August 8, 2020

Express Entry candidates in tech and IT occupations were invited to apply for immigration to Canada in huge numbers in 2019, with software engineers and designers leading the way.

In fact, tech occupations made up the top three occupations by number of candidates invited to apply. Information systems analysts and consultants, as well as computer programmers and interactive media developers, ensured a clean sweep of the podium for tech and IT professionals.

Nearly 15,000 candidates in these three occupations alone were invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence in 2019, nearly exactly the same total number invited in 2018 for these occupations.

Many of the other occupations in the overall list of most common occupations among invited candidates were in business and finance.

Occupation	NOC	2019 invitations	2018-2019 difference	2019 % of total
Software engineers and designers	2173	6,529	+403	7.7%
Information systems analysts and consultants	2171	4,645	-784	5.4%
Computer programmers and interactive media developers	2174	3,819	+369	4.5%
Financial auditors and accountants	1111	2,607	+124	3.1%
Administrative assistants	1241	2,407	+72	2.8%
Professional occupations in business management consulting	1122	1,838	-77	2.2%
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	1123	1,808	-241	2.1%
Administrative officers	1221	1,694	+238	2%
University professors and lecturers	4011	1,684	-258	2%
Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	0124	1,588	-187	1.9%
Financial and investment analysts	1112	1,549	-372	1.8%
Food service supervisors	1122	1,544	+109	1.8%
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	1311	1,484	+288	1.7%
Mechanical engineers	2132	1,416	+142	1.7%
Database analysts and data administrators	2172	1,312	+274	1.5%
Other	N/A	49,376	N/A	57.9%

0011	Legislators	0
0012	Senior government managers and officials	0
0013	Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services	0
0014	Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	0
0015	Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.	0
0016	Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities	0
0111	Financial managers	0
0112	Human resources managers	0
0113	Purchasing managers	0
0114	Other administrative services managers	0
0121	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers	0
0122	Banking, credit and other investment managers	0
0124	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	0
0125	Other business services managers	0
0131	Telecommunication carriers managers	0
0132	Postal and courier services managers	0
0211	Engineering managers	0
0212	Architecture and science managers	0
0213	Computer and information systems managers	0
0311	Managers in health care	0
0411	Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration	0
0412	Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration	0
0413	Government managers – education policy development and program administration	0
0414	Other managers in public administration	0
0421	Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training	0
0422	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education	0
0423	Managers in social, community and correctional services	0
0431	Commissioned police officers	0
0432	Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers	0
0433	Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces	0
0511	Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers	0
0512	Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts	0
0513	Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors	0
0601	Corporate sales managers	0
0621	Retail and wholesale trade managers	0
0631	Restaurant and food service managers	0
0632	Accommodation service managers	0
0651	Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.	0
0711	Construction managers	0
0712	Home building and renovation managers	0
0714	Facility operation and maintenance managers	0
0731	Managers in transportation	0
0811	Managers in natural resources production and fishing	0
0821	Managers in agriculture	0
0822	Managers in horticulture	0
0823	Managers in aquaculture	0
0911	Manufacturing managers	0
0912	Utilities managers	0
1111	Financial auditors and accountants	A
1112	Financial and investment analysts	A
1113	Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers	A
1114	Other financial officers	A
1121	Human resources professionals	A
1122	Professional occupations in business management consulting	A
1123	Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	A
2111	Physicists and astronomers	A
2112	Chemists	A
2113	Geoscientists and oceanographers	A
2114	Meteorologists and climatologists	A
2115	Other professional occupations in physical sciences	A
2121	Biologists and related scientists	A
2122	Forestry professionals	A
2123	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists	A
2131	Civil engineers	A
2132	Mechanical engineers	A
2133	Electrical and electronics engineers	A
2134	Chemical engineers	A
2141	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	A
2142	Metallurgical and materials engineers	A
2143	Mining engineers	A
2144	Geological engineers	A
2145	Petroleum engineers	A
2146	Aerospace engineers	A
2147	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	A
2148	Other professional engineers, n.e.c.	A
2151	Architects	A
2152	Landscape architects	A
2153	Urban and land use planners	A
2154	Land surveyors	A
2161	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	A
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants	A
2172	Database analysts and data administrators	A
2173	Software engineers and designers	A
2174	Computer programmers and interactive media developers	A
2175	Web designers and developers	A
3011	Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors	A
3012	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	A
3111	Specialist physicians	A
3112	General practitioners and family physicians	A
3113	Dentists	A
3114	Veterinarians	A
3121	Optometrists	A
3122	Chiropractors	A
3124	Allied primary health practitioners	A
3125	Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating	A
3131	Pharmacists	A
3132	Dietitians and nutritionists	A
3141	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists	A
3142	Physiotherapists	A
3143	Occupational therapists	A

