NOC 63101: Real estate agents and salespersons
Real estate agents and salespersons act as agents for the sale or purchase of houses, apartments, commercial buildings, land and other real estate. They are employed in the real estate industry.
Express Entry eligibility
- Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 3.
- 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 3: Occupations that usually need a college diploma, an apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.
Category-based draws
NOC 63101 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 63101
Skilled Canadian work in this occupation earns the standard points, the same before and after November 3, 2026, with no high-wage add-on:
| Years in Canada | Single | With spouse |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 35 |
| 2 | 53 | 46 |
| 3 | 64 | 56 |
| 4 | 72 | 63 |
| 5 or more | 80 | 70 |
See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Solicit property sales listings from prospective vendors
- Assist vendors in selling property by establishing asking price, advertising the property, listing the property with listing services and conducting open houses for prospective buyers
- Assist prospective buyers in selecting, visiting, inspecting and making offers of purchase on real estate properties
- Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements and related matters
- Draw up sales agreements for approval of purchaser and seller
- May rent or lease properties on behalf of clients.
- Real estate agents and salespersons may specialize in residential, commercial, industrial/institutional or rural real estate sales.
For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.
Example job titles
- commercial real estate agent
- real estate agent
- real estate agent supervisor
- real estate sales representative
- residential real estate agent
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Completion of a real estate training course is required.
- Provincial or territorial licensure in the province or territory of employment is required.
Similar jobs with a different code
- 12203Assessors, business valuators and appraisers
- 10020Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
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- 12102Right-of-way agent
Common questions
- Is NOC 63101 eligible for Express Entry?
- Yes. As a TEER 3 occupation it counts as skilled work for the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
- Is NOC 63101 a high-wage occupation?
- No. It is not on IRCC’s list of high-wage occupations for the November 3, 2026 rules. Only listed occupations add 20 to 70 points for Canadian work, or 50 to 100 points for a job offer.
- Which category draws include NOC 63101?
- It is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists, so it does not qualify you for an occupation-based category draw.
- What TEER is NOC 63101?
- TEER 3. The second digit of a NOC 2021 code is its TEER category.
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