By Satinder Bains
This article contains a list of all the 24 STEM occupations with their job titles and NOC codes that STEM-targeted Express Entry draws are targeting now.
Many people are unaware of the possibility that these NOC codes and occupations can contain several job titles.
Below are all 24 STEM occupations for targeted Express Entry draws:
21200: Architects
Architects plan, organize, and create designs for commercial, institutional, and residential structures that are being built or renovated.
They work for governments, commercial companies, and architectural firms.
Example titles:
- Architect
- Architectural standards specialist
- Chief architect
- Consulting architect
- Industrial and commercial building architects
- Residential architect
20011: Architecture and science managers
Managers of science and architecture plan, coordinate, oversee, and assess the operations of a department, service, or business that deals with science or statistics, landscape architecture, architecture, or both.
They work for a variety of government agencies, the business sector, architectural firms, and scientific research organizations.
Example job titles:
- Agricultural chemistry branch director
- Architectural manager
- Chief actuary
- Landscape architecture manager
- Life sciences program manager
- Petroleum geology department manager
- Research director, forestry
- Research director, manufacturing
- Research director, mining
- Scientific research department manager
- Statistical service manager
21221: Business systems specialists
Business systems experts create reports, carry out thorough system testing, and design new system designs.
They must also determine the company’s strategic goals and convert them into manageable assignments for the information technology division of the corporation.
These individuals work in information technology departments and consulting organizations in both the public and private sectors.
Example job titles:
- Business systems analyst
- Business systems consultant
- Information systems business analyst
- Information technology (IT) business analyst
21300: Civil engineers
Buildings, earth structures, powerhouses, roads, airports, trains, rapid transit facilities, bridges, tunnels, canals, dams, ports, and coastal installations and systems related to highway and transportation services, water distribution, and sanitation are among the projects that civil engineers plan, design, develop, and oversee for construction or repair.
In addition, they might have specializations in surveying, geomatics, municipal planning, building and structural inspection, and foundation analysis.
They work for construction companies, engineering consulting organizations, government agencies at various levels, and several other businesses.
Example job titles:
- Bridge engineer
- Civil engineer
- Construction engineer
- Construction project engineer
- Environmental engineer
- Geodetic engineer
- Geomatics engineer
- Highway engineer
- Hydraulics engineer
- Municipal engineer
- Public works engineer
- Sanitation engineer
- Structural engineer
- Surveying engineer
- Traffic engineer
- Transportation engineer
- Water management engineer
20012: Computer and information systems managers
The activities of organizations that analyze, design, develop, implement, run, and administer computer and telecommunications software, networks, and information systems are planned, organized, directed, controlled, and evaluated by computer and information systems managers.
They work in both the public and private domains.
Example job titles:
- Business systems manager
- Cloud architect manager
- Cloud solutions architect manager
- Computer systems manager
- Data centre manager
- Data processing and systems analysis manager
- Data processing director
- Electronic data processing (EDP) manager
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) manager
- Information systems manager
- Management information system (MIS) manager
- Software development manager
- Software engineering manager
- Systems development manager
- Technical delivery manager: information technology (IT)
- Technical program manager: information technology (IT)
21311: Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
Along with information and communication system networks, which include mainframe systems, local and wide area networks, fibre-optic networks, wireless communication networks, intranets, the Internet, and other data communications systems, computer engineers (apart from software engineers and designers) conduct research, plan, design, develop, modify, evaluate, and integrate computer and telecommunications hardware and related equipment.
They work for companies that manufacture computer and telecom hardware, for engineering, manufacturing, and telecommunications companies, for information technology consulting firms, for government, academic, and research organizations, and for information technology departments in both the public and private sectors.
Example job titles:
- Computer hardware engineer
- Fibre-optic network designer
- Hardware circuit board designer
- Hardware development engineer
- Hardware technical architect
- Network infrastructure engineer
- Network support engineer
- Network test engineer
- Systems designer: hardware
- Telecommunications hardware engineer
- Wireless communications network engineer
21230: Computer systems developers and programmers
Programmers and computer systems developers create, edit, integrate, and test computer code for communications, operating system-level, data processing, and software applications.
They work for corporate and public sectors’ information technology departments, computer software development companies, and IT consulting organizations.
Example job titles:
- Computer programmer
- Operating systems programmer
- Programmer analyst
- Scientific programmer
- Systems programmer
21220: Cybersecurity specialists
In order to safeguard an organization’s computer networks, linked devices, and information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction, cybersecurity specialists develop, plan, recommend, implement, improve, and monitor security measures.
