NOC for Federal Skilled Worker

Find your NOC:

National Occupational Classification (NOC) systems to classify jobs or occupations are grouped based on the type of:

• Job Duties
• Work a person does

For immigration purposes, the main job groups are Skill Type 0 (Zero), Skill Level A, Skill Level B, Skill Level C, and Skill Level D.

Skill Type 0 (Zero): Management Jobs

• Restaurant Managers
• Shore Captains of Fishing
• Mine Managers

Skill Level A: The professional jobs that usually call for a degree from a University

• Doctors
• Dentists
• Architects

Skill Level B: Technical Jobs and Skilled Trades that usually call for a college, diploma or training such as:

• Chefs
• Plumbers
• Electricians

Skill Level C: Intermediate Jobs that usually call for the High school or Specific Job training

• Industrial Butchers
• Food and Beverages Servers
• Long haul truck Drivers

Skill Level D: Labour Jobs that usually gives on the job training such as

• Fruit Pickers
• Oil field Workers
• Cleaning Staff

The immigration programs use the NOC to decide if a job or a type of work experience meets their eligibility, we consider Skilled jobs those with NOC Skill Level 0, A or B. we access jobs again the 2016 version of the NOC. If you want to come to Canada as a skilled immigrant (Express Entry) then your job and the work you have done in the past must be listed in Skill Type 0, Level A or B to use Express Entry.