Occupations

Every occupation employers have been approved to fill with temporary foreign workers, ranked by approved positions. Approvals filed under older NOC 2016 codes are counted under today's NOC 2021 occupations.

494 occupations

Rank	Occupation	Employers	Approved LMIAs	Positions
1	Nursery and greenhouse labourersNOC 85103	2,458	6,261	146,631
2	Harvesting labourersNOC 85101	3,741	14,095	137,613
3	CooksNOC 63200	20,898	29,286	64,268
4	Food service supervisorsNOC 62020	17,523	26,358	53,570
5	Transport truck driversNOC 73300	5,145	7,261	45,229
6	Fish and seafood plant workersNOC 94142	252	726	36,834
7	Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupationsNOC 65201	8,669	12,896	25,464
8	Labourers in food and beverage processingNOC 95106	834	2,345	22,730
9	Construction trades helpers and labourersNOC 75110	5,799	7,508	21,603
10	Retail sales supervisorsNOC 62010	7,904	8,983	15,227
11	Livestock labourersNOC 85100	2,550	8,666	15,184
12	CarpentersNOC 72310	3,967	4,483	13,966
13	Administrative assistantsNOC 13110	10,489	10,434	13,407
14	Welders and related machine operatorsNOC 72106	2,518	4,669	12,510
15	Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourersNOC 85121	1,065	2,125	12,025
16	Light duty cleanersNOC 65310	3,121	4,242	10,784
17	Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associatesNOC 33102	1,332	4,033	9,818
18	Graphic designers and illustratorsNOC 52120	1,365	3,781	9,715
19	Restaurant and food service managersNOC 60030	5,920	5,982	8,963
20	Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairersNOC 72410	3,319	4,137	8,395
21	Administrative officersNOC 13100	6,685	5,937	8,159
22	Accounting technicians and bookkeepersNOC 12200	5,915	5,434	6,996
23	Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathersNOC 73102	1,790	1,966	6,507
24	Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workersNOC 94141	218	655	6,489
25	Early childhood educators and assistantsNOC 42202	2,277	3,688	6,227
26	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectorsNOC 72100	1,451	2,593	6,192
27	BakersNOC 63202	2,305	3,026	5,585
28	Material handlersNOC 75101	1,329	2,060	5,501
29	ChefsNOC 62200	3,122	2,853	5,418
30	Concrete finishersNOC 73100	848	1,058	4,877
31	Roofers and shinglersNOC 73110	741	1,318	4,742
32	Heavy-duty equipment mechanicsNOC 72401	1,433	1,976	4,439
33	Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)NOC 73112	1,501	1,699	4,341
34	Residential and commercial installers and servicersNOC 73200	1,273	1,555	3,875
35	Hairstylists and barbersNOC 63210	1,171	1,535	3,748
36	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nursesNOC 31301	181	2,551	3,742
37	Cleaning supervisorsNOC 62024	1,904	1,763	3,737
38	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupationsNOC 51120	681	1,468	3,647
39	Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operatorsNOC 84120	714	1,383	3,505
40	Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processingNOC 94140	363	989	3,404
41	University professors and lecturersNOC 41200	116	1,544	3,360
42	Estheticians, electrologists and related occupationsNOC 63211	1,570	1,994	3,350
43	Labourers in fish and seafood processingNOC 95107	86	223	3,349
44	Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimatorsNOC 72411	1,213	1,826	3,327
45	Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilitiesNOC 95109	512	738	3,223
46	Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sportNOC 65211	61	97	3,049
47	Construction millwrights and industrial mechanicsNOC 72400	853	1,246	2,968
47	Other trades helpers and labourersNOC 75119	1,009	1,191	2,968
49	Computer and information systems managersNOC 20012	1,423	1,777	2,909
50	Retail and wholesale trade managersNOC 60020	2,335	1,630	2,876

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