NOC Code Finder — Search NOC 2021 & TEER
Enter your job title or describe your duties — AI instantly returns your NOC 2021 code, TEER level, Express Entry eligibility, and tailored duties for your employment letter.
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Smart occupation matching
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What your NOC code and TEER level decide
Your National Occupational Classification code is the single entry on an immigration application that the most other things depend on. It sets whether your work experience counts toward Express Entry eligibility at all, which of the three federal programs you can qualify under, how many CRS points that experience is worth, and which provincial streams are open to you. The same code has to appear on your employer's reference letter and match the duties it describes.
The TEER level attached to that code carries most of the weight. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 occupations qualify for Express Entry; TEER 4 and 5 do not, though several provincial programs still accept them. That single digit is often the difference between a federal route and a provincial one.
Search above by job title or by describing what you actually did — the second usually works better, because NOC codes are defined by duties rather than by job titles, and the title on your contract may not resemble the wording ESDC used. If your role straddles two codes, that is a judgement call worth checking before you file rather than after.
Frequently Asked Questions
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is the official Government of Canada system that categorizes every occupation by its skill type and TEER (Training, Education, Experience, Responsibility) level. IRCC uses your NOC code to determine Express Entry eligibility, CRS scoring, and which programs — Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades, or Provincial Nominee Programs — you may qualify for.
Our AI reads your job title, duties, and any uploaded documents against the official 516 NOC 2021 unit groups and returns its best match with a confidence level and reasoning. It is a strong starting point, but it is an AI estimate — not a legal determination. Always confirm your final NOC code with a licensed RCIC before submitting an application, especially when the "Employment requirements" check shows a possible gap.
Yes — every result is matched against the complete official NOC 2021 Version 1.0 dataset (516 unit groups) from Statistics Canada/ESDC. The tool itself is completely free; there is a shared daily-use limit across our high-intent calculators to prevent abuse, which is removed entirely once you sign in for a free account. It is not a paid subscription like some competing NOC-matching tools.
If you describe your duties in the search form, the Duty Match tab compares each duty you wrote against the official ESDC "main duties" list for your matched NOC, side by side, and flags each one as a strong, partial, or no match. It also lists official duties you did not mention — useful context before writing your employment reference letter. Like the main match, this is an AI estimate for guidance, not an official assessment.
If your job is (or will be) in Canada, the Wage Check compares your offered wage against the official Job Bank/ESDC median wage for your NOC in your specific economic region, province, or nationally if no region is given. Median-wage requirements typically apply to LMIA-based work permits and certain Provincial Nominee wage-floor rules — not every immigration pathway. It is informational only; confirm which rules apply to your specific program with a licensed RCIC.
Yes — you can upload up to 3 files (JPG, PNG, WEBP, or PDF; 2 MB each), such as employment letters, education credentials, or licences. Documents are treated as more reliable evidence than typed text, and the AI reads them to detect multiple work periods, extract duties, and flag any contradiction between what you typed and what your documents show.
When you use AI-powered NOC search, the job title, industry, duties and any documents you attach are sent to ITC iLand’s server and to Anthropic to suggest an occupation code. Anthropic’s published commercial API policy says inputs and outputs are not used for model training by default and are normally deleted within 30 days, subject to documented exceptions and any different contractual arrangements. We may temporarily cache your search text and result on our server for up to 24 hours (searches with documents are not cached), and your last search may remain in this browser. Saving your Plan to an account is a separate action; the AI search sends information to our server and Anthropic whether or not you save it. Please avoid entering names, identification numbers or other unnecessary personal information. If you choose to email yourself a PDF report, we ask for your name, email and phone number for that purpose, which is separate from the search.
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