NOC O Group Occupation List

Management occupations (Skill level A)

Management occupations in Canada fall under Skill Level A and usually require significant experience and leadership abilities. Here is the complete NOC O Group list:

• 011 Administrative services managers
• 012 Managers in financial and business services
• 013 Managers in communication (except broadcasting)
• 021 Managers in engineering, architecture, science and information systems
• 031 Managers in health care
• 041 Managers in public administration
• 042 Managers in education and social and community services
• 043 Managers in public protection services
• 051 Managers in art, culture, recreation and sport
• 060 Corporate sales managers
• 062 Retail and wholesale trade managers
• 063 Managers in food service and accommodation
• 065 Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
• 071 Managers in construction and facility operation and maintenance
• 073 Managers in transportation
• 081 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
• 082 Managers in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture
• 091 Managers in manufacturing and utilities

NOC A Group Occupation List

(Occupations usually require university education)

NOC Skill Level A occupations are professional jobs that typically need a university degree. These roles are highly sought after in Canada’s Express Entry system. Here is the full list:

• 111 Auditors, accountants and investment professionals
• 112 Human resources and business service professionals
• 211 Physical science professionals
• 212 Life science professionals
• 213 Civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineers
• 214 Other engineers
• 215 Architects, urban planners and land surveyors
• 216 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
• 217 Computer and information systems professionals
• 311 Physicians, dentists and veterinarians
• 312 Optometrists, chiropractors and other health diagnosing and treating professionals
• 313 Pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists
• 314 Therapy and assessment professionals
• 411 Judges, lawyers and Quebec notaries
• 415 Social and community service professionals
• 416 Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers
• 511 Librarians, archivists, conservators and curators
• 512 Writing, translating and related communications professionals
• 513 Creative and performing artists

NOC B Group Occupation List

(Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training)

NOC Skill Level B includes technical and skilled trades occupations that generally need college-level education or apprenticeship training. These occupations are very popular among Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program applicants.

• 121 Administrative services supervisors
• 122 Administrative and regulatory occupations
• 124 Office administrative assistants – general, legal and medical
• 125 Court reporters, transcriptionists, records management technicians and statistical officers
• 131 Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations
• 221 Technical occupations in physical sciences
• 222 Technical occupations in life sciences
• 223 Technical occupations in civil, mechanical and industrial engineering
• 224 Technical occupations in electronics and electrical engineering
• 225 Technical occupations in architecture, drafting, surveying, geomatics and meteorology
• 226 Other technical inspectors and regulatory officers
• 227 Transportation officers and controllers
• 228 Technical occupations in computer and information systems
• 321 Medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)
• 322 Technical occupations in dental health care
• 323 Other technical occupations in health care
• 421 Para professional occupations in legal, social, community and education services
• 431 Occupations in front-line public protection services
• 521 Technical occupations in libraries, public archives, museums and art galleries
• 522 Photographers, graphic arts technicians and technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
• 523 Announcers and other performers, n.e.c.
• 524 Creative designers and crafts persons
• 525 Athletes, coaches, referees and related occupations
• 621 Retail sales supervisors
• 622 Technical sales specialists in wholesale trade and retail and wholesale buyers
• 623 Insurance, real estate and financial sales occupations
• 631 Service supervisors