NOC 83101 job description: assistant driller - oil and gas well drilling duties and responsibilities
- Direct rig crew in setting up rigs and drilling, completing or servicing oil and gas exploration and producing wells
- Operate controls of drill or service rig drilling and hoisting machinery
- Train or arrange for training of crew
- Maintain records of drilling and servicing operations
- Ensure safety procedures are followed.
- Drive well service or wireline truck to well site
- Assemble and attach equipment, tools or recorders to drill stem or wireline to conduct required procedures and tests
- Operate or direct the operation of wireline or unit controls to lower, position and retrieve equipment and instruments
- Operate recorders and computers in mobile testing or logging unit to collect data
- May perform limited data interpretation.
Job titles under NOC 83101
See every job title and its code in the A–Z job title index, or all TEER 3 jobs.
Is NOC 83101 eligible for Express Entry?
By TEER, yes. TEER 3 is inside the TEER 0 to 3 range that the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class accept, and NOC 83101 is also on the Federal Skilled Trades list. 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 3 is within TEER 0 to 3 |
| Canadian Experience Class | TEER qualifies | TEER 3 is within TEER 0 to 3 |
| Federal Skilled Trades | Listed trade | NOC 83101 is in a trade group IRCC accepts. Check IRCC |
| Spouse's open work permit | Qualifies | On IRCC's TEER 2–3 list. SOWP rules |
Category-based draws: NOC 83101 is not on any category-based selection list (checked 2026-10-16). Under NOC 2016, TEER 3 was skill level B ("NOC B").
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 83101: common questions
What is NOC 83101?
NOC 83101 is the code for oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers in Canada's National Occupational Classification (NOC 2021). Its first digit, 8, is the broad category and its second digit, 3, is the TEER level. Immigration forms, job offers and LMIA applications use this five-digit code.
What TEER is NOC 83101?
NOC 83101 is TEER 3. Occupations that usually need a college program or apprenticeship of less than two years, or more than six months of on-the-job training. Under the older NOC 2016 system, TEER 3 lines up with skill level B.
Is NOC 83101 eligible for Express Entry and PR?
By TEER, yes. TEER 3 is inside the TEER 0 to 3 range that the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class accept, and NOC 83101 is also on the Federal Skilled Trades list. 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 83101 in a category-based Express Entry draw?
No. As of IRCC's list dated 2026-10-16, NOC 83101 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 83101 eligible for a spousal open work permit (SOWP)?
Yes. NOC 83101 is on IRCC's list of TEER 3 occupations that 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 assistant driller - oil and gas well drilling?
Assistant driller - oil and gas well drilling is listed under NOC 83101, oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers. The job title alone does not decide your code: your duties should match the main duties of NOC 83101.
How do I know if NOC 83101 is my NOC code?
Compare what you actually do with the main duties listed for NOC 83101, 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.