Medical technologists and technicians
Medical radiation technologistsNOC 32121, TEER 2
NOC 32121 (Medical radiation technologists) is TEER 2.TEER 2
Occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations
- Express Entry
- IRCC counts TEER 0 to 3 work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, so work in NOC 32121 sits inside that range.
- 2026 categories
- IRCC's 2026 category lists include NOC 32121 in the Healthcare and social services occupations category.
- Median wage
- $40.00 an hour across Canada, from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (2023-2024 data).
- Provincial programs
- Each province sets which occupations its streams take. From our registry: OINP Ontario Workforce Priority stream, status Open, verified November 12, 2026.
How to read this code
- Broad category
- The first digit is the broad occupational category, the widest grouping in the NOC.
- TEER
- The second digit, 2, is the TEER category: TEER 2.
- Group
- The first four digits, 3212, are the minor group: Medical technologists and technicians.
- Occupation
- All five digits, 32121, are the unit group, the occupation itself: Medical radiation technologists.
Also called: medical radiation technologist, mammography technician, nuclear medicine clinical instructor, nuclear medicine technologist, nuclear medicine technologists supervisor
This page shows the official duties for NOC 32121, where its TEER sits in immigration rules, and the wages Job Bank reports. It describes the rules. It does not decide anyone's case.
What the job involves
Statistics Canada text, quoted word for word. IRCC compares your duties with this description, not your job title.
Lead statement
Medical radiation technologists operate radiographic and radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment and produce images of body structures for the diagnosis and treatment of injury and disease. They are employed in hospitals, cancer treatment centres, clinics, radiological laboratories, colleges and universities. Medical radiation technologists who are supervisors or instructors are included in this unit group.
Example job titles
- mammography technician
- nuclear medicine clinical instructor
- nuclear medicine technologist
- nuclear medicine technologists supervisor
- radiation oncology technologist
- radiation therapist
- radiation therapy clinical instructor
- radiation therapy technologist (RTT)
- radiography technologist
- radiological technologist
- radiotherapy technician
- X-ray (radiology) technician
Main duties: check yours
IRCC's rule for the Federal Skilled Worker Program: you must have performed "the actions in the lead statement" and "most of the main duties listed". Tick the duties you do. The count helps you compare. It is not a decision.
Verify on canada.ca(opens in a new tab)This group covers more than one job. Compare yourself with the duties under the job closest to yours.
Lead statement: not ticked. Main duties ticked: 0 of 22.
The rule asks for the lead statement and most of the main duties. IRCC gives no number for "most", and an officer decides.
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If your duties look different
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Classified elsewhere
- 32104Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (See 32104 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians)
- 32123Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (See 32123 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists)
- 32120Medical laboratory technologists (See 32120 Medical laboratory technologists)
- 32122Medical sonographers (See 32122 Medical sonographers)
- 32129Other medical technologists and technicians (See 32129 Other medical technologists and technicians)
- 32124Pharmacy technicians (See 32124 Pharmacy technicians)
- 32103Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (See 32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists)
Usual employment requirements
- Completion of a two- to three-year college, hospital or other approved program in diagnostic radiography or magnetic resonance imaging (for radiological technologists and magnetic resonance technologists), nuclear medicine technology (for nuclear medicine technologists) or radiation therapy (for radiation therapists) or A bachelor of health sciences in radiography, nuclear medicine or radiation therapy and A period of supervised practical training are required.
- Licensure with a regulatory body is required in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
- Membership with a provincial association is required in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba.
- Certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is required in all provinces except Quebec and British Columbia.
Where TEER 2 sits in immigration rules
Each row gives the rule, then what it means for this occupation. The programs set many other conditions too, so read the official page before you act.
Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class
The rule: both programs count work experience only in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.
What this means: NOC 32121 is TEER 2, so work in it is inside that range. The TEER is one condition, not the whole test. Both programs also set how much work you need (at least 1 year, or 1,560 hours), when you did it, and minimum language results.
Federal Skilled Trades Program
The rule: this program goes by NOC group, not by TEER alone. IRPR s. 87.2 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 than a restricted occupation.
What this means: NOC 32121 is not in one of the listed groups, so work in it is not skilled trade experience under this program.
Express Entry category-based selection, 2026
The rule: IRCC publishes a closed list of NOC codes for each category. NOC 32121 is on these 2026 lists:
- Healthcare and social services occupations
What this means: 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. The work does not need to be continuous.
