NOC 22230: Non-destructive testers and inspectors

Non-destructive testers and inspectors operate radiographic, ultrasonic, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current and similar testing equipment to detect discontinuities in objects of various compositions and materials. They are employed by quality control, maintenance and safety departments of manufacturing, processing, transportation, energy and other companies and by private industrial inspection establishments.

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 22230 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 22230

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:

• Transport, set up and calibrate non-destructive testing equipment
• Conduct tests to ensure quality or detect discontinuities (defects) using ultrasonic, radiographic, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current and other non-destructive testing methods
• Establish techniques for proper examination of objects under inspection, ensuring strict adherence to safety regulations
• Interpret radiographs, cathode ray tube (CRT) or digital readouts, conductivity meters and visual indicators
• Apply testing criteria in accordance with applicable specifications or standards and evaluate results
• Organize and report test results
• May perform specialized inspections using acoustic emission, vibration analysis, infrared thermography and laser shearography testing methods
• May instruct and supervise trainees.

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

Example job titles

• acoustic emission technician
• aircraft non-destructive inspection technician
• eddy current technician
• industrial radiographer
• infrared thermographer
• liquid penetrant testing technician
• non-destructive inspector
• non-destructive testing maintenance (NDT) technician
• pressure vessel tester
• radiographic technician - non-destructive testing
• ultrasonic testing technician
• visual inspection technician - welding
• weld tester

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of two years of an approved post-secondary science or engineering program may be required.
• Additional classroom and on-the-job training is required for certification in non-destructive testing.
• Non-destructive testing certification by Natural Resources Canada is available in three levels and is usually required by employers.
• Industrial radiographers using a radioactive isotope must pass an examination to be recognized as a certified exposure device operator by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
• Welding inspector certification by the Canadian Welding Bureau is available in three levels and may be required by employers.
• Boiler and pressure vessel, process pipeline and above-ground storage tank inspector certification is available from the American Petroleum Institute.

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