Express Entry now gives extra CRS points when your Canadian work experience or your job offer is in a high-wage occupation — and job offers no longer need an LMIA. Search your occupation below.
186 high-wage occupations on the list
NOC 00011 · 00011
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 00012 · 00012
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 00013 · 00013
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Financial managers · 10010
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Human resources managers · 10011
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 10012 · 10012
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers · 10020
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 10021 · 10021
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 20010 · 20010
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 20011 · 20011
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 20012 · 20012
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 21330 · 21330
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 21332 · 21332
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine · 31100
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Specialists in surgery · 31101
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
General practitioners and family physicians · 31102
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Veterinarians · 31103
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Nurse practitioners · 31302
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals · 31303
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 40010 · 40010
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 40011 · 40011
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 40012 · 40012
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 40019 · 40019
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 40040 · 40040
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 40041 · 40041
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Judges · 41100
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
Lawyers and Quebec notaries · 41101
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
University professors and lecturers · 41200
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 60010 · 60010
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 80010 · 80010
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 90011 · 90011
Experience +70 · Job offer 100
(2× median)
NOC 00014 · 00014
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 00015 · 00015
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Other administrative services managers · 10019
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 10022 · 10022
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 10029 · 10029
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 10030 · 10030
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 11103 · 11103
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 11201 · 11201
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Physicists and astronomers · 21100
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21102 · 21102
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21103 · 21103
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21109 · 21109
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21111 · 21111
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21120 · 21120
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21202 · 21202
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries · 21210
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Data scientists · 21211
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Cybersecurity specialists · 21220
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Business systems specialists · 21221
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Information systems specialists · 21222
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Database analysts and data administrators · 21223
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Computer systems developers and programmers · 21230
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Software engineers and designers · 21231
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Software developers and programmers · 21232
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Civil engineers · 21300
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Mechanical engineers · 21301
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Electrical and electronics engineers · 21310
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) · 21311
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21320 · 21320
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21321 · 21321
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21322 · 21322
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21331 · 21331
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21390 · 21390
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 21399 · 21399
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 22231 · 22231
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 22312 · 22312
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 30010 · 30010
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Dentists · 31110
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists · 31112
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Pharmacists · 31120
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Psychologists · 31200
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 31202 · 31202
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 31203 · 31203
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Nursing coordinators and supervisors · 31300
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses · 31301
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Dental hygienists and dental therapists · 32111
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 40020 · 40020
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 40021 · 40021
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 40030 · 40030
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 40042 · 40042
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
College and other vocational instructors · 41210
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Secondary school teachers · 41220
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers · 41221
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Police investigators and other investigative occupations · 41310
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 41311 · 41311
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 41320 · 41320
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 41401 · 41401
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 41402 · 41402
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 41404 · 41404
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 41407 · 41407
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 42100 · 42100
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 42101 · 42101
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 50010 · 50010
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 50011 · 50011
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 51100 · 51100
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 70010 · 70010
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 70012 · 70012
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 70020 · 70020
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 70021 · 70021
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72011 · 72011
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72012 · 72012
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72023 · 72023
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72103 · 72103
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72202 · 72202
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72203 · 72203
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72301 · 72301
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72406 · 72406
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72600 · 72600
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72601 · 72601
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 72604 · 72604
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Railway and yard locomotive engineers · 73310
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 82020 · 82020
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 82021 · 82021
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 83101 · 83101
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 90010 · 90010
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 92011 · 92011
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 92100 · 92100
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 93100 · 93100
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
NOC 93101 · 93101
Experience +40 · Job offer 70
(1.5× median)
Legislators · 00010
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Financial auditors and accountants · 11100
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Financial and investment analysts · 11101
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Financial advisors · 11102
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 11109 · 11109
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Human resources professionals · 11200
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 12201 · 12201
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 12203 · 12203
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 21101 · 21101
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 21110 · 21110
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 21112 · 21112
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 21200 · 21200
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 21201 · 21201
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 21203 · 21203
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Web developers and programmers · 21234
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 22214 · 22214
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 22232 · 22232
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 22233 · 22233
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 22310 · 22310
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 22313 · 22313
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Dietitians and nutritionists · 31121
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Paramedical occupations · 32102
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 32103 · 32103
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Medical laboratory technologists · 32120
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 32121 · 32121
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 32122 · 32122
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Social workers · 41300
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 41400 · 41400
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 41403 · 41403
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 41405 · 41405
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 41409 · 41409
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 43201 · 43201
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 43203 · 43203
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 50012 · 50012
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 51101 · 51101
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 51102 · 51102
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 51111 · 51111
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 51112 · 51112
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 51120 · 51120
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 52112 · 52112
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 60020 · 60020
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 60031 · 60031
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Retail and wholesale trade managers · 60040
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades · 72010
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72013 · 72013
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72014 · 72014
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72020 · 72020
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72021 · 72021
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72102 · 72102
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72105 · 72105
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72201 · 72201
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72302 · 72302
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72320 · 72320
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72321 · 72321
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics · 72401
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72403 · 72403
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72404 · 72404
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Crane operators · 72500
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72602 · 72602
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 72603 · 72603
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
Railway conductors and brakemen · 73311
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 82010 · 82010
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 83100 · 83100
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 83120 · 83120
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 92010 · 92010
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
NOC 93102 · 93102
Experience +20 · Job offer 50
(1.3× median)
How the points work
Occupation wage level
Canadian experience (12+ mo)
Job offer
2× the Canadian median
+70
100
1.5× the median
+40
70
1.3× the median
+20
50
Experience points need at least 12 months (1,560 hours) in high-wage occupations within the last 10 years. The months can be combined across different high-wage jobs, don’t have to be continuous, and part-time counts pro-rated (30 hrs/week = full-time).
