NOC 2021 · 41400 · TEER 1
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
Unit group 41400 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, prepare reports, provide consultation and advice and administer programs in a variety of areas related to the natural and applied sciences. They are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments, computer and office furniture manufacturers, educational institutions, research organizations, consulting firms, environmental and conservation organizations, or they may be self-employed.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- agricultural association analyst
- agricultural issues lobbyist
- bioscience officer - Canadian Armed Forces
- certified ergonomist
- certified industrial hygienist
- communications policy researcher
- disaster emergency response planner
- emergency management analyst
- emergency preparedness planner
- energy policy analyst
- energy program officer
- environmental advisor (except engineer)
- environmental consultant (except engineer)
- environmental education consultant
- environmental impact analyst
- environmental issues lobbyist
- environmental lobbyist
- environmental program coordinator
- environmental program development supervisor
- environmental program manager
- environmental project manager
- ergonomics consultant
- ergonomics specialist
- ergonomist
- fisheries analyst
- fisheries program officer
- human factors engineer
- human factors specialist (except engineer)
- industrial hygienist
- industrial waste reduction program coordinator
- interface ergonomist
- multimedia ergonomist
- municipal recycling program coordinator
- natural and applied sciences consultant
- natural and applied sciences policy advisor
- natural and applied sciences policy analyst
- natural and applied sciences program officer
- natural and applied sciences researcher
- natural resources planner
- natural resources policy analyst
- occupational hygiene officer
- occupational hygienist
- patent agent
- patent searcher
- program coordinator - environmental organization
- recycling coordinator - residuals management
- recycling program coordinator
- regional recycling and waste reduction program coordinator
- registered occupational hygienist
- registered patent agent
- scientific consultant
- solid waste program coordinator
- solid waste program manager
- sustainability advisor
- sustainability consultant
- sustainability officer
- sustainability program coordinator
- sustainability specialist
- technology transfer officer
- transportation program analyst
- transportation safety analyst
- waste diversion consultant
- waste diversion program coordinator
- waste diversion program manager
- waste management program coordinator
- waste reduction and recycling officer
- waste reduction education program officer
- waste reduction program coordinator
- wind energy analyst
- work site analyst
- work site auditor
What it pays, and where it is hiring
Job Bank publishes a wage estimate and a three-year employment outlook for each occupation, region by region. Both are below as published — where an estimate is missing from the source it is missing here too, because the alternative is inventing one.
Across Canada
$43.27 an hour
Low $28.57, high $65.38
Where it pays most
- Ottawa · Ontario$47.69
- Windsor--Sarnia · Ontario$47.19
- Outaouais · Quebec$46.84
- Lethbridge--Medicine Hat · Alberta$46.84
- North Coast · British Columbia$46.65
Economic regions only. A province’s figure is an average over the regions inside it, so including one would rank a province above its own best region and read as a finding.
By province and territory
| Where | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $39.90 | $33.50 – $58.46 | Moderate |
| Prince Edward Island | $36.60 | $32.31 – $51.52 | Undetermined |
| Nova Scotia | $40.00 | $21.38 – $59.49 | Moderate |
| New Brunswick | $40.00 | $22.50 – $67.69 | Limited |
| Quebec | $47.19 | $28.00 – $68.68 | Limited |
| Ontario | $43.59 | $31.00 – $67.31 | Undetermined |
| Manitoba | $37.14 | $20.52 – $64.10 | Limited |
| Saskatchewan | $41.03 | $24.00 – $67.31 | Moderate |
| Alberta | $44.20 | $28.60 – $65.00 | Moderate |
| British Columbia | $39.49 | $30.00 – $55.00 | Limited |
| Yukon Territory | $41.00 | $30.00 – $53.33 | Moderate |
| Northwest Territories | $56.25 | $44.00 – $63.59 | Limited |
| Nunavut | $62.77 | $45.01 – $77.76 | Limited |
By economic region
The 64 economic regions where Job Bank publishes a wage or a rated outlook, of 72.
