NOC Classification
1st digit – Skill Type Area Classification
There are 9 Skill Type Areas
0. Management
1. Business, Finance and Administration
2. Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations
3. Health Occupations
4. Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion
5. Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport
6. Sales and Service
7. Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
8. Occupations Unique to Primary Industry (mining, oil, gas, agriculture, forestry, etc.)
9. Occupation Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
2nd digit – Skill Level Classification
There are 4 Skill Levels
A. University degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate)
B. 2-3 years of post-secondary education at community college or technical school;
OR, 2-5 years of apprenticeship training
OR, 3-4 years of secondary school and more than 2 years of on-the-job training,
occupation-specific training courses or specific work experience.
C. 1-4 years of secondary school education
OR, up to 2 years of on-the-job training, training courses or specific work
experience.
D. Short work demonstration or on-the-job training
OR, no formal educational requirements.
When the 2nd digit is…
1 Skill Level A (Professional Occupations)
2 or 3 Skill Level B (Technical, Professional and Skilled Occupations)
4 or 5 Skill Level C (Intermediate Occupations)
6 Skill Level D (Labouring and Elemental Occupations)
NOTE: This applies to all occupations except management, for which the 1st digit is always 0,
and the second digit represents the Skill Type (1-9).
See http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2006/OccupationIndex.aspx to browse the codes.
Determining and Addressing Workplace Needs (DAWN). Appendix III. NOC Code classifications