Education Level Search
Ever wondered what kind of occupations you can consider with the education you have now, or the occupations you could have if you went back to school? There are 6 different education levels described below. Scroll down, read the descriptions for each one, then click on the links to see the occupations associated with that level.
Bachelor or Masters University Programs: NOC Level 1
Occupations usually requiring a university education at the bachelor's or master's or doctorate level.
Community College/CEGEP Programs: NOC Level 2
Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training. Two to three years of post-secondary education at a community college, institute of technology or CEGEP; or Two to four years of apprenticeship training; or Three to four years of secondary school and more than two years of on-the-job training, specialized training courses or specific work experience.
Occupations with supervisory responsibilities and occupations with significant health and safety responsibilities, such as firefighters, police officers and registered nursing assistants are all assigned the skill level 2.
Community College/CEGEP Programs: NOC Level 3
Occupations usually requiring a community college/CEGEP or trade education, or apprenticeship training. Two to three years of post-secondary education at a community college, institute of technology or CEGEP; or Two to four years of apprenticeship training; or Three to four years of secondary school and more than two years of on-the-job training, specialized training courses or specific work experience.
Community College/CEGEP Programs: NOC Level 4
Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training. One to four years of secondary school education; Up to two years of on-the-job training, specialized training courses or specific work experience.
Trade/Vocational Programs: NOC Level 5
Occupations usually requiring a high school diploma and/or job-specific training. One to four years of secondary school education; Up to two years of on-the-job training, specialized training courses or specific work experience.
Trade/Vocational Programs: NOC Level 6
Occupations usually requiring on-the-job training. Up to two years of secondary school and short work demonstration or on-the-job training.
| Level: 4 |
| 1431 |
Accounting and Related Clerks |
| 1441 |
Administrative Clerks |
| 7437 |
Air Transport Ramp Attendants |
| 9481 |
Aircraft Assemblers and Aircraft Assembly Inspectors |
| 6433 |
Airline Sales and Service Agents |
| 9484 |
Assemblers and Inspectors, Electrical Appliance, Apparatus and Equipment Manufacturing |
| 9485 |
Assemblers, Fabricators and Inspectors, Industrial Electrical Motors and Transformers |
| 7443 |
Automotive Mechanical Installers and Servicers |
| 6474 |
Babysitters, Nannies and Parents' Helpers |
| 1434 |
Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks |
| 6452 |
Bartenders |
| 9473 |
Binding and Finishing Machine Operators |
| 9491 |
Boat Assemblers and Inspectors |
| 7436 |
Boat Operators |
| 7412 |
Bus Drivers and Subway and Other Transit Operators |
| 6463 |
By-law Enforcement and Other Regulatory Officers, n.e.c. |
| 9472 |
Camera, Platemaking and Other Pre-Press Occupations |
| 6443 |
Casino Occupations |
| 8421 |
Chainsaw and Skidder Operators |
| 9421 |
Chemical Plant Machine Operators |
| 1435 |
Collectors |
| 9414 |
Concrete, Clay and Stone Forming Operators |
| 6462 |
Correctional Service Officers |
| 1452 |
Correspondence, Publication and Related Clerks |
| 1463 |
Couriers, Messengers and Door-to-Door Distributors |
| 1443 |
Court Clerks |
| 1433 |
Customer Service Representatives - Financial Services |
| 1453 |
Customer Service, Information and Related Clerks |
| 1422 |
Data Entry Clerks |
| 7433 |
Deck Crew, Water Transport |
| 7414 |
Delivery and Courier Service Drivers |
| 3411 |
Dental Assistants |
| 1423 |
Desktop Publishing Operators and Related Occupations |
| 1475 |
Dispatchers and Radio Operators |
| 9483 |
Electronics Assemblers, Fabricators, Inspectors and Testers |
| 6472 |
Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Assistants |
| 7434 |
Engine Room Crew, Water Transport |
| 6482 |
Estheticians, Electrologists and Related Occupations |
| 9452 |
Fabric, Fur and Leather Cutters |
| 9463 |
Fish Plant Workers |
| 8441 |
Fishing Vessel Deckhands |
| 6453 |
Food and Beverage Servers |
| 9412 |
Foundry Workers |
| 9494 |
Furniture Finishers and Refinishers |
| 9492 |
Furniture and Fixture Assemblers and Inspectors |
| 8431 |
General Farm Workers |
| 1411 |
General Office Clerks |
| 9413 |
Glass Forming and Finishing Machine Operators and Glass Cutters |
| 0412 |