| Where | Province | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $39.84 | $31.52 – $60.98 | Moderate |
| West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador | $45.02 | $30.06 – $56.27 | Undetermined |
| Cape Breton | Nova Scotia | $36.03 | $23.41 – $46.07 | Moderate |
| North Shore | Nova Scotia | $39.18 | $26.19 – $52.53 | Moderate |
| Annapolis Valley | Nova Scotia | $37.94 | $24.08 – $49.26 | Moderate |
| Southern | Nova Scotia | $41.20 | $27.29 – $56.62 | Moderate |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | $41.55 | $26.03 – $59.20 | Moderate |
| Campbellton--Miramichi | New Brunswick | $40.17 | $28.93 – $56.24 | Undetermined |
| Moncton--Richibucto | New Brunswick | $42.76 | $28.62 – $60.95 | Moderate |
| Saint John--St. Stephen | New Brunswick | $40.00 | $22.50 – $63.46 | Moderate |
| Fredericton--Oromocto | New Brunswick | $42.48 | $29.55 – $60.23 | Moderate |
| Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Quebec | $41.91 | $29.02 – $55.98 | Limited |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Quebec | $41.65 | $28.41 – $56.76 | Limited |
| Capitale-Nationale | Quebec | $44.29 | $29.22 – $61.07 | Limited |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Estrie | Quebec | $43.27 | $29.20 – $58.75 | Limited |
| Centre-du-Québec | Quebec | $42.59 | $29.82 – $57.10 | Moderate |
| Montérégie | Quebec | $44.48 | $29.40 – $61.80 | Limited |
| Montréal | Quebec | $43.60 | $27.63 – $60.74 | Limited |
| Laval | Quebec | $42.65 | $28.97 – $60.12 | Limited |
| Lanaudière | Quebec | $43.01 | $29.97 – $59.29 | Moderate |
| Laurentides | Quebec | $42.16 | $27.72 – $59.58 | Limited |
| Outaouais | Quebec | $46.84 | $31.90 – $65.21 | Limited |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Quebec | $44.76 | $31.11 – $65.41 | Moderate |
| Mauricie | Quebec | $44.59 | $28.57 – $57.79 | Limited |
| Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean | Quebec | $41.82 | $28.87 – $57.65 | Limited |
| Côte-Nord | Quebec | $45.10 | $30.62 – $61.00 | Very limited |
| Nord-du-Québec | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
| Ottawa | Ontario | $47.69 | $35.58 – $73.87 | Undetermined |
| Kingston--Pembroke | Ontario | $45.63 | $32.20 – $60.97 | Undetermined |
| Muskoka--Kawarthas | Ontario | $46.44 | $31.90 – $62.04 | Undetermined |
| Toronto | Ontario | $39.49 | $25.35 – $60.10 | Undetermined |
| Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie | Ontario | $46.15 | $33.65 – $65.38 | Undetermined |
| Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula | Ontario | $44.87 | $38.46 – $67.00 | Undetermined |
| London | Ontario | $44.44 | $30.69 – $61.44 | Undetermined |
| Windsor--Sarnia | Ontario | $47.19 | $31.09 – $66.00 | Undetermined |
| Stratford--Bruce Peninsula | Ontario | $46.27 | $30.02 – $69.94 | Undetermined |
| Northeast | Ontario | $42.08 | $29.27 – $56.58 | Undetermined |
| Northwest | Ontario | $45.00 | $38.46 – $57.90 | Undetermined |
| Southeast | Manitoba | $40.70 | $26.59 – $57.83 | Limited |
| Southwest | Manitoba | $42.00 | $26.89 – $57.74 | Undetermined |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | $37.43 | $20.52 – $64.10 | Limited |
| Interlake | Manitoba | $42.06 | $26.26 – $62.13 | Moderate |
| Regina--Moose Mountain | Saskatchewan | $42.69 | $24.00 – $52.88 | Good |
| Swift Current--Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | $44.30 | $30.21 – $63.93 | Undetermined |
| Saskatoon--Biggar | Saskatchewan | $38.21 | $24.00 – $57.69 | Moderate |
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | $44.03 | $30.04 – $62.01 | Good |
| Northern | Saskatchewan | Not published | Not published | Good |
| Lethbridge--Medicine Hat | Alberta | $46.84 | $31.58 – $67.88 | Limited |
| Camrose--Drumheller | Alberta | $43.59 | $29.40 – $64.75 | Moderate |
| Calgary | Alberta | $42.07 | $27.50 – $112.98 | Moderate |
| Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House | Alberta | $44.20 | $28.60 – $65.00 | Moderate |
| Red Deer | Alberta | $44.20 | $28.60 – $65.00 | Undetermined |
| Edmonton | Alberta | $46.24 | $29.74 – $63.19 | Moderate |
| Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | British Columbia | $40.38 | $30.00 – $56.41 | Moderate |
| Lower Mainland | British Columbia | $39.49 | $32.00 – $53.57 | Limited |
| Thompson--Okanagan | British Columbia | $44.89 | $31.54 – $61.72 | Limited |
| Kootenay | British Columbia | $43.22 | $30.18 – $60.72 | Moderate |
| Cariboo | British Columbia | $46.26 | $34.46 – $63.03 | Moderate |
| North Coast | British Columbia | $46.65 | $32.88 – $64.41 | Limited |
| Nechako | British Columbia | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Northeast | British Columbia | $44.70 | $33.35 – $63.22 | Undetermined |
Job Bank rates employment prospects for each occupation in each economic region from very good to very limited over 2025–2027, and says “undetermined” where it has not got enough to rate. It is an assessment of prospects, not a count of vacancies.
The estimates on this page come from Labour Force Survey (2023-2024) · Small Area Estimation (2024).
Job Bank publishes an estimate for 24,364 of the 44,376 occupation-and-place pairs in this release. The rest are suppressed rather than modelled, and appear here as not published.
Wage estimates from the 2025 Wages release, revised 19 November 2025; employment outlooks from 2025-2027 Employment Outlooks - NOC 2021, released 8 December 2025. Both are updated annually. Estimates for different regions come from different surveys, so comparing two regions is exactly as sound as Job Bank’s own regional comparison and no more.
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank wages; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank 3-year employment outlooks. 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.