British Columbia Occupation Demand List 2023

British Columbia (BC) has a critical need for more healthcare workers and early childhood educators (ECEs). These occupations (Healthcare workers & early child educators) will get priority & have a better chance to get ITA.

Healthcare Occupation

NOC	Designation
30010	Managers in health care
31100	Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101	Specialists in surgery
31102	General practitioners and family physicians
31110	Dentists
31112	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
31120	Pharmacists
31121	Dietitians and nutritionists
31200	Psychologists
31201	Chiropractors
31202	Physiotherapists
31203	Occupational therapists
31204	Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
31209	Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
31300	Nursing coordinators and supervisors
31301	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
31302	Nurse practitioners
31303	Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
32101	Licensed practical nurses
32102	Paramedical occupations
32103	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
32109	Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
32110	Denturists
32111	Dental hygienists and dental therapists
32112	Dental technologists and technicians
32120	Medical laboratory technologists
32121	Medical radiation technologists
32122	Medical sonographers
32123	Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
32124	Pharmacy technicians
32129	Other medical technologists and technicians
32200	Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
33100	Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
33101	Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
33102	Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
33103	Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
41300	Social workers
41301	Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
42201	Social and community service workers
*For the purposes of the BC PNP, only health care assistants/health care aides are eligible under NOC 33102. Care economy: Childcare occupations
42202	Early childhood educators and assistants
Other priority occupations
31103	Veterinarians
32104	Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians

BC PNP Tech Occupations
10030	Telecommunication carriers managers
20012	Computer and information systems managers
21100	Physicists and astronomers
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
21211	Data scientists
21220	Cybersecurity specialists
21221	Business systems specialists
21222	Information systems specialists
21223	Database analysts and data administrators
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers
21231	Software engineers and designers
21232	Software developers and programmers
21233	Web designers
21234	Web developers and programmers
21300	Civil engineers
21301	Mechanical engineers
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21320	Chemical engineers
21399	Other professional engineers
22110	Biological technologists and technicians
22220	Computer network and web technicians
22221	User support technicians
22222	Information systems testing technicians
22310	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
22312	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
50011	Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
51111	Authors and writers (except technical)
51112	Technical writers
51120	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
52119	Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
52112	Broadcast technicians
52113	Audio and video recording technicians
52120	Graphic designers and illustrators
53111	Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators