NOC 12113: Statistical officers and related research support occupations

Statistical officers and workers in related research support occupations provide statistical and research support services to a wide range of businesses and organizations. These workers conduct statistical routines, monitor trends, compile data and prepare charts, graphs, summaries and reports in support of organizational information needs and research activities. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors. Statistical officers who are also supervisors are included in this unit group.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 2.
• Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 2: Occupations that usually need a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 or more years, or supervisory duties. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 12113 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 12113

Skilled Canadian work in this occupation earns the standard points, the same before and after November 3, 2026, with no high-wage add-on:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Compile tables, charts, graphs and summarized statistics for integration in research papers and reports
• Process data using statistical software to conduct basic analyses of trends in support of research activities
• Collect, consolidate, cross-tabulate and format data from various sources to prepare draft reports for review by supervisors or researchers
• Assist in collection and tracking of data from monitored use of services and provide information to management and client groups
• May prepare technical documents and monitoring reports on volumetrics and other trend analyses
• May supervise statistical and research support workers.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• research assistant - generalist (except university)
• research support officer
• social research assistant (except university)
• statistical officer
• technical research assistant (except post-secondary)

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• A college diploma or undergraduate degree in a social science, commerce, statistics or a related field is usually required.

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