NOC 41200: University professors and lecturers

What is NOC 41200?

NOC 41200 is the code for university professors and lecturers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Job titles in this group include botany assistant professor - university, computer science professor - university, engineering instructor - university and English professor - university. It is a TEER 1 occupation (usually a university degree), so it counts as skilled work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, and IRCC lists it for the researchers with Canadian work experience category draw. The Job Bank median wage across Canada is $58.89 an hour.

NOC code

41200

TEER

1: University degree

Broad category

Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services

Express Entry

Skilled (TEER 0 to 3)

Category draws

Researchers with Canadian work experience

Median wage

$58.89 an hour

Job titles under NOC 41200

University professors and lecturers teach courses to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research at universities. University professors who are heads of departments are included in this unit group.

Main job titles

• botany assistant professor - university
• computer science professor - university
• engineering instructor - university
• English professor - university
• food sciences department chairperson - university
• French language professor - university
• geography department head - university
• lecturer - university
• linguistics associate professor
• physics department chairperson - university
• professor of medicine - university
• university professor

All 117 job titles in the NOC index

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Also included in this group

• postdoctoral fellow
• teacher - teacher's college

Main duties of NOC 41200

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Teach one or more university subjects to undergraduate and graduate students
• Prepare and deliver lectures to students and conduct laboratory sessions or discussion groups
• Prepare, administer and grade examinations, laboratory assignments and reports
• Advise students on course and academic matters and career decisions
• Direct research programs of graduate students and advise on research matters
• Conduct research in field of specialization and publish findings in scholarly journals or books
• May serve on faculty committees dealing with such matters as curriculum planning and degree requirements, and perform a variety of administrative duties
• May represent their universities as speakers and guest lecturers
• May provide professional consultative services to government, industry and private individuals.
• University professors and lecturers specialize in a particular subject matter such as biology, chemistry, anatomy, sociology, business administration or law.

Employment requirements

• A doctoral degree in the field of specialization is required for university professors.
• A master's degree in the field of specialization is required for university lecturers.
• Licences or professional certification may be required for professors teaching future practitioners in certain professionally regulated fields, such as medicine, engineering, architecture, psychology or law.

Additional information

• University professors who are also practitioners in their field of specialization must have the appropriate licences or certification.
• Progression to senior positions within a department, faculty or university is possible with experience.

Is NOC 41200 eligible for Express Entry?

Yes for the programs that need skilled work: TEER 1 is in the TEER 0 to 3 range IRCC accepts.

Read how TEER categories work and the full list of NOC codes in each 2026 category draw. Category draws also need at least 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in one listed occupation within the past 3 years.

How much does NOC 41200 pay?

Job Bank wages for this occupation, per hour. Low and high are, in most cases, the 10th and 90th percentiles, so 8 in 10 workers earn somewhere between them.

Source: Job Bank, Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank 2025 wages, revised November 19, 2025), data from 2023-2024 (Labour Force Survey). Wages for job offers in LMIA and provincial programs are compared with these figures, so check the current numbers on Job Bank before you rely on them.

Similar NOC codes to compare

If your work leans toward one of these, read its duties too. The closest match is the one whose lead statement and main duties describe most of what you did.

Classified somewhere else

• College and other vocational instructors: 41210 College and other vocational instructors
• Other instructors: 43109 Other instructors
• Post-secondary teaching and research assistants: 41201 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants

Same minor group (4120 University professors and post-secondary assistants)

• 41201 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants, TEER 1

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Using NOC 41200 duties on your resume

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For Express Entry, the reference letter from your employer should describe the duties you really performed, in line with this lead statement and most of the main duties, without copying the NOC text word for word. The free reference letter generator checks your duties against NOC 41200 as you write.

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Where this information comes from

Occupation codes, titles and descriptions are adapted from Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

Wages come from Job Bank, Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank 2025 wages, revised November 19, 2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Express Entry rules come from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC): the program pages for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the category-based selection page as modified on June 22, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NOC code for a botany assistant professor - university?

NOC 41200, University professors and lecturers, a TEER 1 occupation in NOC 2021.

What TEER is NOC 41200?

TEER 1. Usually a university degree. The TEER is the second digit of the code. See all TEER categories.

Is NOC 41200 eligible for Express Entry?

Yes. As a TEER 1 occupation it counts as skilled work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class. You still have to meet every other requirement, and your duties must match the NOC description.

Is NOC 41200 in an Express Entry category-based draw?

Yes. IRCC’s 2026 list puts it in the researchers with Canadian work experience category. You need at least 12 months of full-time work (or the same part-time) in it within the past 3 years.

How much does NOC 41200 pay in Canada?

The Job Bank median across Canada is $58.89 an hour, with most wages between $30.46 and $92.31. Pay varies by province: see the table above.

Where is the official description?

On the Statistics Canada and ESDC NOC site: search 41200 in NOC 2021 Version 1.0. This page shows the same text, from the open data Statistics Canada publishes.

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