4 | Canada or abroad |
| Physicians with Canadian work experience | 3 | Canada only |
| Senior managers with Canadian work experience | 4 | Canada only |
| Researchers with Canadian work experience | 2 | Canada only |
| Skilled military recruits | 3 | Special rules: foreign military members with 10+ years of service and a Canadian Armed Forces job offer |
French-language proficiency is the one category that has nothing to do with your job. To see how far category cutoffs have dropped this year, check the 2026 draws.
NOC 2026 is on the way
Statistics Canada says the next version, NOC 2026, will be released in December 2026, and it will include real changes to some groups. As of October 2026, IRCC's Express Entry pages still use NOC 2021 Version 1.0, and so does this finder. When IRCC switches, check your code again, because some jobs could land in a different group.
All 516 NOC 2021 codes
Grouped by the first digit. Open a group to see each code, its title and its TEER level.
0 Legislative and senior management occupations (6 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 00010 | Legislators | 0 |
| 00011 | Senior government managers and officials | 0 |
| 00012 | Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services | 0 |
| 00013 | Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations | 0 |
| 00014 | Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services | 0 |
| 00015 | Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities | 0 |
1 Business, finance and administration occupations (60 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 10010 | Financial managers | 0 |
| 10011 | Human resources managers | 0 |
| 10012 | Purchasing managers | 0 |
| 10019 | Other administrative services managers | 0 |
| 10020 | Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers | 0 |
| 10021 | Banking, credit and other investment managers | 0 |
| 10022 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers | 0 |
| 10029 | Other business services managers | 0 |
| 10030 | Telecommunication carriers managers | 0 |
| 11100 | Financial auditors and accountants | 1 |
| 11101 | Financial and investment analysts | 1 |
| 11102 | Financial advisors | 1 |
| 11103 | Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers | 1 |
| 11109 | Other financial officers | 1 |
| 11200 | Human resources professionals | 1 |
| 11201 | Professional occupations in business management consulting | 1 |
| 11202 | Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | 1 |
| 12010 | Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers | 2 |
| 12011 | Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers | 2 |
| 12012 | Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers | 2 |
| 12013 | Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations | 2 |
| 12100 | Executive assistants | 2 |
| 12101 | Human resources and recruitment officers | 2 |
| 12102 | Procurement and purchasing agents and officers | 2 |
| 12103 | Conference and event planners | 2 |
| 12104 | Employment insurance and revenue officers | 2 |
| 12110 | Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations | 2 |
| 12111 | Health information management occupations | 2 |
| 12112 | Records management technicians | 2 |
| 12113 | Statistical officers and related research support occupations | 2 |
| 12200 | Accounting technicians and bookkeepers | 2 |
| 12201 | Insurance adjusters and claims examiners | 2 |
| 12202 | Insurance underwriters | 2 |
| 12203 | Assessors, business valuators and appraisers | 2 |
| 13100 | Administrative officers | 3 |
| 13101 | Property administrators | 3 |
| 13102 | Payroll administrators | 3 |
| 13110 | Administrative assistants | 3 |
| 13111 | Legal administrative assistants | 3 |
| 13112 | Medical administrative assistants | 3 |
| 13200 | Customs, ship and other brokers | 3 |
| 13201 | Production and transportation logistics coordinators | 3 |
| 14100 | General office support workers | 4 |
| 14101 | Receptionists | 4 |
| 14102 | Personnel clerks | 4 |
| 14103 | Court clerks and related court services occupations | 4 |
| 14110 | Survey interviewers and statistical clerks | 4 |
| 14111 | Data entry clerks | 4 |
| 14112 | Desktop publishing operators and related occupations | 4 |
| 14200 | Accounting and related clerks | 4 |
| 14201 | Banking, insurance and other financial clerks | 4 |
| 14202 | Collection clerks | 4 |
| 14300 | Library assistants and clerks | 4 |
| 14301 | Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks | 4 |
| 14400 | Shippers and receivers | 4 |
| 14401 | Storekeepers and partspersons | 4 |
| 14402 | Production logistics workers | 4 |
| 14403 | Purchasing and inventory control workers | 4 |
| 14404 | Dispatchers | 4 |
| 14405 | Transportation route and crew schedulers | 4 |
