In effect November 3, 2026 · checked October 25, 2026

Express Entry high-wage occupations list

From November 3, 2026, Canadian work and job offers in these 186 occupations earn extra CRS points. An occupation counts if its median wage across Canada is at least 1.3 times the national average median wage; it depends on the NOC code, not your own salary.

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186 of 186 occupations

NOC	Occupation	Level	Work points	Job offer
00011	Senior government managers and officials	1 · 2× median	+70	100
00012	Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services	1 · 2× median	+70	100
00013	Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	1 · 2× median	+70	100
10010	Financial managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
10011	Human resources managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
10012	Purchasing managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
10020	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
10021	Banking, credit and other investment managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
20010	Engineering managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
20011	Architecture and science managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
20012	Computer and information systems managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
21330	Mining engineers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
21332	Petroleum engineers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
31100	Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine	1 · 2× median	+70	100
31101	Specialists in surgery	1 · 2× median	+70	100
31102	General practitioners and family physicians	1 · 2× median	+70	100
31103	Veterinarians	1 · 2× median	+70	100
31302	Nurse practitioners	1 · 2× median	+70	100
31303	Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals	1 · 2× median	+70	100
40010	Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration	1 · 2× median	+70	100
40011	Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration	1 · 2× median	+70	100
40012	Government managers - education policy development and program administration	1 · 2× median	+70	100
40019	Other managers in public administration	1 · 2× median	+70	100
40040	Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services	1 · 2× median	+70	100
40041	Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
41100	Judges	1 · 2× median	+70	100
41101	Lawyers and Quebec notaries	1 · 2× median	+70	100
41200	University professors and lecturers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
60010	Corporate sales managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
80010	Managers in natural resources production and fishing	1 · 2× median	+70	100
90011	Utilities managers	1 · 2× median	+70	100
00014	Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
00015	Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
10019	Other administrative services managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
10022	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
10029	Other business services managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
10030	Telecommunication carriers managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
11103	Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
11201	Professional occupations in business management consulting	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21100	Physicists and astronomers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21102	Geoscientists and oceanographers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21103	Meteorologists and climatologists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21109	Other professional occupations in physical sciences	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21111	Forestry professionals	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21120	Public and environmental health and safety professionals	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21202	Urban and land use planners	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21211	Data scientists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21220	Cybersecurity specialists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21221	Business systems specialists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21222	Information systems specialists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21223	Database analysts and data administrators	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21231	Software engineers and designers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21232	Software developers and programmers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21300	Civil engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21301	Mechanical engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21320	Chemical engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21322	Metallurgical and materials engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21331	Geological engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21390	Aerospace engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
21399	Other professional engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
22231	Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
22312	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
30010	Managers in health care	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
31110	Dentists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
31112	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
31120	Pharmacists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
31200	Psychologists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
31202	Physiotherapists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
31203	Occupational therapists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
31300	Nursing coordinators and supervisors	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
31301	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
32111	Dental hygienists and dental therapists	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
40020	Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
40021	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
40030	Managers in social, community and correctional services	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
40042	Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41210	College and other vocational instructors	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41220	Secondary school teachers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41221	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41310	Police investigators and other investigative occupations	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41311	Probation and parole officers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41320	Educational counsellors	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41401	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41402	Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41404	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
41407	Program officers unique to government	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
42100	Police officers (except commissioned)	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
42101	Firefighters	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
50010	Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
50011	Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
51100	Librarians	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
70010	Construction managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
70012	Facility operation and maintenance managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
70020	Managers in transportation	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
70021	Postal and courier services managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72011	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72012	Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72023	Supervisors, railway transport operations	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72103	Boilermakers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72202	Power system electricians	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72203	Electrical power line and cable workers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72301	Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72406	Elevator constructors and mechanics	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72600	Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72601	Air traffic controllers and related occupations	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
72604	Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
73310	Railway and yard locomotive engineers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
82020	Supervisors, mining and quarrying	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
82021	Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
83101	Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
90010	Manufacturing managers	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
92011	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
92100	Power engineers and power systems operators	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
93100	Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
93101	Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing	2 · 1.5× median	+40	70
00010	Legislators	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
11100	Financial auditors and accountants	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
11101	Financial and investment analysts	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
11102	Financial advisors	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
11109	Other financial officers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
11200	Human resources professionals	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
12201	Insurance adjusters and claims examiners	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
12203	Assessors, business valuators and appraisers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
21101	Chemists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
21110	Biologists and related scientists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
21112	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
21200	Architects	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
21201	Landscape architects	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
21203	Land surveyors	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
21234	Web developers and programmers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
22214	Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
22232	Occupational health and safety specialists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
22233	Construction inspectors	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
22310	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
22313	Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
31121	Dietitians and nutritionists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
32102	Paramedical occupations	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
32103	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
32120	Medical laboratory technologists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
32121	Medical radiation technologists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
32122	Medical sonographers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
41300	Social workers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
41400	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
41403	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
41405	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
41409	Other professional occupations in social science	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
43201	Correctional service officers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
43203	Border services, customs, and immigration officers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
50012	Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
51101	Conservators and curators	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
51102	Archivists	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
51111	Authors and writers (except technical)	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
51112	Technical writers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
51120	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
52112	Broadcast technicians	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
60020	Retail and wholesale trade managers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
60031	Accommodation service managers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
60040	Managers in customer and personal services	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72010	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72013	Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72014	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72020	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72021	Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72102	Sheet metal workers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72105	Ironworkers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72201	Industrial electricians	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72302	Gas fitters	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72320	Bricklayers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72321	Insulators	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72401	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72403	Railway carmen/women	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72404	Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72500	Crane operators	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72602	Deck officers, water transport	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
72603	Engineer officers, water transport	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
73311	Railway conductors and brakemen/women	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
82010	Supervisors, logging and forestry	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
83100	Underground production and development miners	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
83120	Fishing masters and officers	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
92010	Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50
93102	Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators	3 · 1.3× median	+20	50

How to use it

Find your NOC code (the five-digit code for your job in Canada’s National Occupational Classification) and check its level, then add it in the CRS calculator with the November 2026 rules. You need at least 12 months of qualifying Canadian work in high-wage occupations, full-time or the same amount part-time; it can be spread across jobs at the same level or higher.

Source: IRCC, High-wage occupations and how we assess them. The list is based on 2023–2025 wage data.

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+How many points does a high-wage occupation give?

12 months of qualifying Canadian work in a level 1 occupation (2× the average median wage) adds 70 points, level 2 (1.5×) adds 40 and level 3 (1.3×) adds 20, on top of the usual points for years of Canadian work. A job offer earns 100, 70 or 50. You get whichever is higher, not both.

+How many occupations are on the list?

186: 31 at level 1, 89 at level 2 and 66 at level 3.

+Does my salary matter?

No. The level comes from the median wage of everyone in Canada working under your NOC code, from Job Bank, Labour Force Survey and Census data over the last three years.

+What if the list changes after I’m invited?

IRCC keeps the level that applied on the day you were invited to apply.

+Do I still need an LMIA for a job offer?

Not from November 3, 2026. A valid job offer no longer needs a Labour Market Impact Assessment, and having one gives no extra points. An officer checks that the offer is genuine when you apply.

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