NOC 60040: Managers in customer and personal services

NOC 60040 is the NOC 2021 unit group for managers in customer and personal services, with job titles such as septic tank service manager, dry cleaning service manager and pest control service manager. It is a TEER 0 occupation in broad category 6, sales and service occupations.

TEER 0Broad category 6NOC 2021

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60040

Unit group 60040: managers in customer and personal services. This is the code you put on your application.

NOC 60040 job description: septic tank service manager duties and responsibilities

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of an establishment providing services such as dry cleaning, hairdressing or residential cleaning, or a school providing non-vocational instruction in driving, languages, music, dance, art, cooking or fashion
  • Establish or implement policies and procedures for staff
  • Plan and control budget and inventory
  • Respond to inquiries or complaints and resolve problems
  • Manage contracts for advertising or marketing strategies
  • Hire, train and supervise staff.

Job titles under NOC 60040

See every job title and its code in the A–Z job title index, or all TEER 0 jobs.

Is NOC 60040 eligible for Express Entry?

By TEER, yes. TEER 0 is inside the TEER 0 to 3 range that the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class accept. You still need qualifying work experience, language test results and enough CRS points to get an invitation. Category-based draws and provincial nominee programs use their own occupation lists.

Federal program TEER requirements for NOC 60040
ProgramTEER checkWhy
Federal Skilled WorkerTEER qualifiesTEER 0 is within TEER 0 to 3
Canadian Experience ClassTEER qualifiesTEER 0 is within TEER 0 to 3
Federal Skilled TradesNot a listed tradeOnly certain trade groups qualify. Check IRCC
Spouse's open work permitQualifiesAll TEER 0 jobs qualify. SOWP rules

Category-based draws: NOC 60040 is not on any category-based selection list (checked 2026-10-16). Under NOC 2016, TEER 0 was skill type 0 (management).

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 60040: common questions

What is NOC 60040?

NOC 60040 is the code for managers in customer and personal services in Canada's National Occupational Classification (NOC 2021). Its first digit, 6, is the broad category and its second digit, 0, is the TEER level. Immigration forms, job offers and LMIA applications use this five-digit code.

What TEER is NOC 60040?

NOC 60040 is TEER 0. Management occupations. Under the older NOC 2016 system, TEER 0 lines up with skill type 0 (management).

Is NOC 60040 eligible for Express Entry and PR?

By TEER, yes. TEER 0 is inside the TEER 0 to 3 range that the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class accept. You still need qualifying work experience, language test results and enough CRS points to get an invitation. Category-based draws and provincial nominee programs use their own occupation lists.

Is NOC 60040 in a category-based Express Entry draw?

No. As of IRCC's list dated 2026-10-16, NOC 60040 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 60040 eligible for a spousal open work permit (SOWP)?

Yes. All TEER 0 jobs qualify, so a worker in this job can support a spouse's open work permit, as long as their own work permit has at least 16 months left when the spouse applies (IRCC page modified 2026-06-12).

What is the NOC code for a septic tank service manager?

Septic tank service manager is listed under NOC 60040, managers in customer and personal services. The job title alone does not decide your code: your duties should match the main duties of NOC 60040.

How do I know if NOC 60040 is my NOC code?

Compare what you actually do with the main duties listed for NOC 60040, 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.