NOC 80022 job description: aquaculture manager duties and responsibilities
- Manage the overall operation of a fish hatchery, fish farm or other aquatic farm
- Identify requirements of the species and select and oversee preparation of site for species cultivation
- Co-ordinate selection and maintenance of brood stock
- Determine food requirements and structure feeding regimes
- Monitor environment and maintain optimum conditions
- Conduct and supervise stock examination to identify disease or parasites, and apply prescribed medicinal substances to control and prevent infection
- Operate and maintain cultivating and harvesting equipment
- Collect and record growth and production data
- Manage and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers and supervise technicians and technologists
- Maintain financial records and establish market strategies, inventory and quality control methods
- May scuba dive to inspect sea farm operations
- May design and construct pens, floating stations and collector strings or fences for sea farms.
Job titles under NOC 80022
See every job title and its code in the A–Z job title index, or all TEER 0 jobs.
Is NOC 80022 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.
| Program | TEER check | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Skilled Worker | TEER qualifies | TEER 0 is within TEER 0 to 3 |
| Canadian Experience Class | TEER qualifies | TEER 0 is within TEER 0 to 3 |
| Federal Skilled Trades | Not a listed trade | Only certain trade groups qualify. Check IRCC |
| Spouse's open work permit | Qualifies | All TEER 0 jobs qualify. SOWP rules |
Category-based draws: NOC 80022 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 80022: common questions
What is NOC 80022?
NOC 80022 is the code for managers in aquaculture in Canada's National Occupational Classification (NOC 2021). Its first digit, 8, 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 80022?
NOC 80022 is TEER 0. Management occupations. Under the older NOC 2016 system, TEER 0 lines up with skill type 0 (management).
Is NOC 80022 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 80022 in a category-based Express Entry draw?
No. As of IRCC's list dated 2026-10-16, NOC 80022 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 80022 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 an aquaculture manager?
Aquaculture manager is listed under NOC 80022, managers in aquaculture. The job title alone does not decide your code: your duties should match the main duties of NOC 80022.
How do I know if NOC 80022 is my NOC code?
Compare what you actually do with the main duties listed for NOC 80022, 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.