These individuals work in information technology departments and consulting organizations in both the public and private sectors.
Example job titles
- Cybersecurity analyst
- Informatics security analyst
- Informatics security consultant
- Information technology (IT) security specialist
- Systems security analyst
21211: Data scientists
Advanced analytics technologies, such as machine learning and predictive modelling, are utilized by data scientists to facilitate trend spotting, extract information from unstructured data sources, and generate automated suggestions.
They work for banks, universities, consulting organizations, and public and private information technology departments.
Example job titles:
- Data architect
- Data scientist
- Machine learning engineer
- Machine learning specialist
- Quantitative analyst
21223: Database analysts and data administrators
Database analysts are responsible for developing, managing, and designing data management systems.
Data administrators create and put into practice models, standards, and policies for data management.
They work in information technology departments in both the public and private sectors, as well as consulting organizations.
Example job titles:
- Data administrator
- Data custodian
- Data dictionary administrator
- Data warehouse analyst
- Database administrator (DBA)
- Database analyst
- Technical architect – database
21310 – Electrical and electronics engineers
Engineers that specialize in electrical and electronics develop, plan, investigate, assess, and test electrical and electronic systems and equipment.
They work for the government, a variety of manufacturing, processing, and transportation corporations, electrical utilities, communications companies, and producers of electrical and electronic equipment. They also consult for consulting firms.
Example job titles
- Avionics engineer
- Control systems engineer
- Electrical design engineer
- Electrical distribution planning engineer
- Electrical engineer
- Electrical network engineer
- Electrical process control engineer
- Electrical systems planning engineer
- Electronics engineer
- Electronics test engineer
- Instrumentation and control engineer
- Roadway lighting design engineer
- Television systems engineer
20010 – Engineering managers
The functions of an engineering department, service, or company are planned, organized, directed, controlled, and evaluated by engineering managers.
They work for a variety of government agencies, the commercial sector, consulting engineering firms, and scientific research organizations.
Example job titles
- Director of engineering research and development
- Electrical engineering manager
- Engineering department manager
- Engineering manager
- Production engineering manager
- Telecommunications engineering service manager
21321 – Industrial and manufacturing engineers
Industrial and manufacturing engineers carry out research, create and oversee initiatives, and ensure that machinery, labour, materials, technology, and processes are used as efficiently and productively as possible.
They work for government agencies, financial institutions, manufacturing and processing businesses, consulting firms, and other organizations.
Example job titles:
- Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) engineer
- Fire prevention engineer
- Industrial engineer
- Manufacturing engineer
- Plant engineer
- Production engineer
- Quality control engineer
- Safety engineer
- Work measurement engineer
21222 – Information systems specialists
Information systems experts create and carry out information systems development plans, policies, and procedures, test and evaluate system requirements, and offer guidance on a variety of information systems-related topics.
They may work for themselves or for information technology consulting businesses or information technology departments in the public and private sectors.
Example job titles:
- Computer systems analyst
- Informatics consultant
- Information systems quality assurance (QA) analyst
- Information technology (IT) consultant
- Management information systems (MIS) analyst
- Systems auditor
- Systems consultant
21203 – Land surveyors
Land surveyors develop and maintain cross-sectional drawings, official plans, records, and documentation relevant to these surveys in addition to planning, directing, and carrying out legal surveys to determine the location of real property boundaries, contours, and other natural or man-made features.
They work for land surveying companies in the private sector, real estate development, natural resource, engineering, and construction firms, as well as the federal, provincial, and local governments.
Example job titles:
- Cadastral surveyor
- Canada lands surveyor
- City surveyor
- Land surveyor
- Property surveyor
- Land survey supervisor
21201 – Landscape architects
Landscape architects conceptualize, design, plan, and manage the construction of natural, cultural, and constructed landscape development for commercial ventures, office buildings, parks, golf courses, and residential development.
They either work for government organizations in charge of infrastructure, engineering, landscape architecture, and the environment as independent contractors or employees.
Example job titles:
- Landscape architect
- Senior landscape architect
21210 – Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
In addition to developing and using mathematical or statistical tools for problem solving in domains including science, engineering, business, and social science, mathematicians and statisticians often conduct research on mathematical or statistical theories.
Actuaries evaluate the possible financial effects of future occurrences by using probability, statistics, mathematics, and risk theory.
Universities, governments, banks and trust businesses, insurance companies, pension benefit consulting firms, professional associations, and science and engineering consulting corporations all employ statisticians, actuaries, and mathematicians.
