NOC 2021 · 22214 · TEER 2
Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
Unit group 22214 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Technical occupations in geomatics include aerial survey, remote sensing, geographic information systems, cartographic and photogrammetric technologists and technicians, who gather, analyze, interpret and use geospatial information for applications in natural resources, geology, environmental research and land use planning. Meteorological technologists and technicians observe weather and atmospheric conditions, record, interpret, transmit and report on meteorological data, and provide weather information to the agricultural, natural resources and transportation industries and the public. Geomatics technologists and technicians are employed by all levels of government, utilities, mapping, computer software, forestry, architectural, engineering and consulting firms and other related establishments. Meteorological technologists and technicians are employed by all levels of government, the media, natural resources, utilities and transportation companies and consulting firms.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- aerial photograph analyst
- aerial photograph interpreter
- aerial photograph technician
- aerial survey technician
- aerial survey technologist
- aerological observer
- aerological technician
- airborne data acquisition specialist
- avalanche controller
- avalanche observer
- avalanche technician
- cartographer
- cartographic compiler
- cartographic draftsman/woman
- cartographic technician
- cartographic technologist
- climate data processor
- climate service technician
- climatological technician
- geographic information systems (GIS) technician
- geographic information systems (GIS) technologist
- geological information system technician
- geological information system technologist
- geological mapping technician
- geomatics technician - aerial surveys
- geomatics technician - Canadian Armed Forces
- geomatics technician - cartography
- geomatics technician - geographical information systems (GIS)
- geomatics technician - photogrammetry
- geomatics technician - remote sensing
- geomatics technologist - aerial surveys
- geomatics technologist - cartography
- geomatics technologist - geographical information systems (GIS)
- geomatics technologist - photogrammetry
- geomatics technologist - remote sensing
- ice conditions service specialist - meteorology
- ice observer
- land information system (LIS) technician
- land information system (LIS) technologist
- map draftsman/woman
- map editor
- mapping technician
- meteorological aide
- meteorological inspector
- meteorological technician
- meteorological technician - Canadian Armed Forces
- photo cartographer
- photogrammetric technician
- photogrammetric technologist
- photogrammetrist
- remote sensing (RS) application specialist
- remote sensing (RS) technician
- remote sensing (RS) technologist
- snow controller
- softcopy photogrammetrist
- surface weather observer
- weather briefer
- weather chart plotter
- weather forecast presentation technician
- weather station operations technician
What it pays, and where it is hiring
Job Bank publishes a wage estimate and a three-year employment outlook for each occupation, region by region. Both are below as published — where an estimate is missing from the source it is missing here too, because the alternative is inventing one.
Across Canada
$38.10 an hour
Low $23.08, high $53.85
Where it pays most
- Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake · Alberta$43.78
- Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House · Alberta$41.93
- Calgary · Alberta$41.69
- Edmonton · Alberta$41.11
- Red Deer · Alberta$40.78
Economic regions only. A province’s figure is an average over the regions inside it, so including one would rank a province above its own best region and read as a finding.
By province and territory
| Where | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $33.33 | $18.00 – $41.03 | Moderate |
| Prince Edward Island | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Nova Scotia | $34.55 | $22.41 – $48.67 | Moderate |
| New Brunswick | $33.12 | $22.46 – $46.22 | Undetermined |
| Quebec | $38.00 | $23.70 – $48.08 | Limited |
| Ontario | $35.00 | $20.00 – $47.69 | Moderate |
| Manitoba | $37.28 | $31.25 – $55.96 | Limited |
| Saskatchewan | $37.66 | $20.50 – $47.80 | Moderate |
| Alberta | $42.56 | $37.41 – $60.00 | Limited |
| British Columbia | $37.79 | $26.05 – $51.83 | Limited |
| Yukon Territory | $44.46 | $32.77 – $53.01 | Moderate |
| Northwest Territories | $49.98 | $30.55 – $61.17 | Moderate |
| Nunavut | $41.10 | $23.89 – $53.79 | Undetermined |
By economic region
The 47 economic regions where Job Bank publishes a wage or a rated outlook, of 72.