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations (66 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 20010 | Engineering managers | 0 |
| 20011 | Architecture and science managers | 0 |
| 20012 | Computer and information systems managers | 0 |
| 21100 | Physicists and astronomers | 1 |
| 21101 | Chemists | 1 |
| 21102 | Geoscientists and oceanographers | 1 |
| 21103 | Meteorologists and climatologists | 1 |
| 21109 | Other professional occupations in physical sciences | 1 |
| 21110 | Biologists and related scientists | 1 |
| 21111 | Forestry professionals | 1 |
| 21112 | Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists | 1 |
| 21120 | Public and environmental health and safety professionals | 1 |
| 21200 | Architects | 1 |
| 21201 | Landscape architects | 1 |
| 21202 | Urban and land use planners | 1 |
| 21203 | Land surveyors | 1 |
| 21210 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries | 1 |
| 21211 | Data scientists | 1 |
| 21220 | Cybersecurity specialists | 1 |
| 21221 | Business systems specialists | 1 |
| 21222 | Information systems specialists | 1 |
| 21223 | Database analysts and data administrators | 1 |
| 21230 | Computer systems developers and programmers | 1 |
| 21231 | Software engineers and designers | 1 |
| 21232 | Software developers and programmers | 1 |
| 21233 | Web designers | 1 |
| 21234 | Web developers and programmers | 1 |
| 21300 | Civil engineers | 1 |
| 21301 | Mechanical engineers | 1 |
| 21310 | Electrical and electronics engineers | 1 |
| 21311 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | 1 |
| 21320 | Chemical engineers | 1 |
| 21321 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers | 1 |
| 21322 | Metallurgical and materials engineers | 1 |
| 21330 | Mining engineers | 1 |
| 21331 | Geological engineers | 1 |
| 21332 | Petroleum engineers | 1 |
| 21390 | Aerospace engineers | 1 |
| 21399 | Other professional engineers | 1 |
| 22100 | Chemical technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22101 | Geological and mineral technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22110 | Biological technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22111 | Agricultural and fish products inspectors | 2 |
| 22112 | Forestry technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22113 | Conservation and fishery officers | 2 |
| 22114 | Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists | 2 |
| 22210 | Architectural technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22211 | Industrial designers | 2 |
| 22212 | Drafting technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22213 | Land survey technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22214 | Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology | 2 |
| 22220 | Computer network and web technicians | 2 |
| 22221 | User support technicians | 2 |
| 22222 | Information systems testing technicians | 2 |
| 22230 | Non-destructive testers and inspectors | 2 |
| 22231 | Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers | 2 |
| 22232 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 2 |
| 22233 | Construction inspectors | 2 |
| 22300 | Civil engineering technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22301 | Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22302 | Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22303 | Construction estimators | 2 |
| 22310 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 22311 | Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | 2 |
| 22312 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics | 2 |
| 22313 | Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors | 2 |
3 Health occupations (43 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 30010 | Managers in health care | 0 |
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 1 |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery | 1 |
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians | 1 |
| 31103 | Veterinarians | 1 |
| 31110 | Dentists | 1 |
| 31111 | Optometrists | 1 |
| 31112 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | 1 |
| 31120 | Pharmacists | 1 |
| 31121 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 1 |
| 31200 | Psychologists | 1 |
| 31201 | Chiropractors | 1 |
| 31202 | Physiotherapists | 1 |
| 31203 | Occupational therapists | 1 |
| 31204 | Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment | 1 |
| 31209 | Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating | 1 |
| 31300 | Nursing coordinators and supervisors | 1 |
| 31301 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 1 |
| 31302 | Nurse practitioners | 1 |
| 31303 | Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals | 1 |
| 32100 | Opticians | 2 |
| 32101 | Licensed practical nurses | 2 |
| 32102 | Paramedical occupations | 2 |
| 32103 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | 2 |
| 32104 | Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | 2 |
| 32109 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | 2 |
| 32110 | Denturists | 2 |
| 32111 | Dental hygienists and dental therapists | 2 |
| 32112 | Dental technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 32120 | Medical laboratory technologists | 2 |
| 32121 | Medical radiation technologists | 2 |
| 32122 | Medical sonographers | 2 |
| 32123 | Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists | 2 |
| 32124 | Pharmacy technicians | 2 |
| 32129 | Other medical technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 32200 | Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists | 2 |
| 32201 | Massage therapists | 2 |
| 32209 | Other practitioners of natural healing | 2 |
| 33100 | Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants | 3 |
| 33101 | Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations | 3 |
| 33102 | Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 3 |
| 33103 | Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants | 3 |
| 33109 | Other assisting occupations in support of health services | 3 |
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services (52 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 40010 | Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration | 0 |
| 40011 | Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration | 0 |
| 40012 | Government managers - education policy development and program administration | 0 |
| 40019 | Other managers in public administration | 0 |
| 40020 | Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training | 0 |
| 40021 | School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education | 0 |
| 40030 | Managers in social, community and correctional services | 0 |
| 40040 | Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services | 0 |
| 40041 | Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers | 0 |
| 40042 | Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces | 0 |
| 41100 | Judges | 1 |
| 41101 | Lawyers and Quebec notaries | 1 |
| 41200 | University professors and lecturers | 1 |
| 41201 | Post-secondary teaching and research assistants | 1 |
| 41210 | College and other vocational instructors | 1 |
| 41220 | Secondary school teachers | 1 |
| 41221 | Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | 1 |
| 41300 | Social workers | 1 |
| 41301 | Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies | 1 |
| 41302 | Religious leaders | 1 |
| 41310 | Police investigators and other investigative occupations | 1 |
| 41311 | Probation and parole officers | 1 |
| 41320 | Educational counsellors | 1 |
| 41321 | Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) | 1 |
| 41400 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1 |
| 41401 | Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts | 1 |
| 41402 | Business development officers and market researchers and analysts | 1 |
| 41403 | Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1 |
| 41404 | Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1 |
| 41405 | Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1 |
| 41406 | Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1 |
| 41407 | Program officers unique to government | 1 |
| 41409 | Other professional occupations in social science | 1 |
| 42100 | Police officers (except commissioned) | 2 |
| 42101 | Firefighters | 2 |
| 42102 | Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces | 2 |
| 42200 | Paralegals and related occupations | 2 |
| 42201 | Social and community service workers | 2 |
| 42202 | Early childhood educators and assistants | 2 |
| 42203 | Instructors of persons with disabilities | 2 |
| 42204 | Religion workers | 2 |
| 43100 | Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants | 3 |
| 43109 | Other instructors | 3 |
| 43200 | Sheriffs and bailiffs | 3 |
| 43201 | Correctional service officers | 3 |
| 43202 | By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers | 3 |
| 43203 | Border services, customs, and immigration officers | 3 |
| 43204 | Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces | 3 |
| 44100 | Home child care providers | 4 |
| 44101 | Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations | 4 |
| 44200 | Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces | 4 |
| 45100 | Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations | 5 |
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport (37 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 50010 | Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers | 0 |
| 50011 | Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts | 0 |
| 50012 | Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors | 0 |
| 51100 | Librarians | 1 |
| 51101 | Conservators and curators | 1 |
