NOC 2021 · 21230 · TEER 1
Computer systems developers and programmers
Unit group 21230 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Computer systems developers and programmers write, modify, integrate and test computer code for software applications, data processing applications, operating systems-level software and communications software. They are employed in computer software development firms, information technology consulting firms, and in information technology units throughout the public and private sectors.
Example job titles
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- computer programmer
- detail programmer
- electronic data processing (EDP) applications programmer
- mainframe systems programmer
- operating systems programmer
- programmer analyst
- satellite scientific telecommunications programmer
- scientific programmer
- systems programmer
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.