53124 Artisans and craftspersons
No. NOC 53124 is not on the high-wage list.
Not on the list TEER 3
TEER 0 to 3 work still counts for Canadian experience work-length points.
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Example job titles
- artistic floral arranger
- carver
- craft instructor (except education)
- craftsperson
- glass blower
- lace weaver - arts and crafts
- leather worker
- metal arts worker
- potter
- screen printing artisan
- silversmith
- stained glass artist
- stringed instrument maker
- totem pole carver
- weaver - arts and crafts
Main duties
- Carvers
- Use hand tools and woodworking machines to produce carvings from wood, stone and other materials and to carve ornamental designs into wooden furniture and other objects.
- Glass blowers
- Design and create glass objects using blowpipes and artisan's hand tools and equipment.
- Metal arts workers
- Design metal jewellery, utensils, implements, wall hangings and other objects and create them from gold, silver, copper, pewter and other metals.
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
53100Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries53110Photographers53111Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators53120Dancers53121Actors, comedians and circus performers53122Painters, sculptors and other visual artists53123Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers53125Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products53200Athletes53201Coaches53202Sports officials and referees