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.
IRCC page modified October 16, 2026, checked November 12, 2026.
Atlantic Immigration Program
The rule: the program takes job offers in TEER 0 to 4 from designated employers in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The job must be full-time and non-seasonal.
What this means: A TEER 2 offer must last at least 1 year from the day the person becomes a permanent resident.
Provincial Nominee Programs
The rule: each province and territory sets its own requirements and streams, including which occupations and TEER levels a stream takes.
What this means: Check the stream's own page for this NOC code. One example from our program status registry:
Program status: OINP Ontario Workforce Priority stream: Open
The stream has launched and the expression of interest portal opened on August 4, 2026. It covers skilled workers with a qualifying job offer in any NOC occupation, plus self-employed physicians.
Verified November 12, 2026 · Official source
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
The rule: an employer, not a worker, applies for an LMIA, and ESDC assesses each job offer. The wage offered, compared with the provincial or territorial threshold, puts the job in the high-wage or low-wage stream.
What this means: Service Canada refuses to process low-wage applications for jobs in census metropolitan areas where unemployment is 6% or higher. Some sectors are exempt, such as primary agriculture, construction, food manufacturing, hospitals, and nursing and residential care. ESDC updates the list of areas each quarter. When this page was checked (September 26, 2026), the ESDC page showed the list for July 10 to October 8, 2026; open the ESDC page for the list in force today. A separate pause covers low-wage jobs in Montréal and Laval.
Wages in Canada
The wages Job Bank publishes for NOC 32121, for Canada as a whole and for each province and territory.
- Low
- $29.81
- per hour
- Median
- $40.00
- per hour
- High
- $51.12
- per hour
What this means: half of the people in this occupation earn less than the median and half earn more. Pay changes with the province, the employer and your experience.
Median by province or territory
| Province or territory | Median (per hour) |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $38.90 |
| Prince Edward Island | $37.57 |
| Nova Scotia | $38.50 |
| New Brunswick | $39.74 |
| Quebec | $35.00 |
| Ontario | $45.00 |
| Manitoba | $38.78 |
| Saskatchewan | $41.00 |
| Alberta | $46.00 |
| British Columbia | $42.00 |
| Yukon | Not published |
| Northwest Territories | Not published |
| Nunavut | Not published |
Reference period 2023-2024. Data source: Labour Force Survey. ESDC Job Bank wages, release revised 2025-11-19. (opens in a new tab)
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Related occupations
Codes in the same NOC group as 32121, the closest first.
- 32120Medical laboratory technologistMedical laboratory technologistsTEER 2
- 32122Medical sonographersTEER 2
- 32123Cardiology technologistCardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologistsTEER 2
- 32124Pharmacy techniciansTEER 2
- 32129Other medical technologists and techniciansTEER 2
- 32112Dental technicianDental technologists and techniciansTEER 2
Questions about this code
What is the TEER of NOC 32121?
NOC 32121 (Medical radiation technologists) is TEER 2: occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations. In NOC 2021, the second digit of a code is its TEER: in 32121, it is 2. Every job title in this unit group, such as medical radiation technologist, shares that TEER.
Is NOC 32121 eligible for Express Entry?
IRCC counts work experience in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class. NOC 32121 is TEER 2, so work in it sits inside that range. IRCC's 2026 category lists include NOC 32121 in the Healthcare and social services occupations category. The TEER is one condition: the programs also set how much work counts and minimum language results, and IRCC decides each case.
What is the median wage for NOC 32121?
Job Bank reports a median wage of $40.00 an hour for NOC 32121 across Canada. The low figure is $29.81 and the high is $51.12. Medians by province and territory run from $35.00 in Quebec to $46.00 in Alberta. The figures come from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024).
What job titles are under NOC 32121?
Statistics Canada lists 13 example job titles for NOC 32121, including medical radiation technologist, mammography technician, nuclear medicine clinical instructor, nuclear medicine technologist and nuclear medicine technologists supervisor. The title alone does not set the code: IRCC compares your duties with the lead statement and main duties on this page.
Can an employer hire for NOC 32121 through an LMIA?
An employer, not a worker, applies for an LMIA, and ESDC assesses each job offer, including the wage. For low-wage jobs, Service Canada refuses to process applications in census metropolitan areas where unemployment is 6% or higher, with some exemptions.
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NOC 2021 Version 1.0: Statistics Canada and ESDC.