Canada Occupation Demand List 2022

NOC – National Occupation Classification is a code system used by the federal government of Canada to give a structure for assessment and analysis of professions in the country. NOC code is a combination of four digits.

0 – Management Occupations

1 – Business, finance, and administration occupations

2 – Applied and Natural sciences and any relation occupations

3 – Health occupation

4 – Occupations in education, law, and school, community and government services

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation, and sport

6 – Sales and service occupations

7 – Transport, equipment, and trade operated and any related occupations

8 – Natural resources, agriculture, and related production occupations

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

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- Skill Level O: Management related professions;
- Skill Level A: Occupations that require at least a university degree;
- Skill Level B: Tech-related occupations that require an apprentice training or college diploma;
- Skill Level C: Intermediate professions with a high school diploma;
- Skill Level D: Labour related profession that requires only training;

- 0011 Legislators
- 0012 Senior government managers and officials
- 0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
- 0014 Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- 0015 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
- 0016 Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities
- 0111 Financial managers
- 0112 Human resources managers
- 0113 Purchasing managers
- 0114 Other administrative services managers
- 0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
- 0122 Banking, credit and other investment managers
- 0124 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
- 0125 Other business services managers
- 0131 Telecommunication carriers managers
- 0132 Postal and courier services managers
- 0211 Engineering managers
- 0212 Architecture and science managers
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 0311 Managers in health care
- 0411 Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration
- 0412 Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration
- 0413 Government managers – education policy development and program administration
- 0414 Other managers in public administration
- 0421 Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training
- 0422 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
- 0423 Managers in social, community and correctional services
- 0431 Commissioned police officers
- 0432 Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers
- 0433 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces
- 0511 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
- 0512 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
- 0513 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
- 0601 Corporate sales managers
- 0621 Retail and wholesale trade managers
- 0631 Restaurant and food service managers
- 0632 Accommodation service managers
- 0651 Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
- 0711 Construction managers
- 0712 Home building and renovation managers
- 0714 Facility operation and maintenance managers
- 0731 Managers in transportation
- 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
- 0821 Managers in agriculture
- 0822 Managers in horticulture
- 0823 Managers in aquaculture
- 0911 Manufacturing managers
- 0912 Utilities managers
- 1111 Financial auditors and accountants
- 1112 Financial and investment analysts
- 1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
- 1114 Other financial officers
- 1121 Human resources professionals
- 1122 Professional occupations in business management consulting
- 1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
- 1211 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
- 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
- 1213 Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
- 1214 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations
- 1215 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
- 1221 Administrative officers
- 1222 Executive assistants
- 1223 Human resources and recruitment officers
- 1224 Property administrators
- 1225 Purchasing agents and officers
- 1226 Conference and event planners
- 1227 Court officers and justices of the peace
- 1228 Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue
- 1241 Administrative assistants
- 1242 Legal administrative assistants
- 1243 Medical administrative assistants
- 1251 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
- 1252 Health information management occupations
- 1253 Records management technicians
- 1254 Statistical officers and related research support occupations
- 1311 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- 1312 Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
- 1313 Insurance underwriters
- 1314 Assessors, valuators and appraisers
- 1315 Customs, ship and other brokers
- 2111 Physicists and astronomers
- 2112 Chemists
- 2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
- 2114 Meteorologists and climatologists
- 2115 Other professional occupations in physical sciences
- 2121 Biologists and related scientists
- 2122 Forestry professionals
- 2123 Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
- 2134 Chemical engineers
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2142 Metallurgical and materials engineers
- 2143 Mining engineers
- 2144 Geological engineers
- 2145 Petroleum engineers
- 2146 Aerospace engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2148 Other professional engineers, n.e.c.
- 2151 Architects
- 2152 Landscape architects
- 2153 Urban and land use planners
- 2154 Land surveyors
- 2161 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2211 Chemical technologists and technicians
- 2212 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
- 2221 Biological technologists and technicians
- 2222 Agricultural and fish products inspectors
- 2223 Forestry technologists and technicians
- 2224 Conservation and fishery officers
- 2225 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
- 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2234 Construction estimators
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2242 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
- 2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
- 2244 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
- 2251 Architectural technologists and technicians
- 2252 Industrial designers
- 2253 Drafting technologists and technicians
- 2254 Land survey technologists and technicians
- 2255 Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
- 2261 Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians
- 2262 Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers
- 2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
- 2264 Construction inspectors
- 2271 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
- 2272 Air traffic controllers and related occupations
- 2273 Deck officers, water transport
- 2274 Engineer officers, water transport
- 2275 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 2283 Information systems testing technicians
- 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3111 Specialist physicians
- 3112 General practitioners and family physicians
- 3113 Dentists
- 3114 Veterinarians
- 3121 Optometrists
- 3122 Chiropractors
- 3124 Allied primary health practitioners
- 3125 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
- 3131 Pharmacists
- 3132 Dietitians and nutritionists
- 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- 3142 Physiotherapists
- 3143 Occupational therapists
- 3144 Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
- 3211 Medical laboratory technologists
- 3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants
- 3213 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
- 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- 3215 Medical radiation technologists
- 3216 Medical sonographers
- 3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.
- 3219 Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)
- 3221 Denturists
- 3222 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
- 3223 Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants
- 3231 Opticians
- 3232 Practitioners of natural healing
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3234 Paramedical occupations
- 3236 Massage therapists
- 3237 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
- 4011 University professors and lecturers
- 4012 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
- 4021 College and other vocational instructors
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4033 Educational counsellors
- 4111 Judges
- 4112 Lawyers and Quebec notaries
- 4151 Psychologists
- 4152 Social workers
- 4153 Family, marriage and other related counsellors
- 4154 Professional occupations in religion
- 4155 Probation and parole officers and related occupations
- 4156 Employment counsellors
- 4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 4162 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
- 4163 Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
- 4164 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 4165 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 4166 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 4167 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- 4168 Program officers unique to government
- 4169 Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c.
- 4211 Paralegal and related occupations
- 4212 Social and community service workers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 4215 Instructors of persons with disabilities
- 4216 Other instructors
- 4217 Other religious occupations
- 4311 Police officers (except commissioned)
- 4312 Firefighters
- 4313 Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Forces
- 5111 Librarians
- 5112 Conservators and curators
- 5113 Archivists
- 5121 Authors and writers
- 5122 Editors
- 5123 Journalists
- 5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters
- 5131 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
- 5132 Conductors, composers and arrangers
- 5133 Musicians and singers
- 5134 Dancers
- 5135 Actors and comedians
- 5136 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
- 5211 Library and public archive technicians
- 5212 Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries
- 5221 Photographers
- 5222 Film and video camera operators
- 5223 Graphic arts technicians
- 5224 Broadcast technicians
- 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
- 5226 Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
- 5227 Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
- 5231 Announcers and other broadcasters
- 5232 Other performers, n.e.c.
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- 5242 Interior designers and interior decorators
- 5243 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
- 5244 Artisans and craftspersons
- 5245 Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products
- 5251 Athletes
- 5252 Coaches
- 5253 Sports officials and referees
- 5254 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
- 6211 Retail sales supervisors
- 6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade
- 6222 Retail and wholesale buyers
- 6231 Insurance agents and brokers
- 6232 Real estate agents and salespersons
- 6235 Financial sales representatives
- 6311 Food service supervisors
- 6312 Executive housekeepers
- 6313 Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
- 6314 Customer and information services supervisors
- 6315 Cleaning supervisors
- 6316 Other services supervisors
- 6321 Chefs
- 6322 Cooks
- 6331 Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
- 6332 Bakers
- 6341 Hairstylists and barbers
- 6342 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
- 6343 Shoe repairers and shoemakers
- 6344 Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations
- 6345 Upholsterers
- 6346 Funeral directors and embalmers
- 7201 Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
- 7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
- 7203 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
- 7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
- 7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
- 7231 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
- 7232 Tool and die makers
- 7233 Sheet metal workers
- 7234 Boilermakers
- 7235 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
- 7236 Ironworkers
- 7237 Welders and related machine operators
- 7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- 7242 Industrial electricians
- 7243 Power system electricians
- 7244 Electrical power line and cable workers
- 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers
- 7246 Telecommunications installation and repair workers
- 7247 Cable television service and maintenance technicians
- 7251 Plumbers
- 7252 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- 7253 Gas fitters
- 7271 Carpenters
- 7272 Cabinetmakers
- 7281 Bricklayers
- 7282 Concrete finishers
- 7283 Tile setters
- 7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- 7291 Roofers and shinglers
- 7292 Glaziers
- 7293 Insulators
- 7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- 7295 Floor covering installers
- 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
- 7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
- 7303 Supervisors, printing and related occupations
- 7304 Supervisors, railway transport operations
- 7305 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
- 7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- 7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- 7313 Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- 7314 Railway Carmen/women
- 7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
- 7316 Machine fitters
- 7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics
- 7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
- 7322 Motor vehicle body repairers
- 7331 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
- 7332 Appliance servicers and repairers
- 7333 Electrical mechanics
- 7334 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
- 7335 Other small engine and small equipment repairers
- 7361 Railway and yard locomotive engineers
- 7362 Railway conductors and brakemen/women
- 7371 Crane operators
- 7372 Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction
- 7373 Water well drillers
- 7381 Printing press operators
- 7384 Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.
- 8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry
- 8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying
- 8222 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services
- 8231 Underground production and development miners
- 8232 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
- 8241 Logging machinery operators
- 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers8255 Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
- 8261 Fishing masters and officers
- 8262 Fishermen/women
- 9211 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
- 9212 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
- 9213 Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing
- 9214 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
- 9215 Supervisors, forest products processing
- 9217 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing
- 9221 Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling
- 9222 Supervisors, electronics manufacturing
- 9223 Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing
- 9224 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
- 9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
- 9227 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
- 9231 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
- 9232 Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators
- 9235 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
- 9241 Power engineers and power systems operators
- 9243 Water and waste treatment plant operators

All the occupations provided above fall into the category of NOC Skill Level 0, A or B.

Canada Occupation Demand List 2022

The first digit in a NOC shows the industry of the profession:

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NOC has different skill levels that are based on the type of occupation. These skill levels are:

Canada Occupation In-Demand (NOC) List 2022

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