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Occupations (NOC)
Canada classifies every job with the National Occupational Classification. Since November 2022 the five-digit NOC 2021 codes, grouped by TEER level, decide which programs and draws an occupation fits. Pick an occupation to see every story, draw and job posting for it. All topics
TEER 0 — Management
- 00012Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services 1
- 00015Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities 1
- 10010Financial managers 1
- 10019Other administrative services managers 1
- 10022Advertising, marketing and public relations managers 1
- 10029Other business services managers 2
- 20010Engineering managers 2
- 20012Computer and information systems managers 1
- 30010Managers in health care 1
- 40020Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training 1
- 50010Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers 1
- 50012Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors 1
- 60020Retail and wholesale trade managers 1
- 60030Restaurant and food service managers 2
- 60031Accommodation service managers 1
- 70010Construction managers 2
- 80020Managers in agriculture 1
- 90010Manufacturing managers 1
TEER 1 — University degree
- 11100Financial auditors and accountants 1
- 11101Financial and investment analysts 2
- 11201Professional occupations in business management consulting 2
- 11202Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations 1
- 21101Chemists 1
- 21102Geoscientists and oceanographers 1
- 21110Biologists and related scientists 3
- 21120Public and environmental health and safety professionals 1
- 21211Data scientists 2
- 21220Cybersecurity specialists 2
- 21223Database analysts and data administrators 1
- 21231Software engineers and designers 2
- 21232Software developers and programmers 1
- 21300Civil engineers 2
- 21301Mechanical engineers 1
- 21310Electrical and electronics engineers 1
- 21311Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) 1
- 21320Chemical engineers 2
- 21321Industrial and manufacturing engineers 1
- 21332Petroleum engineers 1
- 21390Aerospace engineers 2
- 31100Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine 2
- 31102General practitioners and family physicians 1
- 31301Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 1
- 41200University professors and lecturers 1
- 41201Post-Secondary teaching and research assistants 2
- 41210College and other vocational instructors 1
- 41221Elementary school and kindergarten teachers 1
- 41302Religious leaders 1
- 41310Police investigators and other investigative occupations 2
TEER 2 — College diploma or apprenticeship (2+ years)
- 12010Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers 1
- 12013Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations 1
- 12100Executive assistants 1
- 12103Conference and event planners 1
- 12111Health information management occupations 1
- 12200Accounting technicians and bookkeepers 4
- 12201Insurance adjusters and claims examiners 1
- 22100Chemical technologists and technicians 1
- 22110Biological technologists and technicians 1
- 22211Industrial designers 1
- 22212Drafting technologists and technicians 1
- 22220Computer network and web technicians 1
- 22221User support technicians 2
- 22222Information systems testing technicians 2
- 22230Non-Destructive testers and inspectors 1
- 22301Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians 1
- 22310Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians 1
- 22312Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics 1
- 32101Licensed practical nurses 2
- 42201Social and community service workers 1
- 42202Early childhood educators and assistants 3
- 42204Religion workers 1
- 52111Graphic arts technicians 1
- 52120Graphic designers and illustrators 1
- 62010Retail sales supervisors 1
- 62020Food service supervisors 1
- 62021Executive housekeepers 1
- 62023Customer and information services supervisors 1
- 62100Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade 2
- 72014Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers 2
- 72025Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations 1
- 72106Welders and related machine operators 1
- 72204Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers 1
- 72205Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians 1
- 72311Cabinetmakers 1
- 72320Bricklayers 1
- 72410Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers 1
- 72602Deck officers, water transport 1
- 72603Engineer officers, water transport 1
- 92100Power engineers and power systems operators 1
TEER 3 — College diploma or apprenticeship (under 2 years)
- 13100Administrative officers 2
- 13102Payroll administrators 2
- 13110Administrative assistants 1
- 13111Legal administrative assistants 1
- 13112Medical administrative assistants 2
- 13201Production and transportation logistics coordinators 1
- 33101Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations 1
- 33102Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 1
- 33103Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants 1
- 43100Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants 1
- 53111Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators 1
- 53120Dancers 1
- 53124Artisans and craftspersons 1
- 53200Athletes 1
- 63100Insurance agents and brokers 1
- 63200Cooks 2
- 63202Bakers 1
- 73113Floor covering installers 1
TEER 4 — High school
- 14200Accounting and related clerks 1
- 14400Shippers and receivers 1
- 14401Storekeepers and partspersons 1
- 44101Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations 2
- 54100Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness 1
- 64100Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers 1
- 64200Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners 1
- 64314Hotel front desk clerks 1
- 64400Customer services representatives - financial institutions 1
- 64409Other customer and information services representatives 1
- 74203Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers 1
- 94140Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing 1
- 94142Fish and seafood plant workers 1
TEER 5 — Short demonstration or no formal education
Earlier codes (NOC 2016)
Stories before November 2022 used the four-digit NOC 2016. Each code shows the NOC 2021 occupations that replaced it.
