Using NOC 2016, occupations qualify for Express Entry from Skill Level B and above. Under NOC 2021, TEER 3 and above will qualify.

This means the following occupations will be added:

1. Payroll administrators

2. Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants

3. Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates

4. Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants

5. Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants

6. Sheriffs and bailiffs

7. Correctional service officers

8. By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers

9. Estheticians, electrologists, and related occupations

10. Residential and commercial installers and servicers

11. Pest controllers and fumigators

12. Other repairers and servicers

13. Transport truck drivers

14. Bus drivers, subway operators, and other transit operators

15. Heavy equipment operators

16. Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors.

Meanwhile, three other occupations that are eligible for Express Entry under NOC 2016 will become ineligible under NOC 2021. Those occupations are:

2. Other performers

2. Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport, and fitness

3. Tail