NOC 2021 · 41200 · TEER 1
University professors and lecturers
Unit group 41200 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
Note: Express Entry draws from this TEER level.
What this group covers
University professors and lecturers teach courses to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research at universities. University professors who are heads of departments are included in this unit group.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- agriculture professor - university
- anatomy professor - university
- anthropology professor - university
- archaeology professor - university
- Asian studies professor - university
- assistant professor - university
- associate professor - university
- astronomy professor - university
- bacteriology professor - university
- biochemistry professor - university
- biology professor - university
- biomechanics professor - university
- botany assistant professor - university
- botany professor - university
- business administration professor - university
- chemical engineering professor - university
- chemistry professor - university
- civil engineering professor - university
- classics professor - university
- computer science professor - university
- criminology professor - university
- dentistry professor - university
- department chairman/woman - university
- department chairperson - university
- department head - university
- drama professor - university
- economics professor - university
- education professor - university
- electrical engineering professor - university
- engineering and architecture professor - university
- engineering instructor - university
- engineering professor - university
- English professor - university
- fine arts professor - university
- food science professor - university
- food sciences department chairman/woman - university
- food sciences department chairperson - university
- food sciences department head - university
- forestry professor - university
- French language professor - university
- full professor - university
- geography department chairman/woman - university
- geography department chairperson - university
- geography department head - university
- geography professor - university
- geology professor - university
- geophysics professor - university
- history assistant professor - university
- history professor - university
- humanities professor - university
- hygiene professor - university
- Indigenous studies professor - university
- industrial engineering professor - university
- journalism professor - university
- laboratory technology professor - university
- language professor - university
- law professor - university
- lecturer - university
- library science professor - university
- life sciences professor - university
- linguistics associate professor
- linguistics department chairman/woman - university
- linguistics department chairperson - university
- linguistics department head - university
- linguistics professor - university
- literature professor - university
- mathematics professor - university
- mechanical engineering professor - university
- medical sciences professor - university
- medicine professor - university
- metallurgical engineering professor - university
- metallurgy professor - university
- meteorology professor - university
- music professor - university
- natural sciences professor - university
- nursing professor - university
- oceanography professor - university
- pharmacy professor - university
- philosophy professor - university
- physical sciences professor - university
- physics department chairman/woman - university
- physics department chairperson - university
- physics department head - university
- physics professor - university
- physiology professor - university
- political science professor - university
- postdoctoral fellow
- professor emeritus - university
- professor of computer science - university
- professor of medicine - university
- psychiatry professor - university
- psychology professor - university
- public administration professor - university
- public health professor - university
- recreology professor - university
- religion professor - university
- research professor - university
- sculpture professor - university
- social sciences professor - university
- social work professor - university
- sociology professor - university
- surgery professor - university
- teacher - teacher's college
- theology department chairman/woman - university
- theology department chairperson - university
- theology department head - university
- university department head
- university lecturer
- university professor
- urban planning professor - university
- veterinary medicine professor - university
- visiting professor - university
- visiting scholar - university
- visual arts department chairman/woman - university
- visual arts department chairperson - university
- visual arts department head - university
- zoology professor - university
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.