Choosing the right NOC Code 

Immigrants applying for Canada visa through the Express Entry system should choose the right NOC code. By getting yourself clearly identified using the right NOC code, you would have greater chances of sealing the position. This assures that you would actually yield all the points for the skilled experience at work. 

Immigrants should know, that the Canadian authorities classify the skill level while assessing their applications. Remember, if they do not recognize your foreign work experience, you would not be receiving the points. 

You will find, that each NOC code has got a lead statement, job title and a list of key responsibilities and duties associated with it. During immigration, your work experience matters more than your education and job title. In certain cases, the NOC might include the job title, which can be different from your work experience. Considering your work experience, you may have other NOC codes. 

Therefore, you need to visit the ESDC (Employment and Social Development Canada) website and find out whether your category is classified as NOC 0, NOC A or NOC B. In this process, you can choose the right NOC code.

Canada Skilled Occupation List: (National Occupational Classification - NOC ) 

1. 0011 Legislators 
2. 0012 Senior government managers and officials 
3. 0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
4. 0014 Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations 
5. 0015 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c. 
6. 0016 Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities
7. 0111 Financial managers 
8. 0112 Human resources managers 
9. 0113 Purchasing managers 
10. 0114 Other administrative services managers 
11. 0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers 
12. 0122 Banking, credit and other investment managers 
13. 0124 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers 
14. 0125 Other business services managers 
15. 0131 Telecommunication carriers managers 
16. 0132 Postal and courier services managers 
17. 0211 Engineering managers 
18. 0212 Architecture and science managers 
19. 0213 Computer and information systems managers 
20. 0311 Managers in health care 
21. 0411 Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration 
22. 0412 Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration 
23. 0413 Government managers – education policy development and program administration
24. 0414 Other managers in public administration 
25. 0421 Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training
26. 0422 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
27. 0423 Managers in social, community and correctional services 
28. 0431 Commissioned police officers 
29. 0432 Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers 
30. 0433 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces 
31. 0511 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers 
32. 0512 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts 33. 0513 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors 
34. 0601 Corporate sales managers 
35. 0621 Retail and wholesale trade managers 
36. 0631 Restaurant and food service managers
37. 0632 Accommodation service managers 
38. 0651 Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c. 
39. 0711 Construction managers 
40. 0712 Home building and renovation managers 
41. 0714 Facility operation and maintenance managers 
42. 0731 Managers in transportation 
43. 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing 
44. 0821 Managers in agriculture 
45. 0822 Managers in horticulture 
46. 0823 Managers in aquaculture 
47. 0911 Manufacturing managers 
48. 0912 Utilities managers 
49. 1111 Financial auditors and accountants 
50. 1112 Financial and investment analysts 
51. 1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers 
52. 1114 Other financial officers 
53. 1121 Human resources professionals 
54. 1122 Professional occupations in business management consulting
55. 1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
56. 1211 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
57. 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers 
58. 1213 Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
59. 1214 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations
60. 1215 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
61. 1221 Administrative officers 
62. 1222 Executive assistants 
63. 1223 Human resources and recruitment officers 
64. 1224 Property administrators 
65. 1225 Purchasing agents and officers 
66. 1226 Conference and event planners 
67. 1227 Court officers and justices of the peace 
68. 1228 Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers 69. 1241 Administrative assistants 
70. 1242 Legal administrative assistants 
71. 1243 Medical administrative assistants 
72. 1251 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
73. 1252 Health information management occupations 
74. 1253 Records management technicians 
75. 1254 Statistical officers and related research support occupations
76. 1311 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers 
77. 1312 Insurance adjusters and claims examiners 
78. 1313 Insurance underwriters 
79. 1314 Assessors, valuators and appraisers 
80. 1315 Customs, ship and other brokers 
81. 2111 Physicists and astronomers 
82. 2112 Chemists 
83. 2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers 
84. 2114 Meteorologists and climatologists
85. 2115 Other professional occupations in physical sciences 
86. 2121 Biologists and related scientists 
87. 2122 Forestry professionals 
88. 2123 Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists 
89. 2131 Civil engineers 
90. 2132 Mechanical engineers 
91. 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers 
92. 2134 Chemical engineers 
93. 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers 
94. 2142 Metallurgical and materials engineers 
95. 2143 Mining engineers 
96. 2144 Geological engineers 
97. 2145 Petroleum engineers 
98. 2146 Aerospace engineers 
99. 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) 100. 2148 Other professional engineers, n.e.c. 
