NOC 2021 · 21320 · TEER 1
Chemical engineers
Unit group 21320 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Chemical engineers research, design, and develop chemical processes and equipment, oversee the operation and maintenance of industrial chemical, plastics, pharmaceutical, resource, pulp and paper, and food processing plants and perform duties related to chemical quality control, environmental protection and biochemical or biotechnical engineering. They are employed in a wide range of manufacturing and processing industries, consulting firms, government, research and educational institutions.
Example job titles
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- adhesives engineer
- biochemical and biotechnical engineer
- biochemical development engineer
- biochemical engineer
- biotechnical engineer
- biotechnology engineer
- chemical coating engineer
- chemical engineer
- chemical process control engineer
- chemical process engineer
- chemical project engineer
- chief chemical engineer
- chief process engineer
- design and development chemical engineer
- electrochemical engineer
- environmental chemical engineer
- explosives engineer
- fuels engineer
- industrial hygiene engineer
- industrial waste treatment engineer
- liquid fuels engineer
- petrochemical engineer
- petroleum refinery process engineer
- pipeline transport engineer
- plastics engineer
- polymer engineer
- production chemical engineer
- pulp and paper chemical engineer
- pulp and paper engineer
- refinery engineer
- research chemical engineer
- waste treatment engineer
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.