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Find your NOC code and TEER category

NOC 2021 codes have five digits, and the second digit is the TEER category, from 0 to 5. In 63200, Cooks, the 3 means TEER 3. IRCC matches a code to your duties, not your job title. For the Federal Skilled Worker Program, you must have done the lead statement’s actions and most of the listed main duties.

Search 516 occupations by job title or code. Each one shows its TEER, its official duties, IRCC's 2026 category lists and Job Bank wages.

Job title or NOC code

Search matches the NOC title and about 28,000 example job titles from Statistics Canada. Your search stays in your browser.

NOC 2021 (Statistics Canada). Codes checked against IRCC’s table on November 11, 2026. Category lists checked November 12, 2026.

How to find your NOC

IRCC matches your duties, not your job title. Three steps:

Search your job title
Type the title you use at work. The search also checks Statistics Canada's example titles.
Read the lead statement and main duties
IRCC's rule for FSW: you performed the actions in the lead statement and most of the main duties listed. Each occupation page lets you tick the duties you do.
Check the exclusions
Each page names the jobs that belong in a different code. If one sounds more like your work, compare that code too.

Worked example

Ana works as a line cook. She types "line cook", and the search matches that example title under NOC 63200, Cooks, TEER 3.

On the 63200 page she reads the lead statement and ticks the main duties she does.

The same page shows the rules: TEER 3 is inside the TEER 0 to 3 range FSW and CEC use, 63200 is not on IRCC's 2026 category lists, and Job Bank publishes wages for cooks by province.

None of this decides Ana's case. It tells her which rules apply to her work, so she can read them on the official pages.

Open NOC 63200, Cooks

IRCC's 2026 category lists

Express Entry can hold rounds for one category at a time. Each category has a closed list of NOC codes. Pick a category to see its list.

Healthcare and social services occupations

The rule: a category round can invite only people who are already eligible for an Express Entry program and who have at least 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in a listed occupation in the past 3 years.

Being on a list does not mean a round will be held. IRCC says it may not need a category round when enough top-ranking candidates are invited through general or program-specific rounds.

French-language proficiency is also a category. It depends on test results (NCLC 7 in all 4 abilities), not on the occupation, so it has no list here.

IRCC page modified October 16, 2026. Lists copied code for code and checked November 12, 2026. Verify on canada.ca (opens in a new tab)

37 occupations on this list

Browse by TEER level

NOC 2021 places every occupation in one of six TEER levels. FSW and CEC count work experience only in TEER 0 to 3.

Management occupations

Inside the FSW and CEC range

Occupations that usually require a university degree

Inside the FSW and CEC range

Occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations

Inside the FSW and CEC range

Occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training

Inside the FSW and CEC range

Occupations that usually require a high school diploma, or several weeks of on-the-job training

Outside the FSW and CEC range

Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Outside the FSW and CEC range

How the NOC works for immigration

Most economic immigration programs start from the NOC code of your work.

How to read a NOC code

Every NOC 2021 code has five digits, and each part says something. Here is 63200, Cooks.

Broad category: The first digit is the broad occupational category, the widest grouping in the NOC.
TEER: The second digit, 3, is the TEER category: TEER 3.
Group: The first four digits, 6320, are the minor group: Cooks, butchers and bakers.
Occupation: All five digits, 63200, are the unit group, the occupation itself: Cooks.

What is the NOC?

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is Canada's system for sorting every job. Each occupation has a 5-digit code. Immigration programs use the code to check the work you claim.

What are TEER levels?

TEER stands for Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities. It replaced the old skill levels (0, A, B, C, D) in NOC 2021. There are 6 levels, 0 to 5. TEER 0 is management; TEER 5 needs the least formal education.

Why the code matters

Programs set their rules by TEER or by NOC code. IRCC reads your duties against the NOC description to check the work experience in your application. A code that does not match your duties can cause problems.

Programs by TEER

FSW and CEC count work experience only in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3, and that applies to Canadian work too. The Federal Skilled Trades Program goes by NOC group: IRPR s. 87.2 lists the groups, and every code in them is TEER 2 or 3. The Atlantic Immigration Program takes job offers in TEER 0 to 4. Each province sets its own nominee streams and occupation rules. For an LMIA, the employer applies and ESDC assesses each job offer.

Read IRPR s. 87.2, the skilled trades groups

Frequently asked questions

How do I find the NOC code for my job?

Search your job title above, then open the occupation. Read the lead statement and the main duties. IRCC’s rule for FSW is that you performed the actions in the lead statement and most of the main duties listed. The title alone is not enough, so compare your daily work with the duties and the exclusions.

Federal Skilled Worker work experience rules →

What is a TEER category?

TEER stands for Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities. NOC 2021 places every occupation in one of six TEER categories, from 0 to 5, and the second digit of a code is its TEER. TEER 0 is management, and TEER 5 needs the least formal education. TEER replaced the old skill levels 0, A, B, C and D.

How TEER shapes the Canadian Experience Class →

Does the NOC code affect the CRS score?

It can, since November 3, 2026. IRCC's high-wage occupations list is set by NOC code. At least 12 months of qualifying Canadian work in a listed occupation adds 70, 40 or 20 points on top of the points for years of work, and a qualifying job offer in a listed occupation earns 100, 70 or 50. Both sit in the labour market integration factor, which counts the experience or the offer, whichever is higher, never both. A code that is not on the list earns no high-wage or job offer points. The code matters in other ways too. Its TEER decides whether work counts as skilled for FSW and CEC, and the code decides whether a profile fits a category round such as healthcare or trades.

How job offer points work now →

What NOC code is a personal support worker (PSW)?

Personal support worker appears under 2 NOC codes, depending on the setting. In nursing care, it is 33102, Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates, TEER 3, which is on IRCC’s 2026 Healthcare and social services list. In home support, it is 44101, Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations, TEER 4, which is on none of IRCC’s 2026 category lists. Only TEER 0 to 3 work counts for FSW and CEC, so the duties decide which code applies.

Nursing and care aide pathways →

What is NOC 33102?

NOC 33102 is Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates, a TEER 3 occupation in the group Assisting occupations in support of health services. TEER 3 is inside the TEER 0 to 3 range that FSW and CEC count. The code is on IRCC’s 2026 Healthcare and social services list. Its page lists the lead statement, the main duties, the exclusions and Job Bank wages.

Open NOC 33102 →

Which TEER levels count for Express Entry?

The Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class count work experience only in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3, and that includes Canadian work. The Federal Skilled Trades Program goes by NOC group: section 87.2 of the regulations lists Major Groups 72 (less Sub-major Group 726), 73, 82, 83, 92 and 93 (less Sub-major Group 932), Minor Group 6320 and Unit Group 62200. Other programs set their own rules: the Atlantic Immigration Program takes job offers in TEER 0 to 4.

IRPR s. 87.2, the skilled trades groups →

Which occupations are on the 2026 category lists?

IRCC publishes a closed list of NOC codes for each 2026 category: healthcare and social services, STEM, trades, education, transport, physicians, senior managers and researchers with Canadian work experience, and skilled military recruits. French-language proficiency is a category based on test results, not on the occupation. Being on a list does not mean a round will be held.

See the rounds IRCC has held →