NOC 2021 · 31101 · TEER 1
Specialists in surgery
Unit group 31101 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
Healthcare and social services occupations · Physicians with Canadian work experience
What this group covers
Specialists in surgery perform and supervise surgical procedures. Specialists in surgery usually work in hospitals. Residents in training to become specialists in surgery are included in this unit group.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- cardiac surgeon
- cardiothoracic surgeon
- cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon
- cardiovascular and thoracic surgery specialist
- cardiovascular surgeon
- cosmetic surgeon
- ear specialist
- esthetic surgeon
- eye specialist
- general surgeon
- general surgeon - Canadian Armed Forces
- gynecologist
- laryngologist
- neurological surgeon
- neurosurgeon
- nose specialist
- obstetrician
- obstetrician-gynecologist
- ophthalmologist
- orthopedic surgeon
- orthopedics specialist
- orthopedist
- otolaryngologist
- otologist
- otorhinolaryngologist
- otorhinolaryngology specialist
- pediatric surgeon
- plastic surgeon
- plastic surgery specialist
- rhinologist
- specialist in plastic surgery
- specialist in vascular surgery
- surgeon
- surgical physician
- surgical resident
- thoracic surgeon
- throat specialist
- urologist
- vascular surgeon
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.