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Type your job title to get its NOC code and see if it counts for Express Entry.
Matching job codes appear here as you type.
Next: add this job to your CRS score (the Comprehensive Ranking System points Express Entry ranks you by). High-wage levels and their points start on 3 November 2026 (IRCC's high-wage occupations list).
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Your NOC code is the five-digit number Canada gives to each type of job. It tells Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) what sort of training and experience that kind of work normally calls for. Search your job title or code above, then check that the duties listed match the work you do.
NOC Version Used by IRCC
On 16 November 2022, IRCC moved to the 2021 National Occupational Classification. NOC 2021 is what it now uses to sort occupations by what they ask of workers: their schooling, hands-on learning, background, and duties on the job. IRCC uses NOC 2021 and also provides information about the previous version, NOC 2016.
What Does TEER Category Mean?
A TEER category runs from zero to five and shows the training, education, experience, and responsibility a job typically requires. The finder above shows the TEER category for each result. These are the six categories IRCC works with.
| TEER | What the role usually calls for | A few examples |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jobs in management | Financial managers, along with those who manage advertising, marketing or public relations |
| 1 | A degree from a university | Financial advisors and software engineers |
| 2 | A college diploma, an apprenticeship lasting two years or longer, or work supervising others | Computer network and web technicians, together with medical laboratory technologists |
| 3 | A college diploma, an apprenticeship shorter than two years, or over six months of training on the job | Bakers and dental assistants |
| 4 | A high school diploma, or a few weeks of training on the job | Home child care providers and retail salespersons |
| 5 | A brief demonstration of the work, with no formal education required | Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers; delivery service drivers |
What Counts as a High-Wage Occupation in Express Entry?
In Express Entry, a job qualifies as high wage when its median wage reaches a certain share of the average median wage across the Canadian work force, at minimum, 1.3 times that average. A median wage is the midpoint of pay for everyone in Canada doing that job, meaning half make more and half make less.
These jobs fall into three levels. The list IRCC uses from 3 November 2026 names 186 high-wage occupations.
| Level | How high the median wage must be | How many occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Top | At least double the average median wage | 31 |
| Middle | At least 1.5 times the average | 89 |
| First | At least 1.3 times the average | 66 |
Among the jobs at the top level are financial managers, code 10010; engineering managers, code 20010; general practitioners and family physicians, code 31102; lawyers and Quebec notaries, code 41101; and university professors and lecturers, code 41200. The finder above shows the level for each code.
Codes and titles come from Statistics Canada's NOC 2021 Version 1.0. High-wage levels come from IRCC's high-wage occupations list, which takes effect on 3 November 2026.
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