| 51102 | Archivists | 1 |
| 51110 | Editors | 1 |
| 51111 | Authors and writers (except technical) | 1 |
| 51112 | Technical writers | 1 |
| 51113 | Journalists | 1 |
| 51114 | Translators, terminologists and interpreters | 1 |
| 51120 | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations | 1 |
| 51121 | Conductors, composers and arrangers | 1 |
| 51122 | Musicians and singers | 1 |
| 52100 | Library and public archive technicians | 2 |
| 52110 | Film and video camera operators | 2 |
| 52111 | Graphic arts technicians | 2 |
| 52112 | Broadcast technicians | 2 |
| 52113 | Audio and video recording technicians | 2 |
| 52114 | Announcers and other broadcasters | 2 |
| 52119 | Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts | 2 |
| 52120 | Graphic designers and illustrators | 2 |
| 52121 | Interior designers and interior decorators | 2 |
| 53100 | Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries | 3 |
| 53110 | Photographers | 3 |
| 53111 | Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators | 3 |
| 53120 | Dancers | 3 |
| 53121 | Actors, comedians and circus performers | 3 |
| 53122 | Painters, sculptors and other visual artists | 3 |
| 53123 | Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers | 3 |
| 53124 | Artisans and craftspersons | 3 |
| 53125 | Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products | 3 |
| 53200 | Athletes | 3 |
| 53201 | Coaches | 3 |
| 53202 | Sports officials and referees | 3 |
| 54100 | Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness | 4 |
| 55109 | Other performers | 5 |
6 Sales and service occupations (61 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 60010 | Corporate sales managers | 0 |
| 60020 | Retail and wholesale trade managers | 0 |
| 60030 | Restaurant and food service managers | 0 |
| 60031 | Accommodation service managers | 0 |
| 60040 | Managers in customer and personal services | 0 |
| 62010 | Retail sales supervisors | 2 |
| 62020 | Food service supervisors | 2 |
| 62021 | Executive housekeepers | 2 |
| 62022 | Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors | 2 |
| 62023 | Customer and information services supervisors | 2 |
| 62024 | Cleaning supervisors | 2 |
| 62029 | Other services supervisors | 2 |
| 62100 | Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade | 2 |
| 62101 | Retail and wholesale buyers | 2 |
| 62200 | Chefs | 2 |
| 62201 | Funeral directors and embalmers | 2 |
| 62202 | Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations | 2 |
| 63100 | Insurance agents and brokers | 3 |
| 63101 | Real estate agents and salespersons | 3 |
| 63102 | Financial sales representatives | 3 |
| 63200 | Cooks | 3 |
| 63201 | Butchers - retail and wholesale | 3 |
| 63202 | Bakers | 3 |
| 63210 | Hairstylists and barbers | 3 |
| 63211 | Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations | 3 |
| 63220 | Shoe repairers and shoemakers | 3 |
| 63221 | Upholsterers | 3 |
| 64100 | Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers | 4 |
| 64101 | Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) | 4 |
| 64200 | Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners | 4 |
| 64201 | Image, social and other personal consultants | 4 |
| 64300 | Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses | 4 |
| 64301 | Bartenders | 4 |
| 64310 | Travel counsellors | 4 |
| 64311 | Pursers and flight attendants | 4 |
| 64312 | Airline ticket and service agents | 4 |
| 64313 | Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks | 4 |
| 64314 | Hotel front desk clerks | 4 |
| 64320 | Tour and travel guides | 4 |
| 64321 | Casino workers | 4 |
| 64322 | Outdoor sport and recreational guides | 4 |
| 64400 | Customer services representatives - financial institutions | 4 |
| 64401 | Postal services representatives | 4 |
| 64409 | Other customer and information services representatives | 4 |
| 64410 | Security guards and related security service occupations | 4 |
| 65100 | Cashiers | 5 |
| 65101 | Service station attendants | 5 |
| 65102 | Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers | 5 |
| 65109 | Other sales related occupations | 5 |
| 65200 | Food and beverage servers | 5 |
| 65201 | Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | 5 |
| 65202 | Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale | 5 |
| 65210 | Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services | 5 |
| 65211 | Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport | 5 |
| 65220 | Pet groomers and animal care workers | 5 |
| 65229 | Other support occupations in personal services | 5 |
| 65310 | Light duty cleaners | 5 |
| 65311 | Specialized cleaners | 5 |
| 65312 | Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners | 5 |
| 65320 | Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations | 5 |