- 0013Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services 1 Now NOC 00012
- 0016Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities 1 Now NOC 00015
- 0111Financial managers 1 Now NOC 10010
- 0114Other administrative services managers 1 Now NOC 10019
- 0124Advertising, marketing and public relations managers 1 Now NOC 10022
- 0125Other business services managers 1 Now NOC 10029
- 0211Engineering managers 1 Now NOC 20010
- 0213Computer and information systems managers 1 Now NOC 20012
- 0621Retail and wholesale trade managers 1 Now NOC 60020
- 0631Restaurant and food service managers 1 Now NOC 60030
- 0711Construction managers 1 Now NOC 70010
- 0911Manufacturing managers 1 Now NOC 90010
- 1111Financial auditors and accountants 1 Now NOC 11100
- 1112Financial and investment analysts 1 Now NOC 11101
- 1122Professional occupations in business management consulting 1 Now NOC 11201
- 1123Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations 1 Now NOC 10022, 11202, 64409
- 1215Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 1 Now NOC 12013, 13201, 74202
- 1221Administrative officers 1 Now NOC 13100
- 1222Executive assistants 1 Now NOC 12100
- 1225Purchasing agents and officers 1 Now NOC 12102
- 1241Administrative assistants 1 Now NOC 13110
- 1243Medical administrative assistants 1 Now NOC 13112
- 1311Accounting technicians and bookkeepers 3 Now NOC 12200
- 1312Insurance adjusters and claims examiners 1 Now NOC 12201
- 1431Accounting and related clerks 1 Now NOC 14200
- 1432Payroll administrators 1 Now NOC 13102
- 1521Shippers and receivers 1 Now NOC 14400
- 1523Production logistics co-ordinators 1 Now NOC 13201, 14402
- 2113Geoscientists and oceanographers 1 Now NOC 21102
- 2121Biologists and related scientists 2 Now NOC 21110
- 2131Civil engineers 2 Now NOC 21300
- 2132Mechanical engineers 1 Now NOC 21301
- 2133Electrical and electronics engineers 1 Now NOC 21310
- 2134Chemical engineers 1 Now NOC 21320
- 2141Industrial and manufacturing engineers 1 Now NOC 21321
- 2147Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) 1 Now NOC 21311
- 2171Information systems analysts and consultants 3 Now NOC 21211, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21233
- 2172Database analysts and data administrators 1 Now NOC 21211, 21223
- 2173Software engineers and designers 1 Now NOC 21211, 21231
- 2174Computer programmers and interactive media developers 1 Now NOC 21230, 21232, 21234
- 2211Chemical technologists and technicians 1 Now NOC 22100
- 2232Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians 1 Now NOC 22301
- 2241Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians 1 Now NOC 22310
- 2243Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics 1 Now NOC 22312
- 2252Industrial designers 1 Now NOC 22211
- 2253Drafting technologists and technicians 1 Now NOC 22212
- 2261Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians 1 Now NOC 22230
- 2263Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety 1 Now NOC 21120, 22232
- 2273Deck officers, water transport 1 Now NOC 72602
- 2274Engineer officers, water transport 1 Now NOC 72603
- 2282User support technicians 1 Now NOC 22221
- 2283Information systems testing technicians 1 Now NOC 22222
- 3012Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 1 Now NOC 31301
- 3111Specialist physicians 1 Now NOC 31100, 31101, 41310
- 3212Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants 1 Now NOC 31303, 32120, 33101
- 3233Licensed practical nurses 1 Now NOC 32101
- 3413Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 1 Now NOC 33102
- 4011University professors and lecturers 1 Now NOC 41200
- 4012Post-secondary teaching and research assistants 1 Now NOC 41201
- 4021College and other vocational instructors 1 Now NOC 41210
- 4032Elementary school and kindergarten teachers 1 Now NOC 41221
- 4154Professional occupations in religion 1 Now NOC 41302
- 4212Social and community service workers 2 Now NOC 42201
- 4214Early childhood educators and assistants 2 Now NOC 42202
- 4217Other religious occupations 1 Now NOC 42204
- 4412Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations 1 Now NOC 44101, 65310
- 4413Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants 1 Now NOC 43100, 45100
- 5134Dancers 1 Now NOC 53120
- 5223Graphic arts technicians 1 Now NOC 52111
- 5227Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts 1 Now NOC 53111
- 5244Artisans and craftspersons 1 Now NOC 53124
- 5251Athletes 1 Now NOC 53200
- 5254Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness 1 Now NOC 54100
- 6211Retail sales supervisors 1 Now NOC 62010
- 6221Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade 1 Now NOC 62100, 70012, 75101
- 6311Food service supervisors 1 Now NOC 62020
- 6312Executive housekeepers 1 Now NOC 62021
- 6322Cooks 1 Now NOC 63200
- 7205Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers 1 Now NOC 72014
- 7295Floor covering installers 1 Now NOC 73113