Job Code – Life of Canada

If you want to come to Canada as a skilled immigrant (Express Entry)

Your job, and the work you have done in the past, must be skill type 0, or level A or B to use Express Entry.

Skill Type 0 (zero): management jobs, such as:
- restaurant managers
- mine managers
- shore captains (fishing)
Skill Level A: professional jobs that usually call for a degree from a university, such as:
- doctors
- dentists
- architects
Skill Level B: technical jobs and skilled trades that usually call for a college diploma or training as an apprentice, such as:
- chefs
- plumbers
- electricians

Code	Occupation	Skill level/type
0011	Legislators	0
0012	Senior government managers and officials	0
0013	Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services	0
0014	Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	0
0015	Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.	0
0016	Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities	0
0111	Financial managers	0
0112	Human resources managers	0
0113	Purchasing managers	0
0114	Other administrative services managers	0
0121	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers	0
0122	Banking, credit and other investment managers	0
0124	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	0
0125	Other business services managers	0
0131	Telecommunication carriers managers	0
0132	Postal and courier services managers	0
0211	Engineering managers	0
0212	Architecture and science managers	0
0213	Computer and information systems managers	0
0311	Managers in health care	0
0411	Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration	0
0412	Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration	0
0413	Government managers – education policy development and program administration	0
0414	Other managers in public administration	0
0421	Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training	0
0422	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education	0
0423	Managers in social, community and correctional services	0
0431	Commissioned police officers	0
0432	Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers	0
0433	Commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces	0
0511	Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers	0
0512	Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts	0
0513	Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors	0
0601	Corporate sales managers	0
0621	Retail and wholesale trade managers	0
0631	Restaurant and food service managers	0
0632	Accommodation service managers	0
0651	Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.	0
0711	Construction managers	0
0712	Home building and renovation managers	0
0714	Facility operation and maintenance managers	0
0731	Managers in transportation	0
0811	Managers in natural resources production and fishing	0
0821	Managers in agriculture	0
0822	Managers in horticulture	0
0823	Managers in aquaculture	0
0911	Manufacturing managers	0
0912	Utilities managers	0
1111	Financial auditors and accountants	A
1112	Financial and investment analysts	A
1113	Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers	A
1114	Other financial officers	A
1121	Human resources professionals	A
1122	Professional occupations in business management consulting	A
1123	Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	A
1211	Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers	B
1212	Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers	B
1213	Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers	B
1214	Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations	B
1215	Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations	B
1221	Administrative officers	B
1222	Executive assistants	B
1223	Human resources and recruitment officers	B
1224	Property administrators	B
1225	Purchasing agents and officers	B
1226	Conference and event planners	B
1227	Court officers and justices of the peace	B
1228	Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers	B
1241	Administrative assistants	B
1242	Legal administrative assistants	B
1243	Medical administrative assistants	B
1251	Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations	B
1252	Health information management occupations	B
1253	Records management technicians	B
1254	Statistical officers and related research support occupations	B
1311	Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	B
1312	Insurance adjusters and claims examiners	B
1313	Insurance underwriters	B
1314	Assessors, valuators and appraisers	B
1315	Customs, ship and other brokers	B
2111	Physicists and astronomers	A
2112	Chemists	A
2113	Geoscientists and oceanographers	A
2114	Meteorologists and climatologists	A
2115	Other professional occupations in physical sciences	A
2121	Biologists and related scientists	A
2122	Forestry professionals	A
2123	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists	A
2131	Civil engineers	A
2132	Mechanical engineers	A
2133	Electrical and electronics engineers	A
2134	Chemical engineers	A
2141	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	A
2142	Metallurgical and materials engineers	A
2143	Mining engineers	A
2144	Geological engineers	A
2145	Petroleum engineers	A
2146	Aerospace engineers	A
2147	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	A
2148	Other professional engineers, n.e.c.	A
2151	Architects	A
2152	Landscape architects	A
2153	Urban and land use planners	A
2154	Land surveyors	A
2161	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	A
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants	A
2172	Database analysts and data administrators	A