101. 2151 Architects 
102. 2152 Landscape architects 
103. 2153 Urban and land use planners 
104. 2154 Land surveyors 
105. 2161 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries 
106. 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants 
107. 2172 Database analysts and data administrators 
108. 2173 Software engineers and designers 
109. 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers 110. 2175 Web designers and developers 
111. 2211 Chemical technologists and technicians 
112. 2212 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians 
113. 2221 Biological technologists and technicians 
114. 2222 Agricultural and fish products inspectors 
115. 2223 Forestry technologists and technicians 
116. 2224 Conservation and fishery officers 
117. 2225 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists 
118. 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians 
119. 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians 
120. 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
121. 2234 Construction estimators 
122. 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
123. 2242 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) 124. 2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics 
125. 2244 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
126. 2251 Architectural technologists and technicians 
127. 2252 Industrial designers 
128. 2253 Drafting technologists and technicians 
129. 2254 Land survey technologists and technicians 
130. 2255 Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology 
131. 2261 Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians 
132. 2262 Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers
133. 2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
134. 2264 Construction inspectors 
135. 2271 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors 
136. 2272 Air traffic controllers and related occupations 
137. 2273 Deck officers, water transport 
138. 2274 Engineer officers, water transport 
139. 2275 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators 
140. 2281 Computer network technicians 
141. 2282 User support technicians 
142. 2283 Information systems testing technicians 
143. 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors 
144. 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 
145. 3111 Specialist physicians 
146. 3112 General practitioners and family physicians 
147. 3113 Dentists 
148. 3114 Veterinarians 
149. 3121 Optometrists 
150. 3122 Chiropractors 
151. 3124 Allied primary health practitioners 
152. 3125 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
153. 3131 Pharmacists 
154. 3132 Dietitians and nutritionists 
155. 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists 
156. 3142 Physiotherapists 
157. 3143 Occupational therapists 
158. 3144 Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
159. 3211 Medical laboratory technologists 
160. 3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants
161. 3213 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians 
162. 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
163. 3215 Medical radiation technologists 
164. 3216 Medical sonographers 
165. 3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.
166. 3219 Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)
167. 3221 Denturists 
168. 3222 Dental hygienists and dental therapists 
169. 3223 Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants
170. 3231 Opticians 
171. 3232 Practitioners of natural healing 
172. 3233 Licensed practical nurses 
173. 3234 Paramedical occupations 
174. 3236 Massage therapists 
175. 3237 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment 
176. 4011 University professors and lecturers 
177. 4012 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants 
178. 4021 College and other vocational instructors 
179. 4031 Secondary school teachers 
180. 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
181. 4033 Educational counsellors 
182. 4111 Judges 
183. 4112 Lawyers and Quebec notaries 
184. 4151 Psychologists 
185. 4152 Social workers 
186. 4153 Family, marriage and other related counsellors 
187. 4154 Professional occupations in religion 
188. 4155 Probation and parole officers and related occupations 
189. 4156 Employment counsellors 
190. 4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
191. 4162 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts 
192. 4163 Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
193. 4164 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
194. 4165 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
195. 4166 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
196. 4167 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers
197. 4168 Program officers unique to government 
198. 4169 Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c. 
199. 4211 Paralegal and related occupations 
200. 4212 Social and community service workers 
201. 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants 
202. 4215 Instructors of persons with disabilities 
203. 4216 Other instructors 
204. 4217 Other religious occupations 
205. 4311 Police officers (except commissioned) 
206. 4312 Firefighters 
207. 4313 Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Forces 
208. 5111 Librarians 
209. 5112 Conservators and curators 
210. 5113 Archivists 
211. 5121 Authors and writers 
212. 5122 Editors 
213. 5123 Journalists 
214. 5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters 
215. 5131 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
216. 5132 Conductors, composers and arrangers 
217. 5133 Musicians and singers 
218. 5134 Dancers 
219. 5135 Actors and comedians 
220. 5136 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists 
221. 5211 Library and public archive technicians 
222. 5212 Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries
223. 5221 Photographers 
224. 5222 Film and video camera operators 
225. 5223 Graphic arts technicians 
226. 5224 Broadcast technicians 
