BC Top 100 Occupations

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In order to help the applicants, the BC PNP system provides an additional 10 points for those who had already obtained a job offer in the fields listed in the Top 100 occupations of the BC Labor Market Outlook 2015-2025.

The following list shows the top 100 occupations of the BC Labor Market Outlook 2015-2025:

Occupation	Occupational Interest
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 3012)	Investigative, Social
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 4032)	Social
Financial auditors and accountants (NOC 1111)	Conventional
Secondary school teachers (NOC 4031)	Social
Information systems analysts and consultants (NOC 2171)	Investigative, Conventional
Computer programmers and interactive media developers (NOC 2174)	Investigative, Conventional
Other financial officers (NOC 1114)	Enterprising, Conventional
Lawyers and Quebec notaries (NOC 4112)	Enterprising
Computer and information systems managers (NOC 0213)	Enterprising
Software engineers and designers (NOC 2173)	Investigative
Corporate sales managers (NOC 0601)	Enterprising
College and other vocational instructors (NOC 4021)	Social
Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services (NOC 0013)	Enterprising
Professional occupations in business management consulting (NOC 1122)	Conventional, Investigative, Enterprising
Financial managers (NOC 0111)	Enterprising, Conventional
Civil engineers (NOC 2131)	Investigative, Realistic
Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade (NOC 6221)	Enterprising
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations (NOC 1123)	Enterprising
Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (NOC 0016)	Enterprising
General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 3112)	Investigative
Senior managers - trade, broadcasting, and other services, n.e.c. (NOC 0015)	Enterprising
University professors and lecturers (NOC 4011)	Social
Banking, credit and other investment managers (NOC 0122)	Enterprising
Managers in health care (NOC 0311)	Enterprising
Specialist physicians (NOC 3111)	Investigative
Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants (NOC 4163)	Enterprising
Advertising, marketing and public relations managers (NOC 0124)	Enterprising
Human resources professionals (NOC 1121)	Social, Enterprising, Conventional
Social workers (NOC 4152)	Social
Musicians and singers (NOC 5133)	Artistic
Other instructors (NOC 4216)	Social
Other administrative services managers (NOC 0114)	Enterprising
Family, marriage and other related counsellors (NOC 4153)	Social
Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 5131)	Artistic
Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations (NOC 0014)	Enterprising
Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers (NOC 0121)	Enterprising
Accommodation service managers (NOC 0632)	Enterprising
Human resources managers (NOC 0112)	Enterprising
Managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 0423)	Enterprising
Other business services managers (NOC 0125)	Enterprising
Executive assistants (NOC 1222)	Conventional
Electrical and electronics engineers (NOC 2133)	Investigative, Realistic
Web designers and developers (NOC 2175)	Artistic, Investigative, Conventional
Mechanical engineers (NOC 2132)	Investigative, Realistic
Physiotherapists (NOC 3142)	Social
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (NOC 0422)	Enterprising
Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors (NOC 3011)	Investigative, Social
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 4165)	Enterprising
Dentists (NOC 3113)	Investigative, Realistic
Purchasing managers (NOC 0113)	Enterprising
Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (NOC 0421)	Enterprising
Architects (NOC 2151)	Artistic
Engineering managers (NOC 0211)	Enterprising
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 4161)	Investigative, Enterprising, Realistic
Recreation, sports, and fitness program and service directors (NOC 0513)	Enterprising
Educational counselors (NOC 4033)	Social
Senior government managers and officials (NOC 0012)	Enterprising
Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 2147)	Realistic, Investigative
Psychologists (NOC 4151)	Investigative
Occupational therapists (NOC 3143)	Social, Investigative
Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts (NOC 0512)	Enterprising
Dietitians and nutritionists (NOC 3132)	Investigative, Social
Utilities managers (NOC 0912)	Enterprising
Veterinarians (NOC 3114)	Investigative
Geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 2113)	Investigative
Allied primary health practitioners (NOC 3124)	Social
Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment (NOC 3144)	Social, Investigative
Architecture and science managers (NOC 0212)	Enterprising
Chiropractors (NOC 3122)	Social
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (NOC 3141)	Social, Investigative
Geological engineers (NOC 2144)	Realistic, Investigative
Information systems testing technicians (NOC 2283)	Investigative, Conventional
Medical sonographers (NOC 3216)	Realistic, Social
Optometrists (NOC 3121)	Investigative, Social, Realistic
Library, archive, museum, and art gallery managers (NOC 0511)	Enterprising
Mathematicians, statisticians, and actuaries (NOC 2161)	Investigative, Conventional
Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (NOC 3125)	Social, Investigative
Landscape architects (NOC 2152)	Artistic, Investigative
Physicists and astronomers (NOC 2111)	Investigative
Petroleum engineers (NOC 2145)	Investigative

