NOC 2021 · 21331 · TEER 1
Geological engineers
Unit group 21331 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Geological engineers conduct geological and geotechnical studies to assess suitability of locations for civil engineering, mining and oil and gas projects; and plan, design, develop and supervise programs of geological data acquisition and analysis and the preparation of geological engineering reports and recommendations. They are employed in consulting engineering companies, electrical utilities, mining and petroleum companies and in government and research and educational institutions.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- geological engineer
- geophysical engineer
- geotechnical engineer
- hydrogeological engineer - engineering
- hydrogeology engineer
- supervising engineer - petrography
- supervising engineer - rock sciences
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.