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

RankOccupationPositions
251Railway and motor transport labourersNOC 75211187
252Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupationsNOC 94131186
253Artisans and craftspersonsNOC 53124185
253Land survey technologists and techniciansNOC 22213185
255Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testersNOC 94201182
256Testers and graders, food and beverage processingNOC 94143181
257Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorologyNOC 22214178
258Graphic arts techniciansNOC 52111177
258Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourersNOC 85111177
260Paper converting machine operatorsNOC 94122166
261Labourers in mineral and metal processingNOC 95100165
262Announcers and other broadcastersNOC 52114161
263Musicians and singersNOC 51122160
264Machine fittersNOC 72405159
265Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturingNOC 92022156
266Geoscientists and oceanographersNOC 21102152
266Machine operators of other metal productsNOC 94107152
268Biological technologists and techniciansNOC 22110149
269Medical radiation technologistsNOC 32121148
270Home building and renovation managersNOC 70011146
270Post-secondary teaching and research assistantsNOC 41201146
272Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeursNOC 75200145
273Financial sales representativesNOC 63102144
274DancersNOC 53120143
274Geological and mineral technologists and techniciansNOC 22101143
276Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assemblyNOC 92024142
277Supervisors, printing and related occupationsNOC 72022139
278Land surveyorsNOC 21203134
279Social workersNOC 41300132
280Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testersNOC 94200131
281Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processingNOC 94104129
281Other professional engineersNOC 21399129
283Other assisting occupations in support of health servicesNOC 33109128
283Public works and maintenance labourersNOC 75212128
285Construction inspectorsNOC 22233126
286OpticiansNOC 32100122
287Security guards and related security service occupationsNOC 64410120
288Fishing vessel deckhandsNOC 84121115
289Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturingNOC 94202114
290Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operatorsNOC 84101113
291Accounting and related clerksNOC 14200112
292Business development officers and market researchers and analystsNOC 41402110
292Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical)NOC 64101110
294Crane operatorsNOC 72500107
294Other instructorsNOC 43109107
296Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directorsNOC 50012106
297Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cuttersNOC 94102105
298Mathematicians, statisticians and actuariesNOC 21210104
299Architecture and science managersNOC 20011103
300PharmacistsNOC 31120102
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