NOC 2021 · 22110 · TEER 2
Biological technologists and technicians
Unit group 22110 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Biological technologists and technicians provide technical support and services to scientists, engineers and other professionals working in fields such as agriculture, resource management, environmental protection, plant and animal biology, microbiology, cell and molecular biology and health sciences, or may work independently in these fields. They are employed in both laboratory and field settings by governments, manufacturers of food products, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, biotechnology companies, health, research and educational institutions, environmental consulting companies, and resource and utilities companies.
Example job titles
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- agricultural sciences technician
- agricultural technician
- agricultural technologist
- agrology technician
- agrology technologist
- agronomy technician
- agronomy technologist
- aquaculture technician
- aquatic biology technician
- bacteriological technician
- bacteriological technologist
- biological forensic laboratory technologist
- biological laboratory technologist
- biological technician
- biological technologist
- biotechnology technician
- botanical technician
- botanical technologist
- crop production technician
- dairy products technician
- dairy technologist
- ecological technician
- ecological technologist
- eel culture technician
- entomological technician
- entomological technologist
- field crop technician
- field crop technologist
- fish culturist
- fish farm technologist
- fish hatchery technician
- fish roe technician
- fisheries technician
- fisheries technologist
- fishery bacteriological technician
- fishery bacteriological technologist
- food bacteriological technician
- food bacteriological technologist
- habitat management technician
- hair and fibre forensic examiner
- ichthyological technician
- ichthyological technologist
- industrial bacteriological technician
- industrial bacteriological technologist
- life sciences research technician
- lobster culture technician
- malacology technician
- mammalogy technician
- mammalogy technologist
- marine biological technician
- marine biology technician
- marine biology technologist
- marine culture technologist
- marine farming technologist
- microbiological technician
- microbiology quality control technologist
- microbiology technician (except medical)
- microbiology technologist (except medical)
- mycological technician
- mycological technologist
- nanobiotechnology technician
- natural resources technician - biology
- ornithological technician
- ornithological technologist
- oyster culture technician
- pisciculture bacteriological technologist
- plant breeding technician
- plant pathology technician
- plant pathology technologist
- poultry technician
- poultry technologist
- sea-farming technologist
- seed technologist
- soil bacteriological technician
- soil bacteriological technologist
- vaccine technician
- virology technologist
- wildlife biology technician
- wildlife resources technician
- wildlife technician
- wildlife technologist
- zoo foreman/woman
- zoo supervisor
- zoological technician
- zoological technologist
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.