Transition to National Occupational Classification 2021

On November 16, 2022, we switched to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Find information for the previous version of the National Occupation Classification (NOC 2016).

We use the 2021 National Occupational Classification (NOC) system to identify and categorize jobs (occupations) based on the training, education, experience and responsibilities ( TEER ) they require.

TEER categories and examples of jobs

Occupation types Examples TEER 0 Management occupations Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
Financial managers TEER 1 Occupations that usually require a university degree Financial advisors
Software engineers TEER 2

Occupations that usually require

a college diploma

apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or

supervisory occupations

Computer network and web technicians
Medical laboratory technologists TEER 3

Occupations that usually require

a college diploma

apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or

more than 6 months of on-the-job training

Bakers
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants TEER 4

Occupations that usually require

a high school diploma, or

several weeks of on-the-job training

Home child care providers
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers TEER 5 Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors

You can view the full list of occupation classifications under NOC 2021 on the ESDC site. Choose “NOC 2021” from the drop-down menu to search for your occupation.

Find your job title, code and TEER

Use this table to find the NOC 2021 information that best matches your job.

This table is for reference only. If any part conflicts with information on the NOC website, assume that the NOC website is correct.

Enter your job title in the “ Filter items ” field.

As you type words, the table will change to display related entries.

Write down the numeric code shown in the centre column.

For example: 72536.

Write down the title shown in the right column.

For example: Gas fitters.

Write down the TEER category shown in the left column.

For example: 4.

Go to the NOC website , choose version NOC 2021 Version 1.0 , and search for your NOC using the title or numeric code.

Make sure the main duties listed match what you did at your job.

If they don’t, you’ll need to find a different job title with duties that match yours.