| 65329 | Other service support occupations | 5 |
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations (94 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 70010 | Construction managers | 0 |
| 70011 | Home building and renovation managers | 0 |
| 70012 | Facility operation and maintenance managers | 0 |
| 70020 | Managers in transportation | 0 |
| 70021 | Postal and courier services managers | 0 |
| 72010 | Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations | 2 |
| 72011 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations | 2 |
| 72012 | Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades | 2 |
| 72013 | Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades | 2 |
| 72014 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers | 2 |
| 72020 | Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades | 2 |
| 72021 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews | 2 |
| 72022 | Supervisors, printing and related occupations | 2 |
| 72023 | Supervisors, railway transport operations | 2 |
| 72024 | Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 2 |
| 72025 | Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations | 2 |
| 72100 | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | 2 |
| 72101 | Tool and die makers | 2 |
| 72102 | Sheet metal workers | 2 |
| 72103 | Boilermakers | 2 |
| 72104 | Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters | 2 |
| 72105 | Ironworkers | 2 |
| 72106 | Welders and related machine operators | 2 |
| 72200 | Electricians (except industrial and power system) | 2 |
| 72201 | Industrial electricians | 2 |
| 72202 | Power system electricians | 2 |
| 72203 | Electrical power line and cable workers | 2 |
| 72204 | Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers | 2 |
| 72205 | Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians | 2 |
| 72300 | Plumbers | 2 |
| 72301 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers | 2 |
| 72302 | Gas fitters | 2 |
| 72310 | Carpenters | 2 |
| 72311 | Cabinetmakers | 2 |
| 72320 | Bricklayers | 2 |
| 72321 | Insulators | 2 |
| 72400 | Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | 2 |
| 72401 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 2 |
| 72402 | Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics | 2 |
| 72403 | Railway carmen/women | 2 |
| 72404 | Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | 2 |
| 72405 | Machine fitters | 2 |
| 72406 | Elevator constructors and mechanics | 2 |
| 72410 | Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | 2 |
| 72411 | Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators | 2 |
| 72420 | Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics | 2 |
| 72421 | Appliance servicers and repairers | 2 |
| 72422 | Electrical mechanics | 2 |
| 72423 | Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics | 2 |
| 72429 | Other small engine and small equipment repairers | 2 |
| 72500 | Crane operators | 2 |
| 72501 | Water well drillers | 2 |
| 72600 | Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | 2 |
| 72601 | Air traffic controllers and related occupations | 2 |
| 72602 | Deck officers, water transport | 2 |
| 72603 | Engineer officers, water transport | 2 |
| 72604 | Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators | 2 |
| 72999 | Other technical trades and related occupations | 2 |
| 73100 | Concrete finishers | 3 |
| 73101 | Tilesetters | 3 |
| 73102 | Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | 3 |
| 73110 | Roofers and shinglers | 3 |
| 73111 | Glaziers | 3 |
| 73112 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | 3 |
| 73113 | Floor covering installers | 3 |
| 73200 | Residential and commercial installers and servicers | 3 |
| 73201 | General building maintenance workers and building superintendents | 3 |
| 73202 | Pest controllers and fumigators | 3 |
| 73209 | Other repairers and servicers | 3 |
| 73300 | Transport truck drivers | 3 |
| 73301 | Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators | 3 |
| 73310 | Railway and yard locomotive engineers | 3 |
| 73311 | Railway conductors and brakemen/women | 3 |
| 73400 | Heavy equipment operators | 3 |
| 73401 | Printing press operators | 3 |
| 73402 | Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction | 3 |
| 74100 | Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations | 4 |
| 74101 | Letter carriers | 4 |
| 74102 | Couriers and messengers | 4 |
| 74200 | Railway yard and track maintenance workers | 4 |
| 74201 | Water transport deck and engine room crew | 4 |
| 74202 | Air transport ramp attendants | 4 |
| 74203 | Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers | 4 |
| 74204 | Utility maintenance workers | 4 |
| 74205 | Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers | 4 |
| 75100 | Longshore workers | 5 |
