TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 Jobs in Canada: The Occupation List

For Canadian skilled-worker immigration through Express Entry, only occupations classified as TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 count as "skilled work." If your job falls into one of these four categories, it can make you eligible.

Here is what each level covers, with examples, and how to confirm your exact NOC code.

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TEER 0 — Management occupations

Jobs where you manage people, budgets or operations.

• Restaurant, retail and store managers
• Construction and mine managers
• Financial, IT and engineering managers

TEER 1 — Usually require a university degree

• Doctors, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians
• Engineers, architects, software engineers
• Lawyers, accountants, registered nurses

TEER 2 — College diploma, 2+ year apprenticeship, or supervisory

• Electricians, plumbers, welders
• Computer network and user-support technicians
• Medical laboratory technologists, paralegals

TEER 3 — College diploma, short apprenticeship, or 6+ months on-the-job training

• Bakers, butchers, chefs
• Dental assistants, pharmacy technical assistants
• Transport truck drivers, hairstylists

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How to find your exact NOC code and TEER

These are examples, not the full database. Canada's official National Occupational Classification (NOC) has hundreds of occupations, each with a unique 5-digit code whose second digit is the TEER level (for example, NOC 11202 has a second digit of 1, so it is TEER 1).

To confirm your exact code, search your job title in the official Government of Canada tool: Find your NOC on the official Government of Canada NOC tool.