Express Entry high-wage occupations
186 NOC codes, in three levels. The level depends on the median wage of everyone in Canada in that occupation, not on your own salary.
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Level 3: at least 2× median wage
12+ months Canadian experience in this occupation: +70 · Qualifying job offer in this occupation: 100
00011Senior government managers and officials00012Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services00013Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations10010Financial managers10011Human resources managers10012Purchasing managers10020Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers10021Banking, credit and other investment managers20010Engineering managers20011Architecture and science managers20012Computer and information systems managers21330Mining engineers21332Petroleum engineers31100Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine31101Specialists in surgery31102General practitioners and family physicians31103Veterinarians31302Nurse practitioners31303Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals40010Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration40011Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration40012Government managers - education policy development and program administration40019Other managers in public administration40040Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services40041Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers41100Judges41101Lawyers and Quebec notaries41200University professors and lecturers60010Corporate sales managers80010Managers in natural resources production and fishing90011Utilities managers
Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage
12+ months Canadian experience in this occupation: +40 · Qualifying job offer in this occupation: 70
00014Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services00015Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities10019Other administrative services managers10022Advertising, marketing and public relations managers10029Other business services managers10030Telecommunication carriers managers11103Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers11201Professional occupations in business management consulting21100Physicists and astronomers21102Geoscientists and oceanographers21103Meteorologists and climatologists21109Other professional occupations in physical sciences21111Forestry professionals21120Public and environmental health and safety professionals21202Urban and land use planners21210Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries21211Data scientists21220Cybersecurity specialists21221Business systems specialists21222Information systems specialists21223Database analysts and data administrators21230Computer systems developers and programmers21231Software engineers and designers21232Software developers and programmers21300Civil engineers21301Mechanical engineers21310Electrical and electronics engineers21311Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)21320Chemical engineers21321Industrial and manufacturing engineers21322Metallurgical and materials engineers21331Geological engineers21390Aerospace engineers21399Other professional engineers22231Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers22312Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics30010Managers in health care31110Dentists31112Audiologists and speech-language pathologists31120Pharmacists31200Psychologists31202Physiotherapists31203Occupational therapists31300Nursing coordinators and supervisors31301Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses32111Dental hygienists and dental therapists40020Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training40021School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education40030Managers in social, community and correctional services40042Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces41210College and other vocational instructors41220Secondary school teachers41221Elementary school and kindergarten teachers41310Police investigators and other investigative occupations41311Probation and parole officers41320Educational counsellors41401Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts41402Business development officers and market researchers and analysts41404Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers41407Program officers unique to government42100Police officers (except commissioned)42101Firefighters50010Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers50011Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts51100Librarians70010Construction managers70012Facility operation and maintenance managers70020Managers in transportation70021Postal and courier services managers72011Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations72012Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades72023Supervisors, railway transport operations72103Boilermakers72202Power system electricians72203Electrical power line and cable workers72301Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers72406Elevator constructors and mechanics72600Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors72601Air traffic controllers and related occupations72604Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators73310Railway and yard locomotive engineers82020Supervisors, mining and quarrying82021Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services83101Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers90010Manufacturing managers92011Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities92100Power engineers and power systems operators93100Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing93101Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing
Level 1: at least 1.3× median wage
12+ months Canadian experience in this occupation: +20 · Qualifying job offer in this occupation: 50
00010Legislators11100Financial auditors and accountants11101Financial and investment analysts11102Financial advisors11109Other financial officers11200Human resources professionals12201Insurance adjusters and claims examiners12203Assessors, business valuators and appraisers21101Chemists21110Biologists and related scientists21112Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists21200Architects21201Landscape architects21203Land surveyors21234Web developers and programmers22214Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology22232Occupational health and safety specialists22233Construction inspectors22310Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians22313Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors31121Dietitians and nutritionists32102Paramedical occupations32103Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists32120Medical laboratory technologists32121Medical radiation technologists32122Medical sonographers41300Social workers41400Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers41403Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers41405Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers41409Other professional occupations in social science43201Correctional service officers43203Border services, customs, and immigration officers50012Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors51101Conservators and curators51102Archivists51111Authors and writers (except technical)51112Technical writers51120Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations52112Broadcast technicians60020Retail and wholesale trade managers60031Accommodation service managers60040Managers in customer and personal services72010Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations72013Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades72014Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers72020Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades72021Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews72102Sheet metal workers72105Ironworkers72201Industrial electricians72302Gas fitters72320Bricklayers72321Insulators72401Heavy-duty equipment mechanics72403Railway carmen/women72404Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors72500Crane operators72602Deck officers, water transport72603Engineer officers, water transport73311Railway conductors and brakemen/women82010Supervisors, logging and forestry83100Underground production and development miners83120Fishing masters and officers92010Supervisors, mineral and metal processing93102Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators