NOC 2021 · 32103 · TEER 2
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
Unit group 32103 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Respiratory therapists assist physicians in the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary disorders. Clinical perfusionists provide technical support to patients undergoing cardiac surgery and patients requiring cardio-respiratory support. Cardiopulmonary technologists assist physicians in the technical aspects of diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. Respiratory therapists are employed in hospitals, extended care facilities, public health centres, sleep, private or dental clinics and respiratory home care companies. Clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists are primarily employed in hospitals. Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists who are supervisors or instructors are included in this unit group.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- anesthesia assistant
- anesthesia technologist
- cardiopulmonary technician
- cardiopulmonary technologist
- cardiopulmonary technology instructor
- cardiopulmonary technology supervisor
- cardiovascular perfusion clinical instructor
- cardiovascular perfusion instructor
- cardiovascular perfusion supervisor
- cardiovascular perfusion technologist
- cardiovascular perfusionist
- certified clinical perfusionist (CCP)
- chief perfusionist
- chief respiratory technologist
- clinical perfusion clinical instructor
- clinical perfusion supervisor
- clinical perfusionist
- extracorporal circulation technologist
- extracorporal technician
- extracorporal technologist
- inhalation technologist
- oxygen therapy technician
- perfusion technologist
- perfusionist
- polysomnographic technologist
- pulmonary function technologist
- registered respiratory care practitioner
- registered respiratory therapist (RRT)
- respiratory care practitioner
- respiratory technician
- respiratory technologist
- respiratory therapist
- respiratory therapy chief
- respiratory therapy clinical instructor
- respiratory therapy supervisor
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.