| 75101 | Material handlers | 5 |
| 75110 | Construction trades helpers and labourers | 5 |
| 75119 | Other trades helpers and labourers | 5 |
| 75200 | Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs | 5 |
| 75201 | Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors | 5 |
| 75210 | Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations | 5 |
| 75211 | Railway and motor transport labourers | 5 |
| 75212 | Public works and maintenance labourers | 5 |
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations (29 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 80010 | Managers in natural resources production and fishing | 0 |
| 80020 | Managers in agriculture | 0 |
| 80021 | Managers in horticulture | 0 |
| 80022 | Managers in aquaculture | 0 |
| 82010 | Supervisors, logging and forestry | 2 |
| 82020 | Supervisors, mining and quarrying | 2 |
| 82021 | Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services | 2 |
| 82030 | Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors | 2 |
| 82031 | Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services | 2 |
| 83100 | Underground production and development miners | 3 |
| 83101 | Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers | 3 |
| 83110 | Logging machinery operators | 3 |
| 83120 | Fishing masters and officers | 3 |
| 83121 | Fishermen/women | 3 |
| 84100 | Underground mine service and support workers | 4 |
| 84101 | Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators | 4 |
| 84110 | Chain saw and skidder operators | 4 |
| 84111 | Silviculture and forestry workers | 4 |
| 84120 | Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators | 4 |
| 84121 | Fishing vessel deckhands | 4 |
| 85100 | Livestock labourers | 5 |
| 85101 | Harvesting labourers | 5 |
| 85102 | Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers | 5 |
| 85103 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers | 5 |
| 85104 | Trappers and hunters | 5 |
| 85110 | Mine labourers | 5 |
| 85111 | Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers | 5 |
| 85120 | Logging and forestry labourers | 5 |
| 85121 | Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | 5 |
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities (68 codes)
| NOC | Title | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 90010 | Manufacturing managers | 0 |
| 90011 | Utilities managers | 0 |
| 92010 | Supervisors, mineral and metal processing | 2 |
| 92011 | Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities | 2 |
| 92012 | Supervisors, food and beverage processing | 2 |
| 92013 | Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing | 2 |
| 92014 | Supervisors, forest products processing | 2 |
| 92015 | Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing | 2 |
| 92020 | Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling | 2 |
| 92021 | Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing | 2 |
| 92022 | Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing | 2 |
| 92023 | Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing | 2 |
| 92024 | Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly | 2 |
| 92100 | Power engineers and power systems operators | 2 |
| 92101 | Water and waste treatment plant operators | 2 |
| 93100 | Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing | 3 |
| 93101 | Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing | 3 |
| 93102 | Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators | 3 |
| 93200 | Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors | 3 |
| 94100 | Machine operators, mineral and metal processing | 4 |
| 94101 | Foundry workers | 4 |
| 94102 | Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters | 4 |
| 94103 | Concrete, clay and stone forming operators | 4 |
| 94104 | Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing | 4 |
| 94105 | Metalworking and forging machine operators | 4 |
| 94106 | Machining tool operators | 4 |
| 94107 | Machine operators of other metal products | 4 |
| 94110 | Chemical plant machine operators | 4 |
| 94111 | Plastics processing machine operators | 4 |
| 94112 | Rubber processing machine operators and related workers | 4 |
| 94120 | Sawmill machine operators | 4 |
| 94121 | Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators | 4 |
| 94122 | Paper converting machine operators | 4 |
| 94123 | Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders | 4 |
| 94124 | Woodworking machine operators | 4 |
| 94129 | Other wood processing machine operators | 4 |
| 94130 | Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers | 4 |
| 94131 | Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations | 4 |
| 94132 | Industrial sewing machine operators | 4 |
| 94133 | Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing | 4 |
| 94140 | Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing | 4 |