Example job titles:
- Actuary
- Biostatistician
- Consulting actuary
- Demographer
- Insurance actuary
- Mathematician
- Statistical analyst
- Statistician
21322 – Metallurgical and materials engineers
Metallurgical and materials engineers study the properties and characteristics of metals and other nonmetallic materials, as well as plan, design, and develop machinery and processes for concentrating, extracting, refining, and processing metals, alloys, ceramics, semiconductors, and composite materials.
They work with consulting engineering firms, mining, metal processing, and manufacturing enterprises, as well as the government, research, and education sectors.
Example job titles:
- Ceramics engineer
- Corrosion engineer
- Electrometallurgical engineer
- Foundry engineer
- Hydrometallurgical engineer
- Materials engineer
- Metallurgical engineer
- Physical metallurgical engineer
- Pyrometallurgical engineer
- Welding engineer
41400: Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants, and program officers conduct research, write reports, offer consulting and advice, and manage programs in a number of natural and applied science-related fields.
They work for federal, provincial, and municipal governments, computer and office furniture manufacturers, educational institutions, research organizations, consulting firms, environmental and conservation organizations, or they are self-employed.
Example job titles:
- Certified ergonomist
- Emergency management analyst
- Emergency preparedness planner
- Energy policy analyst
- Environmental impact analyst
- Environmental issues lobbyist
- Environmental program development supervisor
- Ergonomics specialist
- Fisheries analyst
- Industrial hygienist
- Natural and applied sciences program officer
- Natural resources policy analyst
- Occupational hygienist
- Recycling program coordinator
- Scientific consultant
- Technology transfer officer
- Transportation safety analyst
21232 – Software developers and programmers
Software developers and programmers create, write, and test code for new systems and software to assure their efficiency.
They lay the groundwork for operational systems and administer diagnostic programs to ensure effectiveness.
They work in computer software and video game production companies, information technology consultancy organizations, and information technology divisions in both the commercial and public sectors.
Example job titles:
- Application programmer
- Computer game developer
- Electronic business (e-business) software developer
- Interactive media developer
- Multimedia developer
- Software developer
- Software development project manager
- Software programmer
21231 – Software engineers and designers
Software engineers and designers do research, develop, test, integrate, and manage software applications, technical environments, operating systems, embedded software, information warehouses, and telecommunications software.
They work in information technology consulting organizations, information technology research and development firms, and information technology divisions in both the commercial and public sectors.
Example job titles:
- Application architect
- Cloud infrastructure engineer
- Cloud operations engineer
- Computer software engineer
- Embedded software engineer
- Mobile development lead
- Site reliability engineer
- Software and information technology project manager
- Software architect
- Software design engineer
- Software design project manager
- Software design verification engineer
- Software designer
- Software project manager
- Software systems integration engineer
- Software technical architect
- Software testing engineer
- Telecommunications software engineer
- Systems architect
21202 – Urban and land use planners
Urban and land use planners create plans and policy recommendations for managing land use, physical facilities, and related services in urban, rural, and distant places.
They work for all levels of government, land developers, engineering and other consulting firms, or as private consultants.
Example job titles:
- Community and urban planner
- Environmental planner
- Land use planner
- Municipal planner
- Park planner
- Planner
- Recreation planner
- Regional planner
- Urban planner
21233: Web designers
Web designers design and build the visual appearance, layout, and functioning of websites and related applications. They are in charge of ensuring that the website is user-friendly and that the information is easily accessible.
Web designers work in computer software development companies, information technology consulting organizations, information technology departments in both the private and public sectors, and advertising agencies.
Example job titles:
- Internet site designer
- Intranet site designer
- Web designer
21234 – Web developers and programmers
Web developers and programmers employ a range of computer languages to design, build, and change websites.
They evaluate users’ requirements for content, visuals, performance, and Web site capacity. They may also integrate websites with other computer programs.
They work for computer software development companies, information technology consulting organizations, information technology divisions in both the private and public sectors, advertising agencies, or as self-employed individuals.
Example job titles:
- Electronic business (e-business) Web site developer
- Internet site developer
- Web developer
- Web manager
- Web programmer
- Web site developer
- Webmaster
What are STEM occupations?
STEM occupations are those that develop advancements and innovations by applying knowledge and expertise from one or more domains of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as a primary function of the occupation.
What was the last Express Entry draw’s cutoff score for STEM Occupations Canada?
The last Express Entry draw for STEM occupations was on December 8, 2023, which sent out 5,900 invitations to apply for permanent residency. The CRS cutoff score was 481.
Source: Immigration News Canada