3144	Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment	A
4011	University professors and lecturers	A
4012	Post-secondary teaching and research assistants	A
4021	College and other vocational instructors	A
4031	Secondary school teachers	A
4032	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	A
4033	Educational counsellors	A
4111	Judges	A
4112	Lawyers and Quebec notaries	A
4151	Psychologists	A
4152	Social workers	A
4153	Family, marriage and other related counsellors	A
4154	Professional occupations in religion	A
4155	Probation and parole officers and related occupations	A
4156	Employment counsellors	A
4161	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4162	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	A
4163	Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants	A
4164	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4165	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4166	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4167	Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers	A
4168	Program officers unique to government	A
4169	Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c.	A
5111	Librarians	A
5112	Conservators and curators	A
5113	Archivists	A
5121	Authors and writers	A
5122	Editors	A
5123	Journalists	A
5125	Translators, terminologists and interpreters	A
5131	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations	A
5132	Conductors, composers and arrangers	A
5133	Musicians and singers	A
5134	Dancers	A
5135	Actors and comedians	A
5136	Painters, sculptors and other visual artists	A
1211	Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers	B
1212	Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers	B
1213	Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers	B
1214	Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations	B
1215	Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations	B
1221	Administrative officers	B
1222	Executive assistants	B
1223	Human resources and recruitment officers	B
1224	Property administrators	B
1225	Purchasing agents and officers	B
1226	Conference and event planners	B
1227	Court officers and justices of the peace	B
1228	Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers	B
1241	Administrative assistants	B
1242	Legal administrative assistants	B
1243	Medical administrative assistants	B
1251	Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations	B
1252	Health information management occupations	B
1253	Records management technicians	B
1254	Statistical officers and related research support occupations	B
1311	Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	B
1312	Insurance adjusters and claims examiners	B
1313	Insurance underwriters	B
1314	Assessors, valuators and appraisers	B
1315	Customs, ship and other brokers	B
2211	Chemical technologists and technicians	B
2212	Geological and mineral technologists and technicians	B
2221	Biological technologists and technicians	B
2222	Agricultural and fish products inspectors	B
2223	Forestry technologists and technicians	B
2224	Conservation and fishery officers	B
2225	Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists	B
2231	Civil engineering technologists and technicians	B
2232	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians	B
2233	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians	B
2234	Construction estimators	B
2241	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	B
2242	Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)	B
2243	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	B
2244	Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors	B
2251	Architectural technologists and technicians	B
2252	Industrial designers	B
2253	Drafting technologists and technicians	B
2254	Land survey technologists and technicians	B
2255	Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	B
2261	Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians	B
2262	Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers	B
2263	Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety	B
2264	Construction inspectors	B
2271	Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	B
2272	Air traffic controllers and related occupations	B
2273	Deck officers, water transport	B
2274	Engineer officers, water transport	B
2275	Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	B
2281	Computer network technicians	B
2282	User support technicians	B
2283	Information systems testing technicians	B
3211	Medical laboratory technologists	B
3212	Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants	B
3213	Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians	B
3214	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	B
3215	Medical radiation technologists	B
3216	Medical sonographers	B