Government Managers - Economic Analysis, Policy Development and Program Administration |
| 0413 |
Government Managers - Education Policy Development and Program Administration |
| 0411 |
Government Managers - Health and Social Policy Development and Program Administration |
| 7421 |
Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) |
| 9453 |
Hide and Pelt Processing Workers |
| 6435 |
Hotel Front Desk Clerks |
| 6481 |
Image, Social and Other Personal Consultants |
| 9462 |
Industrial Butchers and Meat Cutters, Poultry Preparers and Related Workers |
| 9454 |
Inspectors and Testers, Fabric, Fur and Leather Products Manufacturing |
| 9415 |
Inspectors and Testers, Mineral and Metal Processing |
| 1462 |
Letter Carriers |
| 1451 |
Library Clerks |
| 7435 |
Lock and Cable Ferry Operators and Related Occupations |
| 7451 |
Longshore Workers |
| 9436 |
Lumber Graders and Other Wood Processing Inspectors and Graders |
| 9487 |
Machine Operators and Inspectors, Electrical Apparatus Manufacturing |
| 9411 |
Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing |
| 1461 |
Mail, Postal and Related Clerks |
| 7452 |
Material Handlers |
| 6451 |
Maîtres d'hôtel and Hosts/Hostesses |
| 9486 |
Mechanical Assemblers and Inspectors |
| 9482 |
Motor Vehicle Assemblers, Inspectors and Testers |
| 3413 |
Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service Associates |
| 8432 |
Nursery and Greenhouse Workers |
| 6464 |
Occupations Unique to the Armed Forces |
| 8412 |
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers and Services Operators |
| 9498 |
Other Assemblers and Inspectors |
| 3414 |
Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services |
| 0414 |
Other Managers in Public Administration |
| 6484 |
Other Personal Service Occupations |
| 6465 |
Other Protective Service Occupations |
| 7445 |
Other Repairers and Servicers |
| 9434 |
Other Wood Processing Machine Operators |
| 9493 |
Other Wood Products Assemblers and Inspectors |
| 6442 |
Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guides |
| 9496 |
Painters and Coaters - Industrial |
| 9435 |
Paper Converting Machine Operators |
| 9433 |
Papermaking and Finishing Machine Operators |
| 1432 |
Payroll Clerks |
| 1442 |
Personnel Clerks |
| 7444 |
Pest Controllers and Fumigators |
| 6483 |
Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers |
| 9474 |
Photographic and Film Processors |
| 9495 |
Plastic Products Assemblers, Finishers and Inspectors |
| 9422 |
Plastics Processing Machine Operators |
| 9497 |
Plating, Metal Spraying and Related Operators |
| 9471 |
Printing Machine Operators |
| 9461 |
Process Control and Machine Operators, Food and Beverage Processing |
| 1473 |
Production Clerks |
| 7422 |
Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators |
| 9432 |
Pulp Mill Machine Operators |
| 1474 |
Purchasing and Inventory Clerks |
| 6432 |
Pursers and Flight Attendants |
| 7432 |
Railway Track Maintenance Workers |
| 7431 |
Railway Yard Workers |
| 1414 |
Receptionists and Switchboard Operators |
| 1413 |
Records Management and Filing Clerks |
| 7441 |
Residential and Commercial Installers and Servicers |
| 6421 |
Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks |
| 9423 |
Rubber Processing Machine Operators and Related Workers |
| 6411 |
Sales Representatives - Wholesale Trade (Non-Technical) |
| 9431 |
Sawmill Machine Operators |
| 9451 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
| 6461 |
Sheriffs and Bailiffs |
| 1471 |
Shippers and Receivers |
| 8422 |
Silviculture and Forestry Workers |
| 1472 |
Storekeepers and Parts Clerks |
| 1454 |
Survey Interviewers and Statistical Clerks |
| 7413 |
Taxi and Limousine Drivers and Chauffeurs |
| 1424 |
Telephone Operators |
| 9465 |
Testers and Graders, Food and Beverage Processing |
| 9443 |
Textile Dyeing and Finishing Machine Operators |
| 9441 |
Textile Fibre and Yarn Preparation Machine Operators |
| 9444 |
Textile Inspectors, Graders and Samplers |
| 6434 |
Ticket Agents, Cargo Service Representatives and Related Clerks (Except Airline) |
| 9464 |
Tobacco Processing Machine Operators |
| 6441 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
| 1476 |
Transportation Route and Crew Schedulers |
| 8442 |
Trappers and Hunters |
| 6431 |
Travel Counsellors |
| 7411 |
Truck Drivers |
| 8411 |
Underground Mine Service and Support Workers |
| 6471 |
Visiting Homemakers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations |
| 9424 |
Water and Waste Plant Operators |
| 7442 |
Waterworks and Gas Maintenance Workers |
| 9442 |
Weavers, Knitters and Other Fabric-Making Occupations |
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