National Occupational Classification List
National Occupational Code is the nationwide classification of Canada that categorizes the occupations based on the responsibility and occupation of an individual. It is an acknowledged and homogeneous process that allocates a four-digit code along with the job description to all the professions and employment in the Canadian labor market.
Every separate occupation in the Canadian labor market maintains a NOC code. The Code is allocated by the use of the NOC matrix. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada use the NOC finder Canada to assess the immigrant’s profile based on their work familiarity and understanding. The NOC codes are one of the major prime parts of the immigration request. The immigrant has to maintain a NOC code that goes well with their profile and domain.
The NOC Code is assigned to an applicant on the basis of their skill type and skill level. The first two digits of NOC code is skill type and the last two digits is for skill level.
IRCC categorized Occupation under 5 Skill levels as below:
- Skill Level O -Management Jobs
- Skill Level A- Professional Jobs that usually require a University Degree
- Skill Level B- Technical Jobs and skilled trade jobs that usually require a College Diploma
- Skill level C- Intermediate Jobs that usually require High School Education or specific job training
- Skill Level D- Labor Jobs that usually require
All the management employment that come under Skill level 0, A or B are deemed to be high skilled work jobs. Any occupation that falls under skill level C or D is considered low-skilled work. For certain occupations that fall under semi-skilled work, the NOC skill level for this work is categorized as A, B, or C. Even if the Applicant’s Occupation Comes under Skill Level C or Level D, they have a number of choices to come, work and re-settle in Canada.
Job Groups for skill types/skill level
NOC Type 0
This category comprises all the management jobs:
Restaurant managers, Mine managers, Shore captains, HR Manager, Marketing Managers, Construction Manager
NOC Type A
This category comprises professional jobs that require a degree from a university or college:
Doctors, Dentists, Architects, Professors, Scientists
NOC Type B
This category is for technical jobs and skilled traders. To this the immigrant need have a college diploma or training as an apprentice in the following areas:
Chefs, Plumbers, Electricians, Mechanics
NOC Type C
This category is generally concerned with intermediate jobs that mainly call for high school or specific training. The following are the jobs that fall under NOC type C:
Industrial butchers, Long-haul truck drivers, Food and beverage servers
NOC Type D
This category primarily concerns on labor jobs like:
Fruit pickers, Cleaning staff, Oil field workers
NOC skill type classifies diverse industries of the occupation. Various kinds of NOC skill types are discussed below.
| Skill Type | Job Opportunity |
|---|---|
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Skill type 0 |
Management occupation |
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Skill type 1 |
Business, finance, and administration occupations |
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Skill type 2 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations |
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Skill type 3 |
Health occupations. |
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Skill type 4 |
Occupation in education, law, and social, community, and government services |
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Skill type 5 |
Occupation in art, culture, and relation in sports |
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Skill type 6 |
Sales and service occupations |
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Skill type 7 |
Trades, transports, and equipment operators and related occupations |
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Skill type 8 |
Natural resources, agriculture, and related production occupations |
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Skill type 9 |
Occupation and manufacturing in utilities. |
If you want to move towards to Canada as a skilled immigrant (Express Entry)
- Your employment, and the work you have done in the past, must be skill type 0, or level A or B to use Express Entry. The Express Entry system runs applications for permanent residence if you want be considered:
- as a Federal Skilled Worker
- under the Federal Skilled Trades Program
- under the Canadian Experience Class
If you want to come to Canada on the basis of skilled immigrant (Atlantic Immigration Program)
- Your work experience must be skill type/level 0, A, B, or C.
If your employment is skill level C or D
- you may be able to come to Canada as a provincial nominee (all skill types/levels),
- you may be able to come to Canada through the Atlantic Immigration Program (skill type/level 0, A, B, or C), or
- You may be able to work here for up to two years.