3217	Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.	B
3219	Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)	B
3221	Denturists	B
3222	Dental hygienists and dental therapists	B
3223	Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants	B
3231	Opticians	B
3232	Practitioners of natural healing	B
3233	Licensed practical nurses	B
3234	Paramedical occupations	B
3236	Massage therapists	B
3237	Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment	B
4211	Paralegal and related occupations	B
4212	Social and community service workers	B
4214	Early childhood educators and assistants	B
4215	Instructors of persons with disabilities	B
4216	Other instructors	B
4217	Other religious occupations	B
4311	Police officers (except commissioned)	B
4312	Firefighters	B
4313	Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces	B
5211	Library and public archive technicians	B
5212	Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries	B
5221	Photographers	B
5222	Film and video camera operators	B
5223	Graphic arts technicians	B
5224	Broadcast technicians	B
5225	Audio and video recording technicians	B
5226	Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts	B
5227	Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts	B
5231	Announcers and other broadcasters	B
5232	Other performers, n.e.c.	B
5241	Graphic designers and illustrators	B
5242	Interior designers and interior decorators	B
5243	Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers	B
5244	Artisans and craftspersons	B
5245	Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products	B
5251	Athletes	B
5252	Coaches	B
5253	Sports officials and referees	B
5254	Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness	B
6211	Retail sales supervisors	B
6221	Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade	B
6222	Retail and wholesale buyers	B
6231	Insurance agents and brokers	B
6232	Real estate agents and salespersons	B
6235	Financial sales representatives	B
6311	Food service supervisors	B
6312	Executive housekeepers	B
6313	Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors	B
6314	Customer and information services supervisors	B
6315	Cleaning supervisors	B
6316	Other services supervisors	B
6321	Chefs	B
6322	Cooks	B
6331	Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale	B
6332	Bakers	B
6341	Hairstylists and barbers	B
6342	Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners	B
6343	Shoe repairers and shoemakers	B
6344	Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations	B
6345	Upholsterers	B
6346	Funeral directors and embalmers	B
7201	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations	B
7202	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	B
7203	Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades	B
7204	Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades	B
7205	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	B
7231	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	B
7232	Tool and die makers	B
7233	Sheet metal workers	B
7234	Boilermakers	B
7235	Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	B
7236	Ironworkers	B
7237	Welders and related machine operators	B
7241	Electricians (except industrial and power system)	B
7242	Industrial electricians	B
7243	Power system electricians	B
7244	Electrical power line and cable workers	B
7245	Telecommunications line and cable workers	B
7246	Telecommunications installation and repair workers	B
7247	Cable television service and maintenance technicians	B
7251	Plumbers	B
7252	Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers	B
7253	Gas fitters	B
7271	Carpenters	B
7272	Cabinetmakers	B
7281	Bricklayers	B
7282	Concrete finishers	B
7283	Tilesetters	B
7284	Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers	B
7291	Roofers and shinglers	B
7292	Glaziers	B
7293	Insulators	B
7294	Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)	B
7295	Floor covering installers	B
7301	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	B
7302	Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	B
7303	Supervisors, printing and related occupations	B
7304	Supervisors, railway transport operations	B
7305	Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators	B

7311	Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	B
7312	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	B
7313	Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	B
7314	Railway carmen/women	B
7315	Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	B
7316	Machine fitters	B
7318	Elevator constructors and mechanics	B
7321	Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers	B
7322	Motor vehicle body repairers	B
7331	Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics	B
7332	Appliance servicers and repairers	B
7333	Electrical mechanics	B
7334	Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics	B
7335	Other small engine and small equipment repairers	B
7361	Railway and yard locomotive engineers	B
7362	Railway conductors and brakemen/women	B
7371	Crane operators	B
7372	Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction	B
7373	Water well drillers	B
7381	Printing press operators	B
7384	Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.	B
8211	Supervisors, logging and forestry	B
8221	Supervisors, mining and quarrying	B
8222	Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	B
8231	Underground production and development miners	B
8232	Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers	B
8241	Logging machinery operators	B
8252	Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers	B
8255	Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services	B
8261	Fishing masters and officers	B
8262	Fishermen/women	B
9211	Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	B
9212	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	B
9213	Supervisors, food and beverage processing	B
9214	Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing	B
9215	Supervisors, forest products processing	B
9217	Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing	B
9221	Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling	B
9222	Supervisors, electronics manufacturing	B
9223	Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing	B
9224	Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing	B
9226	Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing	B
9227	Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly	B
9231	Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing	B
9232	Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing	B
9235	Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators	B
9241	Power engineers and power systems operators	B
9243	Water and waste treatment plant operators	B

Most common occupations among Express Entry invitations issued in 2019

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