| 94141 | Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers | 4 |
| 94142 | Fish and seafood plant workers | 4 |
| 94143 | Testers and graders, food and beverage processing | 4 |
| 94150 | Plateless printing equipment operators | 4 |
| 94151 | Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations | 4 |
| 94152 | Binding and finishing machine operators | 4 |
| 94153 | Photographic and film processors | 4 |
| 94200 | Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers | 4 |
| 94201 | Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers | 4 |
| 94202 | Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing | 4 |
| 94203 | Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers | 4 |
| 94204 | Mechanical assemblers and inspectors | 4 |
| 94205 | Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing | 4 |
| 94210 | Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors | 4 |
| 94211 | Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products | 4 |
| 94212 | Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors | 4 |
| 94213 | Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators | 4 |
| 94219 | Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors | 4 |
| 95100 | Labourers in mineral and metal processing | 5 |
| 95101 | Labourers in metal fabrication | 5 |
| 95102 | Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities | 5 |
| 95103 | Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing | 5 |
| 95104 | Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing | 5 |
| 95105 | Labourers in textile processing and cutting | 5 |
| 95106 | Labourers in food and beverage processing | 5 |
| 95107 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing | 5 |
| 95109 | Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 5 |
Common questions
How do I know my NOC code?
Search your job title above, then open the main duties of the closest match. Your code is the one whose lead statement and main duties describe most of what you actually did. If your employer used a different title, go by your duties, not the title.
What is a NOC code?
It's a 5-digit code from the National Occupational Classification, the system Canada uses to sort jobs into 516 groups. Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada build it together. IRCC uses it to decide if your work counts for a program.
Which NOC codes count for Express Entry?
For the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, any code in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3. That's 376 of the 516 codes. The Federal Skilled Trades Program takes 96 codes from a set list of trade groups.
What counts as a NOC 0, 1, 2 or 3 job?
It's a loose way of saying TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3. A financial manager is TEER 0. Software engineers and financial advisors are TEER 1. Medical lab technologists and web technicians sit in TEER 2, and bakers and dental assistants in TEER 3. Express Entry counts all four as skilled work.
My old code is from NOC 2016. Does it still work?
No. IRCC stopped using NOC 2016 on November 16, 2022 and has used NOC 2021 ever since. If your old code had 4 digits, or your job was called skill level 0, A or B, search the job again above and use the new 5-digit code.
What if my job fits two codes?
Go with the code where the lead statement and most of the duties sound like your normal working week. Two different jobs get two different codes. For the Canadian Experience Class that's fine, because your experience can come from more than one job or code.
Can my NOC code raise my CRS score?
First, it decides if the work counts. CRS only gives work points for jobs in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3. Past that, it's the number of years that matters, not the code itself. That changes a bit on November 3, 2026. If 12 months of your Canadian work is in one of IRCC's 186 high-wage jobs, you can get up to 70 extra points, and a job offer in one can be worth up to 100.
When does NOC 2026 start?
Statistics Canada plans to release it in December 2026. As of October 2026, IRCC's Express Entry pages still use NOC 2021 Version 1.0, so that's the version to use for now.
Sources
- National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0, Statistics Canada (job titles, duties and code structure)
- Revising NOC 2021 Version 1.0 to NOC 2026 Version 1.0, Statistics Canada
- National Occupational Classification, Employment and Social Development Canada (official profiles)
- Find your National Occupational Classification (NOC), IRCC
- Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program eligibility, IRCC
- Express Entry: category-based selection, IRCC
- Ministerial Instructions for Express Entry, IRCC
Know your code? Work out your CRS score or check the high-wage list.