| Where | Province | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $35.71 | $25.48 – $45.64 | Moderate |
| North Shore | Nova Scotia | $36.58 | $26.89 – $46.24 | Undetermined |
| Annapolis Valley | Nova Scotia | $35.73 | $24.35 – $45.44 | Undetermined |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | $35.55 | $22.50 – $46.37 | Moderate |
| Moncton--Richibucto | New Brunswick | $35.96 | $23.64 – $45.64 | Undetermined |
| Fredericton--Oromocto | New Brunswick | $34.81 | $24.12 – $44.18 | Undetermined |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Quebec | $34.62 | $26.94 – $42.36 | Undetermined |
| Capitale-Nationale | Quebec | $38.00 | $23.70 – $48.08 | Limited |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Quebec | $33.93 | $25.63 – $43.17 | Limited |
| Estrie | Quebec | $34.05 | $25.49 – $45.87 | Good |
| Centre-du-Québec | Quebec | $32.03 | $24.97 – $40.98 | Undetermined |
| Montérégie | Quebec | $37.61 | $27.55 – $50.42 | Limited |
| Montréal | Quebec | $35.80 | $26.09 – $46.69 | Limited |
| Laval | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Lanaudière | Quebec | $35.43 | $25.63 – $48.03 | Undetermined |
| Laurentides | Quebec | $33.46 | $25.98 – $43.07 | Undetermined |
| Outaouais | Quebec | $37.61 | $27.15 – $49.92 | Limited |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Quebec | $33.18 | $25.75 – $43.76 | Undetermined |
| Mauricie | Quebec | $33.99 | $26.29 – $42.69 | Undetermined |
| Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean | Quebec | $34.60 | $29.00 – $45.05 | Undetermined |
| Ottawa | Ontario | $35.00 | $20.00 – $47.69 | Moderate |
| Kingston--Pembroke | Ontario | $35.00 | $20.00 – $47.69 | Undetermined |
| Muskoka--Kawarthas | Ontario | $35.00 | $20.00 – $47.69 | Moderate |
| Toronto | Ontario | $38.61 | $26.35 – $54.63 | Moderate |
| Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie | Ontario | $35.00 | $20.00 – $47.69 | Moderate |
| Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula | Ontario | $35.00 | $20.00 – $47.69 | Moderate |
| London | Ontario | $37.68 | $25.93 – $46.71 | Undetermined |
| Windsor--Sarnia | Ontario | $35.00 | $20.00 – $47.69 | Undetermined |
| Stratford--Bruce Peninsula | Ontario | $37.67 | $25.24 – $54.86 | Undetermined |
| Northeast | Ontario | $35.00 | $20.00 – $47.69 | Moderate |
| Northwest | Ontario | $35.40 | $19.02 – $46.15 | Moderate |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | $35.00 | $26.06 – $47.43 | Limited |
| Regina--Moose Mountain | Saskatchewan | $37.03 | $24.96 – $50.18 | Good |
| Saskatoon--Biggar | Saskatchewan | $35.31 | $23.72 – $47.96 | Good |
| Lethbridge--Medicine Hat | Alberta | $40.04 | $27.52 – $54.54 | Undetermined |
| Calgary | Alberta | $41.69 | $27.72 – $56.67 | Limited |
| Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House | Alberta | $41.93 | $29.23 – $56.35 | Undetermined |
| Red Deer | Alberta | $40.78 | $32.16 – $53.35 | Undetermined |
| Edmonton | Alberta | $41.11 | $27.89 – $52.51 | Moderate |
| Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake | Alberta | $43.78 | $31.81 – $61.87 | Undetermined |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | British Columbia | $38.63 | $27.44 – $47.54 | Moderate |
| Lower Mainland | British Columbia | $39.27 | $27.82 – $51.46 | Limited |
| Thompson--Okanagan | British Columbia | $39.44 | $28.29 – $51.56 | Limited |
| Kootenay | British Columbia | $37.33 | $26.15 – $47.81 | Very limited |
| Cariboo | British Columbia | $37.70 | $26.69 – $47.54 | Limited |
| North Coast | British Columbia | $36.84 | $27.14 – $47.44 | Undetermined |
| Northeast | British Columbia | $37.78 | $28.47 – $48.20 | Undetermined |
Job Bank rates employment prospects for each occupation in each economic region from very good to very limited over 2025–2027, and says “undetermined” where it has not got enough to rate. It is an assessment of prospects, not a count of vacancies.
The estimates on this page come from Labour Force Survey (2023-2024) · Small Area Estimation (2024).
Job Bank publishes an estimate for 24,364 of the 44,376 occupation-and-place pairs in this release. The rest are suppressed rather than modelled, and appear here as not published.
Wage estimates from the 2025 Wages release, revised 19 November 2025; employment outlooks from 2025-2027 Employment Outlooks - NOC 2021, released 8 December 2025. Both are updated annually. Estimates for different regions come from different surveys, so comparing two regions is exactly as sound as Job Bank’s own regional comparison and no more.
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank wages; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank 3-year employment outlooks. 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.