Nova Scotia Nominee Program - Regional Labour Market Demand Stream In Demand Occupations

The following list of occupations is based on the National Occupation Classification (NOC) System. More information on the NOC can be found at: http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/Welcome.aspx

2006 National Occupation Classification

Skill Level O O O A A A A A A A A A A B B B NOC 2006 0311 0621 0631 1111 1114 2131 2132 2133 2147 2171 2172 2173 2174 2232 2241 2283 Job Titles Managers in Health Care Retail Trade Managers Restaurant and Food Service Managers Financial Auditors and Accountants Other Financial Officers Civil Engineers Mechanical Engineers Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Engineers (Except Software Engineers and Designers) Information Systems Analysts and Consultants Database Analysts and Data Administrators Software Engineers and Designers Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians Systems Testing Technicians Outlook Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good

2011 National Occupation Classification

Skill Level 0311 0621 0631 1111 1114 2131 2132 2133 2147 2171 2172 2173 2174 2232 2241 2283 O O O A A A A A A A A A A B B B NOC 2011 Job Titles Managers in Health Care Retail and wholesale trade managers Restaurant and Food Service Managers Financial Auditors and Accountants Other Financial Officers Civil Engineers Mechanical Engineers Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Engineers (Except Software Engineers and Designers) Information Systems Analysts and Consultants Database Analysts and Data Administrators Software Engineers and Designers Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians Information systems testing technicians

A A A A A A A A

3111 3112 3113 3131 3141 3142 3143 3152

Specialist Physicians General Practitioners and Family Physicians Dentists Pharmacists Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Physiotherapists Occupational Therapists Registered Nurses

Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good

3111 3112 3113 3131 3141 3142 3143 3012

A A A A A A A A

3211

Medical Laboratory Technologists and Pathologists' Assistants

Good

3211

Specialist Physicians General Practitioners and Family Physicians Dentists Pharmacists Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Physiotherapists Occupational Therapists Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses * nurse practitioners now under 3124 Allied primary health practitioners Medical Laboratory Technologists * Pathology assistants and morgue attendant supervisors moved to 3212 Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Perfusionists and Cardiopulmonary Technologists Medical Radiation Technologists Medical Sonographers Licensed Practical Nurses Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment * 3236 new code - includes massage therapists from former 3235 Psychologists Early Childhood Educators and Assistants Retail Trade Supervisors Chefs Cooks

3214

Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Perfusionists and Cardiopulmonary Technologists Medical Radiation Technologists Medical Sonographers Licensed Practical Nurses Other Technical Occupations in Therapy and Assessment

Good

3214

B B B B

3215 3216 3233 3235

Good Good Good Good

3215 3216 3233 3237

B B B B

A B B B B

4151 4214 6211 6241 6242

Psychologists Early Childhood Educators and Assistants Retail Trade Supervisors Chefs Cooks

Good Good Good Good Good

4151 4214 6211 6321 6322

A B B B B

7214

Contractors and Supervisors, Metal Good Forming, Shaping and Erecting Trades

7201

Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors Industrial Electricians Welders and related machine operators Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers Crane Operators Supervisors, Other Mechanical and Metal Products Manufacturing

B B B B B

7231 7242 7265 7312 7321

Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors Industrial Electricians Welders and Related Machine Operators Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers Crane Operators Supervisors, Other Mechanical and Metal Products Manufacturing

Good Good Good Good Good

7231 7242 7237 7312 7321

B B B B B

B B

7371 9226

Good Good

7371 9226

B B