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Geoscientists and oceanographers

NOC 21102. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 2113 are counted here too.

#266 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

68

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

152

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

61

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$30.77/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

12
2016
8
2017
4
2018
3
2019
14
2020
9
2021
12
2022
5
2023
22
2024
52
2025
11
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $30.77 to $38.00 · 40 postings$30.77
  2. 022025Middle half $30.00 to $35.00 · 25 postings$30.00
  3. 032024Middle half $24.81 to $50.00 · 35 postings$35.00
  4. 042023Middle half $27.00 to $40.00 · 37 postings$40.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Toronto, ON9
  2. 02Vancouver, BC7
  3. 03Saguenay, QC7
  4. 04St. John's, NL7
  5. 05Montréal, QC4
  6. 06Québec, QC3
  7. 07Calgary, AB3
  8. 08Laval, QC2

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Van Oord Personeel BV30 approved LMIAs
    53
  2. 2
    TSM Maritime Services (Phils.) inc.1 approved LMIAs
    11
  3. 3
    Subsea 7 Canada Inc.7 approved LMIAs
    7
  4. 4
    Laurentia Exploration Inc.4 approved LMIAs
    6
  5. 5
    MG3 (Survey) UK LimitedApproved before LMIA counts were published
    5
  6. 6
    JAN DE NUL LUXEMBOURG SA4 approved LMIAs
    4
  7. 7
    EGS (Asia) LtdApproved before LMIA counts were published
    4
  8. 8
    Englobe Corp.2 approved LMIAs
    2
  9. 9
    FREEPORT-MCMORAN MINERAL PROPERTIES CANADA INC.1 approved LMIAs
    2
  10. 10
    Oceaneering International IncApproved before LMIA counts were published
    2

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec16 employers
    23
  2. 2
    Ontario17 employers
    18
  3. 3
    British Columbia9 employers
    10
  4. 4
    Newfoundland and Labrador1 employers
    7
  5. 5
    Alberta4 employers
    4