227. 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
228. 5226 Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts 
229. 5227 Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts 
230. 5231 Announcers and other broadcasters 
231. 5232 Other performers, n.e.c. 
232. 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators 
233. 5242 Interior designers and interior decorators 
234. 5243 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers 
235. 5244 Artisans and craftspersons 
236. 5245 Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products 
237. 5251 Athletes 
238. 5252 Coaches 
239. 5253 Sports officials and referees 
240. 5254 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
241. 6211 Retail sales supervisors 
242. 6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade 
243. 6222 Retail and wholesale buyers 
244. 6231 Insurance agents and brokers 
245. 6232 Real estate agents and salespersons 
246. 6235 Financial sales representatives 
247. 6311 Food service supervisors 
248. 6312 Executive housekeepers 
249. 6313 Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
250. 6314 Customer and information services supervisors 
251. 6315 Cleaning supervisors 
252. 6316 Other services supervisors 
253. 6321 Chefs 
254. 6322 Cooks 
255. 6331 Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
256. 6332 Bakers 
257. 6341 Hairstylists and barbers 
258. 6342 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners 
259. 6343 Shoe repairers and shoemakers 
260. 6344 Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations
261. 6345 Upholsterers 
262. 6346 Funeral directors and embalmers 
263. 7201 Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations 
264. 7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
265. 7203 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades 
266. 7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades 
267. 7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers 
268. 7231 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors 
269. 7232 Tool and die makers 
270. 7233 Sheet metal workers 
271. 7234 Boilermakers
272. 7235 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters 
273. 7236 Ironworkers 
274. 7237 Welders and related machine operators 
275. 7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system) 
276. 7242 Industrial electricians 
277. 7243 Power system electricians 
278. 7244 Electrical power line and cable workers 
279. 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers 
280. 7246 Telecommunications installation and repair workers 
281. 7247 Cable television service and maintenance technicians 
282. 7251 Plumbers 
283. 7252 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers 
284. 7253 Gas fitters 
285. 7271 Carpenters 
286. 7272 Cabinetmakers 
287. 7281 Bricklayers 
288. 7282 Concrete finishers 
289. 7283 Tile setters 
290. 7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers 
291. 7291 Roofers and shinglers 
292. 7292 Glaziers 
293. 7293 Insulators 
294. 7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) 
295. 7295 Floor covering installers 
296. 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades 
297. 7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
298. 7303 Supervisors, printing and related occupations 
299. 7304 Supervisors, railway transport operations 
300. 7305 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
301. 7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics 
302. 7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics 
303. 7313 Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics 
304. 7314 Railway Carmen/women 
305. 7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors 
306. 7316 Machine fitters 
307. 7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics 
308. 7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
309. 7322 Motor vehicle body repairers 
310. 7331 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics 
311. 7332 Appliance servicers and repairers 
312. 7333 Electrical mechanics 
313. 7334 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics 
314. 7335 Other small engine and small equipment repairers 
315. 7361 Railway and yard locomotive engineers 
316. 7362 Railway conductors and brakemen/women 
317. 7371 Crane operators 
318. 7372 Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction
319. 7373 Water well drillers
320. 7381 Printing press operators 
321. 7384 Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c. 
322. 8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry 
323. 8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying 
324. 8222 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services
325. 8231 Underground production and development miners 
326. 8232 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
327. 8241 Logging machinery operators 
328. 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers8255 Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services 
329. 8261 Fishing masters and officers 
330. 8262 Fishermen/women 
331. 9211 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing 
332. 9212 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
333. 9213 Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing
334. 9214 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing 
335. 9215 Supervisors, forest products processing 
336. 9217 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing
337. 9221 Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling 
338. 9222 Supervisors, electronics manufacturing 
339. 9223 Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing 
340. 9224 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing 
341. 9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
342. 9227 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly 
343. 9231 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
344. 9232 Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators 
345. 9235 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators 
346. 9241 Power engineers and power systems operators 
347. 9243 Water and waste treatment plant operators 
348.