NOC 22110: Biological technologists and technicians

Biological technologists and technicians provide technical support and services to scientists, engineers and other professionals working in fields such as agriculture, resource management, environmental protection, plant and animal biology, microbiology, cell and molecular biology and health sciences, or may work independently in these fields. They are employed in both laboratory and field settings by governments, manufacturers of food products, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, biotechnology companies, health, research and educational institutions, environmental consulting companies, and resource and utilities companies.

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 22110 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 22110

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:

• Biological technologists
• Set up and conduct biological, microbiological and biochemical tests and laboratory analyses in support of research and quality control in food production, sanitation, pharmaceutical production, biotechnology and other fields
• Apply methods and techniques such as microscopy, histochemistry, chromatography, electrophoresis and spectroscopy
• Perform experimental procedures in agriculture, plant breeding, animal husbandry, biology and biomedical research
• Conduct field research and surveys to collect data and samples of water, soil, and plant and animal populations
• Conduct environmental monitoring and compliance activities for the protection of fisheries stock, wildlife and other natural resources
• Analyze data and prepare reports
• Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatchery, greenhouse and livestock production programs.
• Biological technicians
• Assist in conducting biological, microbiological and biochemical tests and laboratory analyses
• Perform limited range of technical functions in support of agriculture, plant breeding, animal husbandry, biology, biomedical research and environmental protection
• Assist in conducting field research and surveys to collect data and samples of water, soil, and plant and animal populations
• Assist in analysis of data and preparation of reports.

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

Example job titles

• agricultural technician
• agricultural technologist
• agrology technician
• aquaculture technician
• bacteriological technician
• biological laboratory technologist
• botanical technician
• fish hatchery technician
• fisheries technician
• food bacteriological technician
• microbiology quality control technologist
• microbiology technologist (except medical)
• plant breeding technician
• seed technologist
• wildlife biology technician

Employment requirements

• Completion of a two- to three-year college program in a field related to agriculture, biology, microbiology, wildlife or resource management is usually required for employment as a biological technologist.
• Completion of a one- to two-year college program in a related field is required for employment as a biological technician.
• Certification with provincial associations is available, but voluntary.

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