Skilled Trades – Eligible Occupations List 2017
Express Entry eligible occupations list for skilled trades
Eligible occupations list for skilled trades workers applying through Express Entry
To apply as a skilled trades worker through the Express Entry, candidates are selected based on a Comprehensive Ranking System which basically assesses the following factors:
• Skills in English and/or French,
• Education,
• Work experience,
• Age,
• Whether you have a valid job offer, and
• Adaptability (how well you are likely to settle in Canada)
| Skilled Trades: Eligible Occupation List and Skill Level | ||
| NOC | TITLE | Skill level or type |
| 632 | Chefs, cooks | |
| 633 | Butchers, bakers | |
| 7201 | Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations | B |
| 7202 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations | B |
| 7203 | Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades | B |
| 7204 | Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades | B |
| 7205 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers | B |
| 7231 | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | B |
| 7232 | Tool and die makers | B |
| 7233 | Sheet metal workers | B |
| 7234 | Boilermakers | B |
| 7235 | Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters | B |
| 7236 | Ironworkers | B |
| 7237 | Welders and related machine operators | B |
| 7241 | Electricians (except industrial and power system) | B |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians | B |
| 7243 | Power system electricians | B |
| 7244 | Electrical power line and cable workers | B |
| 7245 | Telecommunications line and cable workers | B |
| 7246 | Telecommunications installation and repair workers | B |
| 7247 | Cable television service and maintenance technicians | B |
| 7251 | Plumbers | B |
| 7252 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers | B |
| 7253 | Gas fitters | B |
| 7271 | Carpenters | B |
| 7272 | Cabinetmakers | B |
| 7281 | Bricklayers | B |
| 7282 | Concrete finishers | B |
| 7283 | Tilesetters | B |
| 7284 | Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | B |
| 7291 | Roofers and shinglers | B |
| 7292 | Glaziers | B |
| 7293 | Insulators | B |
| 7294 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | B |
| 7295 | Floor covering installers | B |
| 7301 | Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades | B |
| 7302 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews | B |
| 7303 | Supervisors, printing and related occupations | B |
| 7304 | Supervisors, railway transport operations | B |
| 7305 | Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | B |
| 7311 | Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | B |
| 7312 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | B |
| 7313 | Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics | B |
| 7314 | Railway carmen/women | B |
| 7315 | Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | B |
| 7316 | Machine fitters | B |
| 7318 | Elevator constructors and mechanics | B |
| 7321 | Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | B |
| 7322 | Motor vehicle body repairers | B |
| 7331 | Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics | B |
| 7332 | Appliance servicers and repairers | B |
| 7333 | Electrical mechanics | B |
| 7334 | Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics | B |
| 7335 | Other small engine and small equipment repairers | B |
| 7361 | Railway and yard locomotive engineers | B |
| 7362 | Railway conductors and brakemen/women | B |
| 7371 | Crane operators | B |
| 7372 | Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction | B |
| 7373 | Water well drillers | B |
| 7381 | Printing press operators | B |
| 7384 | Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c. | B |
| 8211 | Supervisors, logging and forestry | B |
| 8221 | Supervisors, mining and quarrying | B |
| 8222 | Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services | B |
| 8231 | Underground production and development miners | B |
| 8232 | Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers | B |
| 8241 | Logging machinery operators | B |
| 8252 | Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | B |
| 8255 | Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services | B |
| 8261 | Fishing masters and officers | B |
| 8262 | Fishermen/women | B |
| 9211 | Supervisors, mineral and metal processing | B |
| 9212 | Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities | B |
| 9213 | Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing | B |
| 9214 | Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing | B |
| 9215 | Supervisors, forest products processing | B |
| 9217 | Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing | B |
| 9221 | Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling | B |
| 9222 | Supervisors, electronics manufacturing | B |
| 9223 | Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing | B |
| 9224 | Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing | B |
| 9226 | Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing | B |
| 9227 | Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly | B |
| 9231 | Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing | B |
| 9232 | Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators | B |
| 9235 | Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators | B |
| 9241 | Power engineers and power systems operators | B |
| 9243 | Water and waste treatment plant operators | B |
| Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada | ||
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