A diploma/certificate is the typical education background

Occupation	Occupational Interest
Retail and wholesale trade managers (NOC 0621)	Enterprising
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 3413)	Social
Administrative officers (NOC 1221)	Conventional
Social and community service workers (NOC 4212)	Social, Conventional
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers (NOC 1311)	Conventional
Construction managers (NOC 0711)	Enterprising
Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations (NOC 4412)	Enterprising, Realistic, Conventional
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (NOC 7321)	Realistic
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators (NOC 7512)	Realistic
Facility operation and maintenance managers (NOC 0714)	Enterprising
Licensed practical nurses (NOC 3233)	Social
Managers in agriculture (NOC 0821)	Realistic
Manufacturing managers (NOC 0911)	Enterprising, Conventional
Property administrators (NOC 1224)	Enterprising
Homebuilding and renovation managers (NOC 0712)	Enterprising
Police officers (except commissioned) (NOC 4311)	Enterprising
Computer network technicians (NOC 2281)	Realistic, Conventional
Insurance agents and brokers (NOC 6231)	Enterprising, Conventional
Managers in transportation (NOC 0731)	Enterprising
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations (NOC 1215)	Conventional, Enterprising
Legal administrative assistants (NOC 1242)	Conventional
Massage therapists (NOC 3236)	Social
Dental assistants (NOC 3411)	Realistic, Conventional, Social
Other assisting occupations in support of health services (NOC 3414)	Realistic, Conventional
Medical administrative assistants (NOC 1243)	Conventional
Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c. (NOC 0651)	Enterprising
Retail and wholesale buyers (NOC 6222)	Enterprising, Conventional
Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants (NOC 3212)	Realistic, Conventional
Interior designers and interior decorators (NOC 5242)	Artistic
Medical laboratory technologists (NOC 3211)	Investigative, Realistic
Firefighters (NOC 4312)	Realistic
Paralegal and related occupations (NOC 4211)	Conventional, Enterprising
Paramedical occupations (NOC 3234)	Social
Dental hygienists and dental therapists (NOC 3222)	Realistic, Social, Conventional
Photographers (NOC 5221)	Artistic
Practitioners of natural healing (NOC 3232)	Social
Medical radiation technologists (NOC 3215)	Realistic, Social
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC 3213)	Realistic
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (NOC 3214)	Social
Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers (NOC 0432)	Enterprising
Health information management occupations (NOC 1252)	Conventional

High school is the typical education background

Occupation	Occupational Interest
Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents (NOC 6733)	Realistic
Food and beverage servers (NOC 6513)	Social
Restaurant and foodservice managers (NOC 0631)	Enterprising
Retail sales supervisors (NOC 6211)	Enterprising
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs (NOC 7513)	Realistic
Foodservice supervisors (NOC 6311)	Realistic, Conventional
Casino occupations (NOC 6533)	Conventional, Enterprising
Longshore workers (NOC 7451)	Realistic
Letter carriers (NOC 1512)	Conventional, Realistic

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06 July 2020

BC Top 100 Occupations

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