40010 Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration 40011 Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration 40012 Government managers - education policy development and program administration 40019 Other managers in public administration 40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training 40021 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education 40030 Managers in social, community and correctional services 40040 Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services 40041 Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers 40042 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces 41100 Judges 41101 Lawyers and Quebec notaries 41200 University professors and lecturers 41201 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants 41210 College and other vocational instructors 41220 Secondary school teachers 41221 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers 41300 Social workers 41301 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies 41302 Religious leaders 41310 Police investigators and other investigative occupations 41311 Probation and parole officers 41320 Educational counsellors 41321 Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) 41400 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers 41401 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts 41402 Business development officers and market researchers and analysts 41403 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers 41404 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers 41405 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers 41406 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers 41407 Program officers unique to government 41409 Other professional occupations in social science 42100 Police officers (except commissioned) 42101 Firefighters 42102 Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces 42200 Paralegals and related occupations 42201 Social and community service workers 42202 Early childhood educators and assistants 42203 Instructors of persons with disabilities 42204 Religion workers 43100 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants 43109 Other instructors 43200 Sheriffs and bailiffs 43201 Correctional service officers 43202 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers 43203 Border services, customs, and immigration officers 43204 Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces 44100 Home child care providers 44101 Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations 44200 Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces 45100 Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations 50010 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers 50011 Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts 50012 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors 51100 Librarians 51101 Conservators and curators 51102 Archivists 51110 Editors 51111 Authors and writers (except technical) 51112 Technical writers 51113 Journalists 51114 Translators, terminologists and interpreters 51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations 51121 Conductors, composers and arrangers 51122 Musicians and singers 52100 Library and public archive technicians 52110 Film and video camera operators 52111 Graphic arts technicians 52112 Broadcast technicians 52113 Audio and video recording technicians 52114 Announcers and other broadcasters 52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts 52120 Graphic designers and illustrators 52121 Interior designers and interior decorators 53100 Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries 53110 Photographers 53111 Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators 53120 Dancers 53121 Actors, comedians and circus performers 53122 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists 53123 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers 53124 Artisans and craftspersons 53125 Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products 53200 Athletes 53201 Coaches 53202 Sports officials and referees 54100 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness 55109 Other performers 60010 Corporate sales managers 60020 Retail and wholesale trade managers 60030 Restaurant and food service managers 60031 Accommodation service managers 60040 Managers in customer and personal services 62010 Retail sales supervisors 62020 Food service supervisors 62021 Executive housekeepers 62022 Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors 62023 Customer and information services supervisors 62024 Cleaning supervisors 62029 Other services supervisors 62100 Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade 62101 Retail and wholesale buyers 62200 Chefs 62201 Funeral directors and embalmers 62202 Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations 63100 Insurance agents and brokers 63101 Real estate agents and salespersons 63102 Financial sales representatives 63200 Cooks 63201 Butchers - retail and wholesale 63202 Bakers 63210 Hairstylists and barbers 63211 Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations 63220 Shoe repairers and shoemakers 63221 Upholsterers 64100 Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers 64101 Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) 64200 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners 64201 Image, social and other personal consultants 64300 Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses 64301 Bartenders 64310 Travel counsellors 64311 Pursers and flight attendants 64312 Airline ticket and service agents 64313 Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks 64314 Hotel front desk clerks 64320 Tour and travel guides 64321 Casino workers 64322 Outdoor sport and recreational guides 64400 Customer services representatives - financial institutions 64401 Postal services representatives 64409 Other customer and information services representatives 64410 Security guards and related security service occupations 65100 Cashiers 65101 Service station attendants 65102 Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers 65109 Other sales related occupations 65200 Food and beverage servers 65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations 65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale 65210 Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services 65211 Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport 65220 Pet groomers and animal care workers 65229 Other support occupations in personal services 65310 Light duty cleaners 65311 Specialized cleaners 65312 Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners 65320 Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations 65329 Other service support occupations 70010 Construction managers 70011 Home building and renovation managers 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers 70020 Managers in transportation 70021 Postal and courier services managers 72010 Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations 72012 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades 72013 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades 72014 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews 72022 Supervisors, printing and related occupations 72023 Supervisors, railway transport operations 72024 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators 72025 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations 72100 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors 72101 Tool and die makers 72102 Sheet metal workers 72103 Boilermakers 72104 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters 72105 Ironworkers 72106 Welders and related machine operators 72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system) 72201 Industrial electricians 72202 Power system electricians 72203 Electrical power line and cable workers 72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers 72205 Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians 72300 Plumbers 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers 72302 Gas fitters 72310 Carpenters 72311 Cabinetmakers 72320 Bricklayers 72321 Insulators 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics 72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics 72402 Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics 72403 Railway carmen/women 72404 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors 72405 Machine fitters 72406 Elevator constructors and mechanics 72410 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers 72411 Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators 72420 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics 72421 Appliance servicers and repairers 72422 Electrical mechanics 72423 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics 72429 Other small engine and small equipment repairers 72500 Crane operators 72501 Water well drillers 72600 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors 72601 Air traffic controllers and related occupations 72602 Deck officers, water transport 72603 Engineer officers, water transport 72604 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators 72999 Other technical trades and related occupations 73100 Concrete finishers 73101 Tilesetters 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers 73110 Roofers and shinglers 73111 Glaziers 73112 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) 73113 Floor covering installers 73200 Residential and commercial installers and servicers 73201 General building maintenance workers and building superintendents 73202 Pest controllers and fumigators 73209 Other repairers and servicers 73300 Transport truck drivers 73301 Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators 73310 Railway and yard locomotive engineers 73311 Railway conductors and brakemen/women 73400 Heavy equipment operators 73401 Printing press operators 73402 Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction 74100 Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations 74101 Letter carriers 74102 Couriers and messengers 74200 Railway yard and track maintenance workers 74201 Water transport deck and engine room crew 74202 Air transport ramp attendants 74203 Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers 74204 Utility maintenance workers 74205 Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers 75100 Longshore workers 75101 Material handlers 75110 Construction trades helpers and labourers 75119 Other trades helpers and labourers 75200 Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs 75201 Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors 75210 Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations 75211 Railway and motor transport labourers 75212 Public works and maintenance labourers 80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishing 80020 Managers in agriculture 80021 Managers in horticulture 80022 Managers in aquaculture 82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry 82020 Supervisors, mining and quarrying 82021 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services 82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors 82031 Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services 83100 Underground production and development miners 83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers 83110 Logging machinery operators 83120 Fishing masters and officers 83121 Fishermen/women 84100 Underground mine service and support workers 84101 Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators 84110 Chain saw and skidder operators 84111 Silviculture and forestry workers 84120 Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators 84121 Fishing vessel deckhands 85100 Livestock labourers 85101 Harvesting labourers 85102 Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers 85104 Trappers and hunters 85110 Mine labourers 85111 Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers 85120 Logging and forestry labourers 85121 Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers 90010 Manufacturing managers 90011 Utilities managers 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing 92011 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities 92012 Supervisors, food and beverage processing 92013 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing 92014 Supervisors, forest products processing 92015 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing 92020 Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling 92021 Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing 92022 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing 92023 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing 92024 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly 92100 Power engineers and power systems operators 92101 Water and waste treatment plant operators 93100 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing 93101 Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing 93102 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators 93200 Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors 94100 Machine operators, mineral and metal processing 94101 Foundry workers 94102 Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters 94103 Concrete, clay and stone forming operators 94104 Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing 94105 Metalworking and forging machine operators 94106 Machining tool operators 94107 Machine operators of other metal products 94110 Chemical plant machine operators 94111 Plastics processing machine operators 94112 Rubber processing machine operators and related workers 94120 Sawmill machine operators 94121 Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators 94122 Paper converting machine operators 94123 Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders 94124 Woodworking machine operators 94129 Other wood processing machine operators 94130 Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers 94131 Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations 94132 Industrial sewing machine operators 94133 Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing 94140 Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing 94141 Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers 94143 Testers and graders, food and beverage processing 94150 Plateless printing equipment operators 94151 Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations 94152 Binding and finishing machine operators 94153 Photographic and film processors 94200 Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers 94201 Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers 94202 Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing 94203 Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers 94204 Mechanical assemblers and inspectors 94205 Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing 94210 Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors 94211 Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products 94212 Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors 94213 Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators 94219 Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors 95100 Labourers in mineral and metal processing 95101 Labourers in metal fabrication 95102 Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities 95103 Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing 95104 Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing 95105 Labourers in textile processing and cutting 95106 Labourers in food and beverage processing 95107 Labourers in fish and seafood processing 95109 Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

If you couldn’t find your NOC in the above table

Go to the search page of the NOC website, and do the following:

Choose version NOC 2021 Version 1.0 and search your job title or the NOC code.

Find the closest match in the list.

Make sure the main duties listed match what you did at your job.

if they don't, you will need to find a different job title with duties that match yours.

Write down the numeric code and job title.

For example: 72536 Gas fitters

Enter the number in the “Filter items” field of the above table and note the TEER in the first column.