NOC 2021 · 21110 · TEER 1
Biologists and related scientists
Unit group 21110 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Biologists and related scientists conduct basic and applied research to extend knowledge of living organisms, to manage natural resources, and to develop new practices and products related to medicine and agriculture. They are employed in both laboratory and field settings by governments, environmental consulting companies, resource and utilities companies, chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnical companies, hospitals and health, research and educational institutions.
Example job titles
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- agricultural scientist
- agrogeologist
- algologist
- anatomist
- animal ecologist
- animal geneticist
- animal nutritionist
- animal taxonomist
- apiculture entomologist
- aquatic biologist
- astrobiologist
- bacteriologist
- bacteriologist - animal health
- bioinformatician
- biological scientist
- biologist
- biology systematist
- biology taxonomist
- biomedical nanotechnology research scientist
- botanist
- bryologist
- cell biologist
- cellular physiologist
- clinical research associate
- clinical research program manager
- clinical research project manager
- clinical research trials coordinator
- crop scientist
- crop-research scientist
- cytochemist
- cytogeneticist
- cytologist
- cytologist-microbiologist
- dairy bacteriologist
- dairy scientist
- descriptive toxicologist
- developmental biologist
- developmental geneticist
- domestic animal scientist
- ecobiologist
- ecologist
- economic botanist
- embryologist
- entomologist
- environmental and occupational toxicologist
- environmental biologist
- environmental toxicologist
- enzymologist
- enzymology biologist
- etiologist
- extraction specialist - cannabis
- fishery bacteriologist
- fishery products bacteriologist
- food bacteriologist
- food products bacteriologist
- food products scientist
- food research scientist
- food scientist
- forest ecologist
- forest pathologist
- geneticist
- helminthologist
- herpetologist
- histologist
- histopathologist
- human physiologist
- hydrobiologist
- ichthyologist
- immunologist
- industrial bacteriologist
- insect physiologist
- interpretative naturalist
- invertebrate zoologist
- laboratory immunologist
- limnologist
- malariologist
- mammalogist
- marine biologist
- marine hydrobiologist
- marine mammal trainer
- mechanistic toxicologist
- medical parasitology biologist
- microbiologist
- molecular biologist
- molecular geneticist
- molecular physiologist
- mycologist
- naturalist
- nematologist
- ornithologist
- osteologist
- parasitologist
- parasitology biologist
- park naturalist
- pharmaceutical bacteriologist
- pharmacologist
- physiological biophysicist
- physiologist
- physiologist-biochemist - nuclear medicine
- phytobiologist
- phytopathologist
- plant anatomist
- plant breeder
- plant ecologist
- plant nematologist
- plant pathologist
- plant physiologist
- plant population biologist
- plant scientist
- plant taxonomist
- population geneticist
- poultry scientist
- protozoologist
- protozoology biologist
- public health bacteriologist
- regulatory toxicologist
- research biologist
- rural ecologist
- serologist
- soil bacteriologist
- staff toxicologist
- systems biologist
- toxicologist
- veterinary parasitology biologist
- virologist
- wildlife biologist
- wildlife helminthologist
- wildlife naturalist
- zoologist
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. 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.