Federal Skilled Occupation List (2014)

The following is a skilled occupation list of 50 categories that will enable you to qualify for Canadian immigration, if you can demonstrate at least one year of full-time, continuous, paid work experience in one of the following occupations. Reference letters must demonstrate that you have completed a substantial number of the duties listed under the occupation under which you are submitting your application.

Please note that the skilled occupation list is subject to change and a cap governs each occupational category (currently 1,000 applications per occupation/NOC) and a total application cap of 25,000. Obtaining a skilled job offer from a Canadian employer will enable you to circumvent the cap.

  • 1. NOC 0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services

    2. NOC 0015 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.

    3. NOC 0111 Financial managers

    4. NOC 0112 Human resources managers

    5. NOC 0113 Purchasing managers

    6. NOC 0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers

    7. NOC 0311 Managers in health care

    8. NOC 0711 Construction managers

    9. NOC 0712 Home building and renovation managers

    10. NOC 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing

    11. NOC 0911 Manufacturing managers

    12. NOC 1111 Financial auditors and accountants

    13. NOC 1112 Financial and investment analysts

    14. NOC 1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers

    15. NOC 1114 Other financial officers

    16. NOC 1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations

    17. NOC 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers

    18. NOC 1224 Property administrators

    19. NOC 2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers

    20. NOC 2131 Civil engineers

    21. NOC 2132 Mechanical engineers

    22. NOC 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers

    23. NOC 2145 Petroleum engineers

    24. NOC 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants

    25. NOC 2172 Database analysts and data administrators

    26. NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers

    27. NOC 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers

    28. NOC 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

    29. NOC 2234 Construction estimators

    30. NOC 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians

    31. NOC 2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics

    32. NOC 2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety

    33. NOC 2281 Computer network technicians

    34. NOC 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors

    35. NOC 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

    36. NOC 3111 Specialist physicians

    37. NOC 3112 General practitioners and family physicians

    38. NOC 3132 Dietitians and nutritionists

    39. NOC 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists

    40. NOC 3142 Physiotherapists

    41. NOC 3143 Occupational therapists

    42. NOC 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists

    43. NOC 3215 Medical radiation technologists

    44. NOC 3216 Medical sonographers

    45. NOC 3233 Licensed practical nurses

    46. NOC 3234 Paramedical occupations

    47. NOC 4011 University professors and lecturers

    48. NOC 4151 Psychologists

    49. NOC 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants

    50. NOC 5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters