The ‘Eligible High-Wage Occupations for Express Entry’ is the latest update made by IRCC as on Nov 3, 2026. As per this, an occupation is a high-wage occupation under Express Entry, if the median wage for that in Canada is at least 1.3 times the overall median wage for all workers in Canada.
To classify the same IRCC:
High-wage occupations are divided into 3 levels using the NOC codes where the median wage is:
IRCC uses data from the last three years to decide whether a job is a high-wage occupation for Express Entry. The data comes from:
Besides, for each NOC, IRCC uses the highest median wage level reached in the last three years to decide its high-wage level.
| NOC Code | NOC Description | NOC Code | NOC Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00011 | Senior government managers and officials | 31103 | Veterinarians |
| 00012 | Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services | 31302 | Nurse practitioners |
| 00013 | Senior managers – health, education, social and community services, and membership organisations | 31303 | Physician assistants, midwives, and allied health professionals |
| 10010 | Financial managers | 40010 | Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration |
| 10011 | Human resources managers | 40011 | Government managers – economic analysis, policy developmen,t and program administration |
| 10012 | Purchasing managers | 40012 | Government managers – education policy development and program administration |
| 10020 | Insurance, real estate, and financial brokerage managers | 40019 | Other managers in public administration |
| 10021 | Banking, credit, and other investment managers | 40040 | Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services |
| 20010 | Engineering managers | 40041 | Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers |
| 20011 | Architecture and science managers | 41100 | Judges |
| 20012 | Computer and information systems managers | 41101 | Lawyers and Quebec notaries |
| 21330 | Mining engineers | 41200 | University professors and lecturers |
| 21332 | Petroleum engineers | 60010 | Corporate sales managers |
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 80010 | Managers in natural resources production and fishing |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery | 90011 | Utilities managers |
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians | — | — |
| NOC Code | NOC Description | NOC Code | NOC Description | NOC Code | NOC Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00014 | Senior managers – trade, broadcasting, and other services | 21322 | Metallurgical and materials engineers | 42100 | Police officers (except commissioned) |
| 00015 | Senior managers – construction, transportation, production, and utilities | 21331 | Geological engineers | 42101 | Firefighters |
| 10019 | Other administrative services managers | 21390 | Aerospace engineers | 50010 | Library, archive, museum, and art gallery managers |
| 10022 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers | 21399 | Other professional engineers | 50011 | Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts |
| 10029 | Other business services managers | 22231 | Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers | 51100 | Librarians |
| 10030 | Telecommunication carriers managers | 22312 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics | 70010 | Construction managers |
| 11103 | Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers | 30010 | Managers in health care | 70012 | Facility operation and maintenance managers |
| 11201 | Professional occupations in business management consulting | 31110 | Dentists | 70020 | Managers in transportation |
| 21100 | Physicists and astronomers | 31112 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | 70021 | Postal and courier services managers |
| 21102 | Geoscientists and oceanographers | 31120 | Pharmacists | 72011 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations |
| 21103 | Meteorologists and climatologists | 31200 | Psychologists | 72012 | Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades |
| 21109 | Other professional occupations in physical sciences | 31202 | Physiotherapists | 72023 | Supervisors, railway transport operations |
| 21111 | Forestry professionals | 31203 | Occupational therapists | 72103 | Boilermakers |
| 21120 | Public and environmental health and safety professionals | 31300 | Nursing coordinators and supervisors | 72202 | Power system electricians |
| 21202 | Urban and land use planners | 31301 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 72203 | Electrical power line and cable workers |
| 21210 | Mathematicians, statisticians, and actuaries | 32111 | Dental hygienists and dental therapists | 72301 | Steamfitters, pipefitters, and sprinkler system installers |
| 21211 | Data scientists | 40020 | Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training | 72406 | Elevator constructors and mechanics |
| 21220 | Cybersecurity specialists | 40021 | School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education | 72600 | Air pilots, flight engineers, and flying instructors |
| 21221 | Business systems specialists | 40030 | Managers in social, community and correctional services | 72601 | Air traffic controllers and related occupations |
| 21222 | Information systems specialists | 40042 | Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces | 72604 | Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators |
