NOC 2021 · 21101 · TEER 1
Chemists
Unit group 21101 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Chemists conduct research and analysis in support of industrial operations, product and process development, quality control, environmental control, medical diagnosis and treatment, biotechnology, nanotechnology and other applications. They also conduct theoretical, experimental and applied research into basic chemical and biochemical processes to create or synthesize new products and processes. They are employed in research, development and quality control laboratories; chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries; mineral, metal and pulp and paper industries; and a wide variety of manufacturing, utility, health, educational and government establishments.
Example job titles
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- agricultural chemist
- agrochemist
- analytical biochemist
- analytical chemist
- atmospheric chemist
- bioanalytical chemist
- biochemist
- biochemistry research scientist
- biological chemist
- chemical spectroscopist
- chemist
- chemist - biomolecular assembly
- chemistry research scientist
- chemistry researcher
- clinical chemist
- coatings chemist
- control chemist
- dairy chemist
- detergent chemist
- dye chemist
- electrochemist
- environmental chemist
- enzyme chemist
- fermentologist
- food chemist
- forensic chemist
- glass chemist
- hydrochemist
- industrial chemist
- inorganic chemist
- laboratory chemist
- leather chemist
- medical biochemist
- medical chemist
- medicinal chemist
- nanochemist
- nuclear chemist
- nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopist
- nutritional chemist
- oceanographic chemist
- optical spectroscopist
- organic chemist
- organic mass spectrometrist
- organometallic chemist
- petroleum chemist
- pharmaceutical chemist
- pharmacological chemist
- physical chemist
- physical research chemist
- physiological chemist
- plastics and resins chemist
- polymer chemist
- process control chemist
- protective coatings chemist
- protein chemist
- quality control chemist
- research chemist
- soil chemist
- standards chemist
- textile chemist
- theoretical chemist
- water chemist
- water purification chemist
- wood chemist
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.