NOC 14100: General office support workers

NOC 14100 is the NOC 2021 unit group for general office support workers, with job titles such as general office worker, office clerk and office assistant. It is a TEER 4 occupation in broad category 1, business, finance and administration occupations.

TEER 4Broad category 1NOC 2021

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14100

Unit group 14100: general office support workers. This is the code you put on your application.

NOC 14100 job description: general office worker duties and responsibilities

  • Respond to telephone, in person or electronic enquiries or forward to appropriate person
  • Prepare correspondence, reports, statements, forms, presentations, applications and other documents
  • Process incoming and outgoing mail, manually or electronically
  • Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
  • Send and receive messages and documents using fax machine or electronic mail
  • Maintain inventory of office supplies, order supplies as required and arrange for servicing of office equipment
  • Assist in preparing meeting agendas, attend meetings, and record minutes
  • Assist with administrative procedures such as budget submissions, contracts administration and work schedules
  • May sort, process and verify receipts, expenditures, forms and other documents
  • May organize the flow of work for other office support workers
  • May perform basic bookkeeping tasks such as preparing invoices and bank deposits.
  • Scan, sort and file documents according to established guidelines
  • Locate, retrieve, or make copies of documents from files as requested and maintain records of filed and removed materials
  • Track documents removed from files to ensure that loan out documents are returned.

Job titles under NOC 14100

See every job title and its code in the A–Z job title index, or all TEER 4 jobs.

Is NOC 14100 eligible for Express Entry?

Not through the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Trades Program, which all need TEER 0 to 3. Some provincial nominee streams and federal pilots accept TEER 4 jobs, so check your province's current list.

Federal program TEER requirements for NOC 14100
ProgramTEER checkWhy
Federal Skilled WorkerNot eligibleTEER 4 is outside TEER 0 to 3
Canadian Experience ClassNot eligibleTEER 4 is outside TEER 0 to 3
Federal Skilled TradesNot a listed tradeOnly certain trade groups qualify. Check IRCC
Spouse's open work permitNot eligibleTEER 4 and 5 do not qualify. SOWP rules

Category-based draws: NOC 14100 is not on any category-based selection list (checked 2026-10-16). Under NOC 2016, TEER 4 was skill level C ("NOC C").

Category-based Express Entry draws and provincial nominee programs use their own occupation lists. Check the current lists on IRCC's Express Entry page and provincial nominee page.

NOC 14100: common questions

What is NOC 14100?

NOC 14100 is the code for general office support workers in Canada's National Occupational Classification (NOC 2021). Its first digit, 1, is the broad category and its second digit, 4, is the TEER level. Immigration forms, job offers and LMIA applications use this five-digit code.

What TEER is NOC 14100?

NOC 14100 is TEER 4. Occupations that usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. Under the older NOC 2016 system, TEER 4 lines up with skill level C.

Is NOC 14100 eligible for Express Entry and PR?

Not through the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Trades Program, which all need TEER 0 to 3. Some provincial nominee streams and federal pilots accept TEER 4 jobs, so check your province's current list.

Is NOC 14100 in a category-based Express Entry draw?

No. As of IRCC's list dated 2026-10-16, NOC 14100 is not in any category-based selection list (healthcare, STEM, trades, education, transport and others). You can still be invited in general and program-specific draws.

Is NOC 14100 eligible for a spousal open work permit (SOWP)?

No. For applications made since January 21, 2025, only TEER 0 and 1 jobs and a list of selected TEER 2 and 3 occupations qualify, and NOC 14100 is not on that list (IRCC page modified 2026-06-12).

What is the NOC code for a general office worker?

General office worker is listed under NOC 14100, general office support workers. The job title alone does not decide your code: your duties should match the main duties of NOC 14100.

How do I know if NOC 14100 is my NOC code?

Compare what you actually do with the main duties listed for NOC 14100, not just your job title. IRCC expects your duties to match the lead statement and most of the main duties of the code you choose. If they fit another code better, use that one. You can paste your duties into nocfinder to see how they line up, duty by duty.

Source: ESDC NOC 2021 · IRCC program pages. Not legal advice.