2173	Software engineers and designers	A
2174	Computer programmers and interactive media developers	A
2175	Web designers and developers	A
2211	Chemical technologists and technicians	B
2212	Geological and mineral technologists and technicians	B
2221	Biological technologists and technicians	B
2222	Agricultural and fish products inspectors	B
2223	Forestry technologists and technicians	B
2224	Conservation and fishery officers	B
2225	Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists	B
2231	Civil engineering technologists and technicians	B
2232	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians	B
2233	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians	B
2234	Construction estimators	B
2241	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	B
2242	Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)	B
2243	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	B
2244	Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors	B
2251	Architectural technologists and technicians	B
2252	Industrial designers	B
2253	Drafting technologists and technicians	B
2254	Land survey technologists and technicians	B
2255	Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	B
2261	Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians	B
2262	Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers	B
2263	Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety	B
2264	Construction inspectors	B
2271	Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	B
2272	Air traffic controllers and related occupations	B
2273	Deck officers, water transport	B
2274	Engineer officers, water transport	B
2275	Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	B
2281	Computer network technicians	B
2282	User support technicians	B
2283	Information systems testing technicians	B
3011	Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors	A
3012	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	A
3111	Specialist physicians	A
3112	General practitioners and family physicians	A
3113	Dentists	A
3114	Veterinarians	A
3121	Optometrists	A
3122	Chiropractors	A
3124	Allied primary health practitioners	A
3125	Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating	A
3131	Pharmacists	A
3132	Dietitians and nutritionists	A
3141	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists	A
3142	Physiotherapists	A
3143	Occupational therapists	A
3144	Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment	A
3211	Medical laboratory technologists	B
3212	Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants	B
3213	Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians	B
3214	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	B
3215	Medical radiation technologists	B
3216	Medical sonographers	B
3217	Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.	B
3219	Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)	B
3221	Denturists	B
3222	Dental hygienists and dental therapists	B
3223	Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants	B
3231	Opticians	B
3232	Practitioners of natural healing	B
3233	Licensed practical nurses	B
3234	Paramedical occupations	B
3236	Massage therapists	B
3237	Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment	B
4011	University professors and lecturers	A
4012	Post-secondary teaching and research assistants	A
4021	College and other vocational instructors	A
4031	Secondary school teachers	A
4032	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	A
4033	Educational counsellors	A
4111	Judges	A
4112	Lawyers and Quebec notaries	A
4151	Psychologists	A
4152	Social workers	A
4153	Family, marriage and other related counsellors	A
4154	Professional occupations in religion	A
4155	Probation and parole officers and related occupations	A
4156	Employment counsellors	A
4161	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4162	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	A
4163	Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants	A
4164	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4165	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4166	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4167	Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4168	Program officers unique to government	A
4169	Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c.	A
4211	Paralegal and related occupations	B
4212	Social and community service workers	B
4214	Early childhood educators and assistants	B
4215	Instructors of persons with disabilities	B
4216	Other instructors	B
4217	Other religious occupations	B
4311	Police officers (except commissioned)	B
4312	Firefighters	B
4313	Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Forces	B
5111	Librarians	A
5112	Conservators and curators	A
5113	Archivists	A
5121	Authors and writers	A
5122	Editors	A
5123	Journalists	A
5125	Translators, terminologists and interpreters	A
5131	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations	A
5132	Conductors, composers and arrangers	A
5133	Musicians and singers	A
5134	Dancers	A
5135	Actors and comedians	A
5136	Painters, sculptors and other visual artists	A
5211	Library and public archive technicians	B
5212	Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries	B
5221	Photographers	B
5222	Film and video camera operators	B
5223	Graphic arts technicians	B
5224	Broadcast technicians	B
5225	Audio and video recording technicians	B
5226	Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts	B
5227	Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts	B
5231	Announcers and other broadcasters	B
5232	Other performers, n.e.c.	B
5241	Graphic designers and illustrators	B