Two routes, and IRCC gives you the higher one, never both: (a) Canadian experience = your normal work-length points (up to 80) plus the high-wage bonus (20/40/70) — max 150 (140 with a spouse); or (b) job offer = 50/70/100 flat, which replaces the work-length points.
A qualifying job offer must be full-time (30+ hrs/week), for at least 1 year, and continuing after you become a PR. No LMIA needed.
Already in the pool? IRCC has recalculated everyone automatically. Want job-offer points? Update your profile now.
IRCC does not look at your pay stub. Each occupation (5-digit NOC) has a national median hourly wage from Statistics Canada / Job Bank. IRCC compares that occupation median with the all-Canada median wage:
Occupation median ≥ 2× national median
Level 3 — the top tier
70 / 100
≥ 1.5× but under 2×
Level 2
40 / 70
≥ 1.3× but under 1.5×
Level 1
20 / 50
Under 1.3×
Not high-wage
0 / 0
IRCC publishes no dollar thresholds — only the list of NOCs at each level. Your own salary, province, or employer’s pay scale does not change the level. The search box above is the authoritative test.
Being paid above the median in a non-listed NOC earns nothing; being paid below the median in a listed NOC still earns the full points.
The list is rebuilt every 3 years from wage data. Whatever level your NOC has on the day you receive an ITA is the one that counts, even if the list changes later.
Make sure the NOC on your job offer / reference letters matches your actual duties — IRCC verifies the NOC, not the title.
Full “labour market integration” factor — up to 150 points
Your existing Canadian-experience points stay exactly the same. The high-wage bonus is added on top of them (experience route), or you take the job-offer points instead — IRCC compares the two totals and keeps the higher one.
Canadian work
Single
With spouse
Under 1 year
0
0
1 year
40
35
2 years
53
46
3 years
64
56
4 years
72
63
5+ years
80
70
+ high-wage bonus (12+ mo)
+20 / +40 / +70
+20 / +40 / +70
Maximum (experience route)
150
140
Job-offer route instead
50 / 70 / 100
50 / 70 / 100
Example: 3 years in Canada as a registered nurse (NOC 31301, level 2), single → experience route 64 + 40 = 104. With a top-tier job offer instead, the offer route is 100 — lower, so IRCC keeps the 104. Someone with 1 year (40) and that same offer gets 100. The two routes are never added together. Skills-transferability points for Canadian experience are unchanged.
Have a job offer? Do this in your IRCC profile
Open your Express Entry profile and go to the job-offer section.
Answer yes to having a job offer and enter the employer and the 5-digit NOC exactly as on the offer letter.
No LMIA is needed any more, but the form still asks. IRCC’s instruction: select “positive LMIA”, enter LMIA number 00000, issue date 2026-01-01, expiry 2029-01-01.
Keep the signed offer letter — IRCC will ask for it after an ITA. It must be full-time (30+ hrs/wk), at least 1 year, and continue after you become a PR.
Job offers in any TEER 0–3 occupation still count towards Federal Skilled Worker / Skilled Trades eligibility; only high-wage ones earn CRS points. Not sure your offer qualifies? Ask the Newton team — a wrong entry can cost you the ITA.
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