How to read this page: find your job's NOC code. Its group decides your points — +100/+70/+50 with a qualifying offer, or +70/+40/+20 for 12+ months of Canadian experience. The group comes from the job's typical pay, not your personal salary. Jump to: 2.0×+ (31) · 1.5–2.0× (89) · 1.3–1.5× (66)

2.0×+ — 31 occupations

Occupations whose median wage is at least 2.0× the average median wage. These are worth +100 points with a qualifying job offer, or +70 points as the high-wage add-on to 12+ months of Canadian work experience.

NOCOccupation titleOffer ptsExp. add-on
00011Senior government managers and officials+100+70
00012Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services+100+70
00013Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations+100+70
10010Financial managers+100+70
10011Human resources managers+100+70
10012Purchasing managers+100+70
10020Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers+100+70
10021Banking, credit and other investment managers+100+70
20010Engineering managers+100+70
20011Architecture and science managers+100+70
20012Computer and information systems managers+100+70
21330Mining engineers+100+70
21332Petroleum engineers+100+70
31100Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine+100+70
31101Specialists in surgery+100+70
31102General practitioners and family physicians+100+70
31103Veterinarians+100+70
31302Nurse practitioners+100+70
31303Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals+100+70
40010Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration+100+70
40011Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration+100+70
40012Government managers – education policy development and program administration+100+70
40019Other managers in public administration+100+70
40040Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services+100+70
40041Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers+100+70
41100Judges+100+70
41101Lawyers and Quebec notaries+100+70
41200University professors and lecturers+100+70
60010Corporate sales managers+100+70
80010Managers in natural resources production and fishing+100+70
90011Utilities managers+100+70

1.5–2.0× — 89 occupations

Occupations whose median wage is 1.5× to below 2.0× the average median wage. These are worth +70 points with a qualifying job offer, or +40 points as the high-wage add-on to 12+ months of Canadian work experience.

NOCOccupation titleOffer ptsExp. add-on
00014Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services+70+40
00015Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities+70+40
10019Other administrative services managers+70+40
10022Advertising, marketing and public relations managers+70+40
10029Other business services managers+70+40
10030Telecommunication carriers managers+70+40
11103Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers+70+40
11201Professional occupations in business management consulting+70+40
21100Physicists and astronomers+70+40
21102Geoscientists and oceanographers+70+40
21103Meteorologists and climatologists+70+40
21109Other professional occupations in physical sciences+70+40
21111Forestry professionals+70+40
21120Public and environmental health and safety professionals+70+40
21202Urban and land use planners+70+40
21210Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries+70+40
21211Data scientists+70+40
21220Cybersecurity specialists+70+40
21221Business systems specialists+70+40
21222Information systems specialists+70+40
21223Database analysts and data administrators+70+40
21230Computer systems developers and programmers+70+40
21231Software engineers and designers+70+40
21232Software developers and programmers+70+40
21300Civil engineers+70+40
21301Mechanical engineers+70+40
21310Electrical and electronics engineers+70+40
21311Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)+70+40
21320Chemical engineers+70+40
21321Industrial and manufacturing engineers+70+40
21322Metallurgical and materials engineers+70+40
21331Geological engineers+70+40
21390Aerospace engineers+70+40
21399Other professional engineers+70+40
22231Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers+70+40
22312Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics+70+40
30010Managers in health care+70+40
31110Dentists+70+40
31112Audiologists and speech-language pathologists+70+40
31120Pharmacists+70+40
31200Psychologists+70+40
31202Physiotherapists+70+40
31203Occupational therapists+70+40
31300Nursing coordinators and supervisors+70+40
31301Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses+70+40
32111Dental hygienists and dental therapists+70+40
40020Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training+70+40
40021School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education+70+40
40030Managers in social, community and correctional services+70+40
40042Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces+70+40
41210College and other vocational instructors+70+40
41220Secondary school teachers+70+40
41221Elementary school and kindergarten teachers+70+40
41310Police investigators and other investigative occupations+70+40
41311Probation and parole officers+70+40
41320Educational counsellors+70+40
41401Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts+70+40
41402Business development officers and market researchers and analysts+70+40
41404Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers+70+40
41407Program officers unique to government+70+40
42100Police officers (except commissioned)+70+40
42101Firefighters+70+40
50010Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers+70+40
50011Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts+70+40
51100Librarians+70+40
70010Construction managers+70+40
70012Facility operation and maintenance managers+70+40
70020Managers in transportation+70+40
70021Postal and courier services managers+70+40
72011Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations+70+40
72012Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades+70+40
72023Supervisors, railway transport operations+70+40
72103Boilermakers+70+40
72202Power system electricians+70+40
72203Electrical power line and cable workers+70+40
72301Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers+70+40
72406Elevator constructors and mechanics+70+40
72600Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors+70+40
72601Air traffic controllers and related occupations+70+40
72604Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators+70+40
73310Railway and yard locomotive engineers+70+40
82020Supervisors, mining and quarrying+70+40
82021Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services+70+40
83101Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers+70+40
90010Manufacturing managers+70+40
92011Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities+70+40
92100Power engineers and power systems operators+70+40
93100Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing+70+40
93101Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing+70+40