5242	Interior designers and interior decorators	B
5243	Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers	B
5244	Artisans and craftspersons	B
5245	Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products	B
5251	Athletes	B
5252	Coaches	B
5253	Sports officials and referees	B
5254	Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness	B
6211	Retail sales supervisors	B
6221	Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade	B
6222	Retail and wholesale buyers	B
6231	Insurance agents and brokers	B
6232	Real estate agents and salespersons	B
6235	Financial sales representatives	B
6311	Food service supervisors	B
6312	Executive housekeepers	B
6313	Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors	B
6314	Customer and information services supervisors	B
6315	Cleaning supervisors	B
6316	Other services supervisors	B
6321	Chefs	B
6322	Cooks	B
6331	Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale	B
6332	Bakers	B
6341	Hairstylists and barbers	B
6342	Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners	B
6343	Shoe repairers and shoemakers	B
6344	Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations	B
6345	Upholsterers	B
6346	Funeral directors and embalmers	B
7201	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations	B
7202	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	B
7203	Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades	B
7204	Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades	B
7205	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	B
7231	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	B
7232	Tool and die makers	B
7233	Sheet metal workers	B
7234	Boilermakers	B
7235	Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	B
7236	Ironworkers	B
7237	Welders and related machine operators	B
7241	Electricians (except industrial and power system)	B
7242	Industrial electricians	B
7243	Power system electricians	B
7244	Electrical power line and cable workers	B
7245	Telecommunications line and cable workers	B
7246	Telecommunications installation and repair workers	B
7247	Cable television service and maintenance technicians	B
7251	Plumbers	B
7252	Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers	B
7253	Gas fitters	B
7271	Carpenters	B
7272	Cabinetmakers	B
7281	Bricklayers	B
7282	Concrete finishers	B
7283	Tilesetters	B
7284	Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers	B
7291	Roofers and shinglers	B
7292	Glaziers	B
7293	Insulators	B
7294	Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)	B
7295	Floor covering installers	B
7301	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	B
7302	Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	B
7303	Supervisors, printing and related occupations	B
7304	Supervisors, railway transport operations	B
7305	Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators	B
7311	Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	B
7312	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	B
7313	Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	B
7314	Railway carmen/women	B
7315	Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	B
7316	Machine fitters	B
7318	Elevator constructors and mechanics	B
7321	Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers	B
7322	Motor vehicle body repairers	B
7331	Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics	B
7332	Appliance servicers and repairers	B
7333	Electrical mechanics	B
7334	Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics	B
7335	Other small engine and small equipment repairers	B
7361	Railway and yard locomotive engineers	B
7362	Railway conductors and brakemen/women	B
7371	Crane operators	B
7372	Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction	B
7373	Water well drillers	B
7381	Printing press operators	B
7384	Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.	B
8211	Supervisors, logging and forestry	B
8221	Supervisors, mining and quarrying	B
8222	Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	B
8231	Underground production and development miners	B
8232	Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers	B
8241	Logging machinery operators	B
8252	Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers	B
8255	Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services	B
8261	Fishing masters and officers	B
8262	Fishermen/women	B
9211	Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	B
9212	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	B
9213	Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing	B
9214	Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing	B
9215	Supervisors, forest products processing	B
9217	Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing	B
9221	Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling	B
9222	Supervisors, electronics manufacturing	B
9223	Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing	B
9224	Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing	B
9226	Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing	B
9227	Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly	B
9231	Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing	B
9232	Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators	B
9235	Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators	B
9241	Power engineers and power systems operators	B
9243	Water and waste treatment plant operators	B

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Canada National Occupation Classification (NOC) List

If you want to come to Canada as a skilled immigrant (Express Entry)

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