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Medical technologists and technicians

Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologistsNOC 32123, TEER 2

NOC 32123 (Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic 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 32123 sits inside that range.
2026 categories
IRCC's 2026 category lists include NOC 32123 in the Healthcare and social services occupations category.
Median wage
$34.00 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, 32123, are the unit group, the occupation itself: Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists.

Also called: cardiology technologist, cardiac stress technologist, cardiology supervisor, electrocardiographic (ECG) technologist, electrocardiography technologist

This page shows the official duties for NOC 32123, 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

Cardiology technologists operate electrocardiogram equipment and use medical imaging technologies to record cardiac activity of patients to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of heart disease. Electrophysiological diagnostic technologists operate electroencephalographic, electromyographic and other electrophysiological diagnostic equipment to assist physicians in diagnosing diseases, injuries and abnormalities. Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists who are supervisors or instructors are included in this unit group. They are employed in clinics, hospitals and medical laboratories.

Example job titles

  • cardiac stress technologist
  • cardiology supervisor
  • cardiology technologist
  • electrocardiographic (ECG) technologist
  • electrocardiography technologist
  • electroencephalograph (EEG) technologist
  • electromyography (EMG) technologist
  • electroneurodiagnostic (END) technologist
  • electroneurophysiology (ENP) technologist

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.

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Lead statement

This group covers more than one job. Compare yourself with the duties under the job closest to yours.

Cardiology technologists (0 of 11 ticked)
Electrophysiological technologists (0 of 8 ticked)

Lead statement: not ticked. Main duties ticked: 0 of 19.

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

Usual employment requirements

  • Cardiology technologists require completion of a two-year college diploma program in cardiology technology and Supervised practical training.
  • Cardiology technologists require registration with the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists in all provinces except Quebec.
  • Electroencephalograph and other diagnostic technologists require completion of a two-year college or hospital-based program in electrophysiology technology and Supervised practical training.
  • Registration with the Canadian Board of Electroencephalograph Technologists is available for electroencephalograph technologists; it is required in Alberta and is usually required by employers in other provinces.
  • Registration with the Association of Electromyography Technologists of Canada is available for electromyography technologists and is usually required by employers.
  • Registration with l'Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec is required for cardiology technologists and electrophysiological technologists in Quebec.

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 32123 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.

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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 32123 is not in one of the listed groups, so work in it is not skilled trade experience under this program.

Read IRPR s. 87.2 on this site

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Express Entry category-based selection, 2026

The rule: IRCC publishes a closed list of NOC codes for each category. NOC 32123 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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Wages in Canada

The wages Job Bank publishes for NOC 32123, for Canada as a whole and for each province and territory.

Low
$23.00
per hour
Median
$34.00
per hour
High
$51.00
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 territoryMedian (per hour)
Newfoundland and Labrador$36.34
Prince Edward IslandNot published
Nova Scotia$33.53
New Brunswick$34.25
Quebec$33.99
Ontario$34.03
Manitoba$32.00
Saskatchewan$38.00
Alberta$39.54
British Columbia$39.00
YukonNot published
Northwest TerritoriesNot published
NunavutNot 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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Questions about this code

What is the TEER of NOC 32123?

NOC 32123 (Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic 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 32123, it is 2. Every job title in this unit group, such as cardiology technologist, shares that TEER.

Is NOC 32123 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 32123 is TEER 2, so work in it sits inside that range. IRCC's 2026 category lists include NOC 32123 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 32123?

Job Bank reports a median wage of $34.00 an hour for NOC 32123 across Canada. The low figure is $23.00 and the high is $51.00. Medians by province and territory run from $32.00 in Manitoba to $39.54 in Alberta. The figures come from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024).

What job titles are under NOC 32123?

Statistics Canada lists 9 example job titles for NOC 32123, including cardiology technologist, cardiac stress technologist, cardiology supervisor, electrocardiographic (ECG) technologist and electrocardiography technologist. 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 32123 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.

Compare pathways for this occupation

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NOC 2021 Version 1.0: Statistics Canada and ESDC.