The BC-PNP is a point-based program and every point matters and is a significant advantage to your application process.

The BC-PNP has a variety of streams designated for foreign workers or international students who possess the expertise, qualifications, and/or experience required for the high-demand occupations in British Columbia. 

In order to help applicants to this program, the BC PNP system provides an additional 10 points for those who had already obtained a job offer in the fields listed in the Top 100 occupations of the BC Labor Market Outlook 2015-2025.

The following list shows the top 100 occupations of the BC Labor Market Outlook 2015-2025:

Occupation

Occupational Interest

Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 3012)

Investigative, Social

Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 4032)

Social

Financial auditors and accountants (NOC 1111)

Conventional

Secondary school teachers (NOC 4031)

Social

Information systems analysts and consultants (NOC 2171)

Investigative, Conventional

Computer programmers and interactive media developers (NOC 2174)

Investigative, Conventional

Other financial officers (NOC 1114)

Enterprising, Conventional

Lawyers and Quebec notaries (NOC 4112)

Enterprising

Computer and information systems managers (NOC 0213)

Enterprising

Software engineers and designers (NOC 2173)

Investigative

Corporate sales managers (NOC 0601)

Enterprising

College and other vocational instructors (NOC 4021)

Social

Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services (NOC 0013)

Enterprising

Professional occupations in business management consulting (NOC 1122)

Conventional, Investigative, Enterprising

Financial managers (NOC 0111)

Enterprising, Conventional

Civil engineers (NOC 2131)

Investigative, Realistic

Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade (NOC 6221)

Enterprising

Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations (NOC 1123)

Enterprising

Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (NOC 0016)

Enterprising

General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 3112)

Investigative

Senior managers - trade, broadcasting, and other services, n.e.c. (NOC 0015)

Enterprising

University professors and lecturers (NOC 4011)

Social

Banking, credit and other investment managers (NOC 0122)

Enterprising

Managers in health care (NOC 0311)

Enterprising

Specialist physicians (NOC 3111)

Investigative

Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants (NOC 4163)

Enterprising

Advertising, marketing and public relations managers (NOC 0124)

Enterprising

Human resources professionals (NOC 1121)

Social, Enterprising, Conventional

Social workers (NOC 4152)

Social

Musicians and singers (NOC 5133)

Artistic

Other instructors (NOC 4216)

Social

Other administrative services managers (NOC 0114)

Enterprising

Family, marriage and other related counsellors (NOC 4153)

Social

Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 5131)

Artistic

Senior managers, health, education, social & community services & membership organizations (NOC 0014)

Enterprising

Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers (NOC 0121)

Enterprising

Accommodation service managers (NOC 0632)

Enterprising

Human resources managers (NOC 0112)

Enterprising

Managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 0423)

Enterprising

Other business services managers (NOC 0125)

Enterprising

Executive assistants (NOC 1222)

Conventional

Electrical and electronics engineers (NOC 2133)

Investigative, Realistic

Web designers and developers (NOC 2175)

Artistic, Investigative, Conventional

Mechanical engineers (NOC 2132)

Investigative, Realistic

Physiotherapists (NOC 3142)

Social

School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (NOC 0422)

Enterprising

Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors (NOC 3011)

Investigative, Social

Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 4165)

Enterprising

Dentists (NOC 3113)

Investigative, Realistic

Purchasing managers (NOC 0113)

Enterprising

Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (NOC 0421)

Enterprising

Architects (NOC 2151)

Artistic

Engineering managers (NOC 0211)

Enterprising

Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 4161)

Investigative, Enterprising, Realistic

Recreation, sports, and fitness program and service directors (NOC 0513)

Enterprising

Educational counselors (NOC 4033)

Social

Senior government managers and officials (NOC 0012)

Enterprising

Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 2147)

Realistic, Investigative

Psychologists (NOC 4151)

Investigative

Occupational therapists (NOC 3143)

Social, Investigative

Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts (NOC 0512)

Enterprising

Dietitians and nutritionists (NOC 3132)

Investigative, Social

Utilities managers (NOC 0912)

Enterprising

Veterinarians (NOC 3114)

Investigative

Geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 2113)

Investigative

Allied primary health practitioners (NOC 3124)

Social

Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment (NOC 3144)

Social, Investigative

Architecture and science managers (NOC 0212)

Enterprising

Chiropractors (NOC 3122)

Social

Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (NOC 3141)

Social, Investigative

Geological engineers (NOC 2144)

Realistic, Investigative

Information systems testing technicians (NOC 2283)

Investigative, Conventional

Medical sonographers (NOC 3216)

Realistic, Social

Optometrists (NOC 3121)

Investigative, Social, Realistic

Library, archive, museum, and art gallery managers (NOC 0511)

Enterprising

Mathematicians, statisticians, and actuaries (NOC 2161)

Investigative, Conventional

Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (NOC 3125)

Social, Investigative

Landscape architects (NOC 2152)

Artistic, Investigative

Physicists and astronomers (NOC 2111)

Investigative

Petroleum engineers (NOC 2145)

Investigative

A diploma/certificate is the typical education background

Occupation

Occupational Interest

Retail and wholesale trade managers (NOC 0621)

Enterprising

Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 3413)

Social

Administrative officers (NOC 1221)

Conventional

Social and community service workers (NOC 4212)

Social, Conventional

Accounting technicians and bookkeepers (NOC 1311)

Conventional

Construction managers (NOC 0711)

Enterprising

Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations (NOC 4412)

Enterprising, Realistic, Conventional

Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (NOC 7321)

Realistic

Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators (NOC 7512)

Realistic

Facility operation and maintenance managers (NOC 0714)

Enterprising

Licensed practical nurses (NOC 3233)

Social

Managers in agriculture (NOC 0821)

Realistic

Manufacturing managers (NOC 0911)

Enterprising, Conventional

Property administrators (NOC 1224)

Enterprising

Homebuilding and renovation managers (NOC 0712)

Enterprising

Police officers (except commissioned) (NOC 4311)

Enterprising

Computer network technicians (NOC 2281)

Realistic, Conventional

Insurance agents and brokers (NOC 6231)

Enterprising, Conventional

Managers in transportation (NOC 0731)

Enterprising

Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations (NOC 1215)

Conventional, Enterprising

Legal administrative assistants (NOC 1242)

Conventional

Massage therapists (NOC 3236)

Social

Dental assistants (NOC 3411)

Realistic, Conventional, Social

Other assisting occupations in support of health services (NOC 3414)

Realistic, Conventional

Medical administrative assistants (NOC 1243)

Conventional

Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c. (NOC 0651)

Enterprising

Retail and wholesale buyers (NOC 6222)

Enterprising, Conventional

Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants (NOC 3212)

Realistic, Conventional

Interior designers and interior decorators (NOC 5242)

Artistic

Medical laboratory technologists (NOC 3211)

Investigative, Realistic

Firefighters (NOC 4312)

Realistic

Paralegal and related occupations (NOC 4211)

Conventional, Enterprising

Paramedical occupations (NOC 3234)

Social

Dental hygienists and dental therapists (NOC 3222)

Realistic, Social, Conventional

Photographers (NOC 5221)

Artistic

Practitioners of natural healing (NOC 3232)

Social

Medical radiation technologists (NOC 3215)

Realistic, Social

Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC 3213)

Realistic

Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (NOC 3214)

Social

Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers (NOC 0432)

Enterprising

Health information management occupations (NOC 1252)

Conventional

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