1.3–1.5× — 66 occupations

Occupations whose median wage is 1.3× to below 1.5× the average median wage. These are worth +50 points with a qualifying job offer, or +20 points as the high-wage add-on to 12+ months of Canadian work experience.

NOCOccupation titleOffer ptsExp. add-on
00010Legislators+50+20
11100Financial auditors and accountants+50+20
11101Financial and investment analysts+50+20
11102Financial advisors+50+20
11109Other financial officers+50+20
11200Human resources professionals+50+20
12201Insurance adjusters and claims examiners+50+20
12203Assessors, business valuators and appraisers+50+20
21101Chemists+50+20
21110Biologists and related scientists+50+20
21112Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists+50+20
21200Architects+50+20
21201Landscape architects+50+20
21203Land surveyors+50+20
21234Web developers and programmers+50+20
22214Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology+50+20
22232Occupational health and safety specialists+50+20
22233Construction inspectors+50+20
22310Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians+50+20
22313Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors+50+20
31121Dietitians and nutritionists+50+20
32102Paramedical occupations+50+20
32103Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists+50+20
32120Medical laboratory technologists+50+20
32121Medical radiation technologists+50+20
32122Medical sonographers+50+20
41300Social workers+50+20
41400Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers+50+20
41403Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers+50+20
41405Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers+50+20
41409Other professional occupations in social science+50+20
43201Correctional service officers+50+20
43203Border services, customs, and immigration officers+50+20
50012Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors+50+20
51101Conservators and curators+50+20
51102Archivists+50+20
51111Authors and writers (except technical)+50+20
51112Technical writers+50+20
51120Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations+50+20
52112Broadcast technicians+50+20
60020Retail and wholesale trade managers+50+20
60031Accommodation service managers+50+20
60040Managers in customer and personal services+50+20
72010Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations+50+20
72013Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades+50+20
72014Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers+50+20
72020Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades+50+20
72021Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews+50+20
72102Sheet metal workers+50+20
72105Ironworkers+50+20
72201Industrial electricians+50+20
72302Gas fitters+50+20
72320Bricklayers+50+20
72321Insulators+50+20
72401Heavy-duty equipment mechanics+50+20
72403Railway carmen/women+50+20
72404Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors+50+20
72500Crane operators+50+20
72602Deck officers, water transport+50+20
72603Engine officers, water transport+50+20
73311Railway conductors and brakemen/women+50+20
82010Supervisors, logging and forestry+50+20
83100Underground production and development miners+50+20
83120Fishing masters and officers+50+20
92010Supervisors, mineral and metal processing+50+20
93102Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators+50+20