| 21223 | Database analysts and data administrators | 41210 | College and other vocational instructors | 73310 | Railway and yard locomotive engineers |
| 21230 | Computer systems developers and programmers | 41220 | Secondary school teachers | 82020 | Supervisors, mining and quarrying |
| 21231 | Software engineers and designers | 41221 | Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | 82021 | Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services |
| 21232 | Software developers and programmers | 41310 | Police investigators and other investigative occupations | 83101 | Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers, and related workers |
| 21300 | Civil engineers | 41311 | Probation and parole officers | 90010 | Manufacturing managers |
| 21301 | Mechanical engineers | 41320 | Educational counsellors | 92011 | Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities |
| 21310 | Electrical and electronics engineers | 41401 | Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts | 92100 | Power engineers and power systems operators |
| 21311 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | 41402 | Business development officers and market researchers and analysts | 93100 | Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing |
| 21320 | Chemical engineers | 41404 | Health policy researchers, consultants, and program officers | 93101 | Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas, and chemical processing |
| 21321 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers | 41407 | Program officers unique to government | — | — |
| NOC Code | NOC Description | NOC Code | NOC Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00010 | Legislators | 50012 | Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors |
| 11100 | Financial auditors and accountants | 51101 | Conservators and curators |
| 11101 | Financial and investment analysts | 51102 | Archivists |
| 11102 | Financial advisors | 51111 | Authors and writers (except technical) |
| 11109 | Other financial officers | 51112 | Technical writers |
| 11200 | Human resources professionals | 51120 | Producers, directors, choreographers, and related occupations |
| 12201 | Insurance adjusters and claims examiners | 52112 | Broadcast technicians |
| 12203 | Assessors, business valuators, and appraisers | 60020 | Retail and wholesale trade managers |
| 21101 | Chemists | 60031 | Accommodation service managers |
| 21110 | Biologists and related scientists | 60040 | Managers in customer and personal services |
| 21112 | Agricultural representatives, consultants, and specialists | 72010 | Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations |
| 21200 | Architects | 72013 | Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades |
| 21201 | Landscape architects | 72014 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers, and servicers |
| 21203 | Land surveyors | 72020 | Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades |
| 21234 | Web developers and programmers | 72021 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews |
| 22214 | Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology | 72102 | Sheet metal workers |
| 22232 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 72105 | Ironworkers |
| 22233 | Construction inspectors | 72201 | Industrial electricians |
| 22310 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | 72302 | Gas fitters |
| 22313 | Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians, and inspectors | 72320 | Bricklayers |
| 31121 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 72321 | Insulators |
| 32102 | Paramedical occupations | 72401 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
| 32103 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | 72403 | Railway carmen/women |
| 32120 | Medical laboratory technologists | 72404 | Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors |
| 32121 | Medical radiation technologists | 72500 | Crane operators |
| 32122 | Medical sonographers | 72602 | Deck officers, water transport |
| 41300 | Social workers | 72603 | Engineer officers, water transport |
| 41400 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants, and program officers | 73311 | Railway conductors and brakemen/women |
| 41403 | Social policy researchers, consultants, and program officers | 82010 | Supervisors, logging and forestry |
| 41405 | Education policy researchers, consultants, and program officers | 83100 | Underground production and development miners |
| 41409 | Other professional occupations in social science | 83120 | Fishing masters and officers |
| 43201 | Correctional service officers | 92010 | Supervisors, mineral and metal processing |
| 43203 | Border services, customs, and immigration officers | 93102 | Pulping, papermaking, and coating control operators |
From Nov 3, 2026, IRCC has introduced new updates for the Express Entry (EE) System. It has added the Labour Market Integration factor to the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). So, you can get extra CRS points. But you can either get points for Canadian work experience, or a job offer in an eligible high wage occupation. You can not claim points for both.
It means your CRS score will now be higher if you have Canadian work experience or a job offer in an eligible high-wage occupation. So, with a high CRS score in the Express Entry (EE) pool, you have a higher chance of getting an ITA for a Canada PR visa.
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