Why Study National Occupational Classification (NOC)

Under Express Entry, Federal Skilled Workers across 347 eligible occupations who meet minimum entry criteria, submit an expression of interest profile to the Express Entry Pool. The profiles of candidates in the pool are ranked under a Comprehensive Ranking System. The highest ranked candidates will be considered for an invitation to apply for permanent residence.

Candidates receiving an invitation must submit a full application within a delay of 60-days.Federal Skilled Workers are persons with suitable education, work experience, age and language abilities under one of Canada’s official languages and who are selected under the Express Entry Immigration system to apply for permanent residence.To qualify for admission to the Express Entry Pool as a Federal Skilled Worker, applicants must meet the following conditions: Essential Conditions:

Possess one year of continuous full-time paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous employment within the previous 10 years in one of 347 eligible occupations listed under the applicable National Occupational Classification system; AND

1. The work experience must be classified within Skill Type 0 (Managerial Occupations), Skill Level A (Professional Occupations), or Skill Level B (Technical Occupations and Skilled Trades) within the meaning of the National Occupational Classification system; AND
2. Score sufficient points under the skilled worker point grid comprising of six selection factors. The current pass mark is 67 points;
3. Undergo language testing from a recognized third party and demonstrate intermediate level language skills in English or French corresponding to the Canadian Language Benchmark of 7)
4. Possess suitable settlement funding;
5. Undergo a successful security background and medical examination.

Find out whether you qualify for the Federal Skilled Worker Program or other programs in Canada by completing our free on-line evaluation for Skilled Workers or other categories. We will provide you with your evaluation results within 1-2 business days.

Express Entry: Eligible Federal Skilled Worker Occupations:

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 Armed Forces	B
4411	Home child care providers	C
4412	Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations	C
4413	Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants	C
4421	Sheriffs and bailiffs	C
4422	Correctional service officers	C
4423	By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers, n.e.c.	C
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

254	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
6411	Sales and account representatives – wholesale trade (non-technical)	C
6421	Retail salespersons	C
6511	Maîtres d’hôtel and hosts/hostesses	C
6512	Bartenders	C
6513	Food and beverage servers	C
6521	Travel counsellors	C
6522	Pursers and flight attendants	C

6523	Airline ticket and service agents	C
6524	Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks	C
6525	Hotel front desk clerks	C
6531	Tour and travel guides	C
6532	Outdoor sport and recreational guides	C
6533	Casino occupations	C
6541	Security guards and related security service occupations	C
6551	Customer services representatives – financial institutions	C
6552	Other customer and information services representatives	C
6561	Image, social and other personal consultants	C

6562	Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations	C
6563	Pet groomers and animal care workers	C
6564	Other personal service occupations	C
6611	Cashiers	D
6621	Service station attendants	D
6622	Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers	D
6623	Other sales related occupations	D
6711	Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations	D
6721	Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services	D
6722	Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport	D

6731	Light duty cleaners	D
6732	Specialized cleaners	D
6733	Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents	D
6741	Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations	D
6742	Other service support occupations, n.e.c.	D
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	Heating, 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
7441	Residential and commercial installers and servicers	C
7442	Waterworks and gas maintenance workers	C
7444	Pest controllers and fumigators	C
7445	Other repairers and servicers	C
7451	Longshore workers	C
7452	Material handlers	C

7511	Transport truck drivers	C
7512	Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators	C
7513	Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs	C
7514	Delivery and courier service drivers	C
7521	Heavy equipment operators (except crane)	C
7522	Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers	C
7531	Railway yard and track maintenance workers	C
7532	Water transport deck and engine room crew	C
7533	Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations	C
7534	Air transport ramp attendants	C

7535	Other automotive mechanical installers and servicers	C
7611	Construction trades helpers and labourers	D
7612	Other trades helpers and labourers	D
7621	Public works and maintenance labourers	D
7622	Railway and motor transport labourers	D
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
8411	Underground mine service and support workers	C
8412	Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators	C
8421	Chain saw and skidder operators	C
8422	Silviculture and forestry workers	C
8431	General farm workers	C

8432	Nursery and greenhouse workers	C
8441	Fishing vessel deckhands	C
8442	Trappers and hunters	C
8611	Harvesting labourers	D
8612	Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers	D
8613	Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers	D
8614	Mine labourers	D
8615	Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers	D
8616	Logging and forestry labourers	D
9211	Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	B

9212	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	B
9213	Supervisors, food and beverage 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	Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing	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
9411	Machine operators, mineral and metal processing	C
9412	Foundry workers	C
9413	Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters	C
9414	Concrete, clay and stone forming operators	C

9415	Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing	C
9416	Metalworking and forging machine operators	C
9417	Machining tool operators	C
9418	Other metal products machine operators	C
9421	Chemical plant machine operators	C
9422	Plastics processing machine operators	C
9423	Rubber processing machine operators and related workers	C
9431	Sawmill machine operators	C
9432	Pulp mill machine operators	C
9433	Papermaking and finishing machine operators	C

9434	Other wood processing machine operators	C
9435	Paper converting machine operators	C
9436	Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders	C
9437	Woodworking machine operators	C
9441	Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers	C
9442	Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations	C
9445	Fabric, fur and leather cutters	C
9446	Industrial sewing machine operators	C
9447	Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing	C
9461	Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing	C

9462	Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers	C
9463	Fish and seafood plant workers	C
9465	Testers and graders, food and beverage processing	C
9471	Plateless printing equipment operators	C
9472	Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations	C
9473	Binding and finishing machine operators	C
9474	Photographic and film processors	C
9521	Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors	C
9522	Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers	C
9523	Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers	C

9524	Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing	C
9525	Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers	C
9526	Mechanical assemblers and inspectors	C
9527	Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing	C
9531	Boat assemblers and inspectors	C
9532	Furniture and fixture assemblers and inspectors	C
9533	Other wood products assemblers and inspectors	C
9534	Furniture finishers and refinishers	C
9535	Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors	C
9536	Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators	C

9537	Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors	C
9611	Labourers in mineral and metal processing	D
9612	Labourers in metal fabrication	D
9613	Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities	D
9614	Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing	D
9615	Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing	D
9616	Labourers in textile processing	D
9617	Labourers in food and beverage processing	D
9618	Labourers in fish and seafood processing	D
9619	Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities	D

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