NOC 2021

TEER categories, explained, with every job in each one

TEER is the second digit of a NOC code. It tells employers and immigration officers how much training, education, experience and responsibility a job usually needs, and it decides whether the job counts as skilled work for Express Entry.

Updated October 14, 2026

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What does TEER mean in NOC?

TEER stands for Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities. Every occupation in NOC 2021 has a TEER category from 0 to 5, shown as the second digit of its five-digit code: NOC 33102 is TEER 3. TEER 0 is management, TEER 1 usually needs a university degree, TEER 2 and 3 usually need college or an apprenticeship, TEER 4 usually needs high school and TEER 5 needs no formal education. For Express Entry, TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 count as skilled work; TEER 4 and 5 do not.

TEER 0: 48 occupations
TEER 1: 97 occupations
TEER 2: 162 occupations
TEER 3: 69 occupations
TEER 4: 95 occupations
TEER 5: 45 occupations

The six TEER categories

TEER categories in NOC 2021
TEER	What the job usually needs	Examples	Express Entry (FSW, CEC)
TEER 0	Management occupations	10010 Financial managers; 60030 Restaurant and food service managers; 70010 Construction managers	Skilled work
TEER 1	Usually a university degree	11100 Financial auditors and accountants; 21231 Software engineers and designers; 31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	Skilled work
TEER 2	Usually a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 or more years, or a supervisory role	72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system); 42202 Early childhood educators and assistants; 62020 Food service supervisors	Skilled work
TEER 3	Usually a college diploma, an apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training	63200 Cooks; 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates; 13110 Administrative assistants	Skilled work
TEER 4	Usually a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training	64100 Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers; 64410 Security guards and related security service occupations; 44101 Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations	Not skilled work
TEER 5	Usually a short work demonstration and no formal education	65100 Cashiers; 65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations; 75110 Construction trades helpers and labourers	Not skilled work

How TEER replaced the old skill levels

NOC 2016 sorted jobs into skill type 0 and skill levels A, B, C and D. NOC 2021 replaced them with six TEER categories on November 16, 2022, and split skill level B in two.

NOC 2016 skill levels and NOC 2021 TEER
NOC 2016	NOC 2021
Skill type 0 (management)	TEER 0
Skill level A	TEER 1
Skill level B	TEER 2 or TEER 3
Skill level C	TEER 4
Skill level D	TEER 5

The split of skill level B matters: some jobs that were skill level B are now TEER 3, which still counts as skilled work for Express Entry, while a few occupations moved to a different TEER than their old level suggests. Look up your job’s five-digit code rather than converting the old level.

What your TEER means for immigration

TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3
Count for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class. Listed trades in TEER 2 and 3 can also count for the Federal Skilled Trades Program.
TEER 4 and 5
Do not count for the three Express Entry programs. Some provincial nominee programs and other pathways accept them, each with its own list.
Category-based draws
IRCC’s 2026 category lists include a few TEER 3 jobs, such as nurse aides and pharmacy assistants, alongside TEER 0 to 2 jobs. See every category list
Your duties decide it
Your experience counts in a code only if your duties match its lead statement and most of its main duties. A higher TEER on paper does not help if the work does not match.

TEER 0 jobs list (48 occupations)

Management occupations. All of these count as skilled work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class.

TEER 1 jobs list (97 occupations)

Usually a university degree. All of these count as skilled work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class.

TEER 2 jobs list (162 occupations)

Usually a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 or more years, or a supervisory role. All of these count as skilled work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class.

TEER 3 jobs list (69 occupations)

Usually a college diploma, an apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training. All of these count as skilled work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class.

TEER 4 jobs list (95 occupations)

Usually a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. None of these count as skilled work for Express Entry.

TEER 5 jobs list (45 occupations)

Usually a short work demonstration and no formal education. None of these count as skilled work for Express Entry.

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.

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

Is TEER 3 considered skilled in Canada?

Yes, for Express Entry. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 count as skilled work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class.

Is TEER 4 eligible for Express Entry?

No. TEER 4 and 5 jobs do not count as skilled work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class or the Federal Skilled Trades Program. Some provincial nominee programs accept them.

How do I find my TEER category?

Find your five-digit NOC 2021 code and look at its second digit: 21232 is TEER 1, 63200 is TEER 3. Use the NOC code finder if you do not know your code.

What was skill level B in the old NOC?

Skill level B in NOC 2016 is now split between TEER 2 and TEER 3 in NOC 2021. Both still count as skilled work for Express Entry.

Does a higher TEER give more Express Entry points?

Not directly. The Comprehensive Ranking System scores things like your age, education, language and years of work experience, not your TEER. TEER decides whether your work counts as skilled work at all.

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