41321 Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)
No. NOC 41321 is not on the high-wage list.
Not on the list TEER 1
TEER 0 to 3 work still counts for Canadian experience work-length points.
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Example job titles
- career counsellor (except education)
- career development counsellor
- career development practitioner
- outplacement counsellor
- rehabilitation counsellor
- relocation consultant
- vocational rehabilitation counsellor
Main duties
- Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
- Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
- Assess need for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further training and refer clients to the appropriate services
- Provide established workers with information and strategies for maintaining a job or moving within an organization, dealing with job dissatisfaction, making mid-career changes and adjusting to workplace transitions
- Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
- Advise employers on human resource and other employment-related issues
What changes on November 3, 2026
- A new Labour Market Integration factor replaces the Canadian work experience points.
- Canadian experience in a high-wage occupation adds 20, 40 or 70 points on top of work-length points.
- A job offer in a high-wage occupation gives 50, 70 or 100 points, and no LMIA is needed.
- The two routes do not add up. You get the higher one: up to 150 points (140 with a spouse).
- Invitation rounds pause for up to two weeks while IRCC recalculates every profile.
Other occupations
41100Judges Level 3: at least 2× median wage41101Lawyers and Quebec notaries Level 3: at least 2× median wage41200University professors and lecturers Level 3: at least 2× median wage41201Post-secondary teaching and research assistants41210College and other vocational instructors Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41220Secondary school teachers Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41221Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41300Social workers Level 1: at least 1.3× median wage41301Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies41302Religious leaders41310Police investigators and other investigative occupations Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41311Probation and parole officers Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage