Occupations
Current
Officer Occupations
The following is a list of the current 46 officer occupations across all three branches ("elements") of the Canadian military:
| Occupation name | Element(s) Served | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Navy | Air Force | |
| Aerospace Control Officer |  | ||
| Aerospace Engineering Officer | | ||
| Air Combat Systems Officer | | ||
| Air Operations Officer | | ||
| Anesthesiologist | | | |
| Armour Officer | | ||
| Artillery Officer | | ||
| Bioscience Officer* | | | |
| Cadet Instructor Cadre Officer [2] † | | | |
| Chaplain | | | |
| Communications and Electronics Engineering Officer | | ||
| Construction Engineering Officer | | ||
| Critical Care Nursing Officer | | | |
| Dental Officer | | ||
| Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officer | | ||
| Emergency Medicine Specialist (Medical Specialist) | | | |
| Engineer Officer | | ||
| General Surgeon (Medical Specialist) | | | |
| Health Services Management Officer | | | |
| Infantry Officer | | ||
| Intelligence Officer | | | |
| Internal Medicine Specialist (Medical Specialist) | | | |
| Legal Officer | | | |
| Logistics Officer | | | |
| Marine Systems Engineering Officer* | | ||
| Medical Officer | | | |
| Medical Officer (CCFP(EM)) | | | |
| Mental Health Nursing Officer | | | |
| Military Police Officer | | | |
| Naval Combat Systems Engineering Officer* | | ||
| Naval Warfare Officer | | ||
| Nurse Practitioner† | | | |
| Nursing Officer | | | |
| Operating Room Nursing Officer | | | |
| Personnel Selection Officer | | | |
| Pharmacy Officer | | | |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Medical Specialist)* | | | |
| Physician's Assistant | | | |
| Physiotherapy Officer | | | |
| Pilot | | ||
| Psychiatrist (Medical Specialist)* | | | |
| Public Affairs Officer | | | |
| Radiologist (Medical Specialist) | | | |
| Signals Officer | | ||
| Social work Officer | | | |
| Training Development Officer | | | |
NOTES:
* indicates the occupation is available only in the Regular Force
† indicates the occupation is available only in the Reserve Force
NCM Occupations
The following is a list of the current 63 NCM (non-commissioned member) occupations across all three branches ("elements") of the Canadian military:
| Occupation name | Element(s) Served | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Navy | Air Force | |
| Aerospace Control Operator | | ||
| Aerospace Telecommunication and Information Systems Technician | | ||
| Air Drop Systems Technician* | | ||
| Air Operations Support Technician | | ||
| Air Weapons Systems Technician | | ||
| Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator | | ||
| Aircraft Structures Technician | | ||
| Ammunition Technician* | | ||
| Armour Soldier | | ||
| Aviation Systems Technician | | ||
| Avionics Systems Technician | | ||
| Biomedical Electronics Technologist | | | |
| Boatswain | | ||
| Combat Engineer | | ||
| Combat medic | | ||
| Construction Technician | | ||
| Cook | | | |
| Cyber Operator | | | |
| Dental Technician | | ||
| Drafting and Survey Technician | | ||
| Electrical Distribution Technician | | ||
| Electrical Generation Systems Technician | | ||
| Electronic-Optronic Technician – Land* | | ||
| Financial Services Administrator | | | |
| Fire fighter* | | ||
| Geomatics Technician* | | ||
| Gunner | | ||
| Human Resources Administrator | | | |
| Imagery Technician | | | |
| Infanteer | | ||
| Information Systems Technician | | ||
| Intelligence Operator | | | |
| Line Technician | | ||
| Marine Technician | | ||
| Material Management Technician | | | |
Materials Technician* | | ||
| Medical Laboratory Technologist* | | | |
| Medical Radiation Technologist | | | |
| Meteorological Technician* | | | |
| Military police | | | |
| Mobile Support Equipment Operator | | | |
| Musician | | | |
| Naval Combat Information Operator | | ||
| Naval Communicator | | ||
| Naval Electronic Sensor Operator* | | ||
| Operating Room Technician* | | | |
| Paramedic | | | |
| Pipes and Drums† | | | |
| Plumbing and Heating Technician | | ||
| Port Inspection Diver† | | ||
| Postal Clerk | | ||
| Refrigeration and Mechanical Systems Technician | | ||
| Search and Rescue Technician*‡ | | ||
| Signal Operator | | ||
| Signal Technician | | ||
| Signal Intelligence Specialist | | | |
| Sonar Operator* | | ||
| Traffic Technician | | | |
| Vehicle Technician | | ||
| Water, Fuels and Environmental technician | | ||
| Weapons Engineering Technician* | | ||
| Weapons Technician – Land | | ||
NOTES:
* indicates the occupation is available only in the Regular Force
† indicates the occupation is available only in the Reserve Force
‡ indicates entry to the trade only by occupational transfer; no direct entry
Former
The following list contains former occupations that have either been renamed, amalgamated or removed altogether:
| Occupation name | Element(s) Served | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Navy | Air Force | ||
| Artillery Soldier | | Renamed to Gunner | ||
| Electrical Technician | | Amalgamated into Marine Technician trade | ||
| Communication Research Operator | | | | Renamed to Signals Intelligence Specialist |
| Health Care Administration Officer | | | | Renamed to Health Services Management Officer |
| Hull Technician | | Amalgamated into Marine Technician trade | ||
| Marine Engineer | | Amalgamated into Marine Technician trade | ||
| Medical Assistant | | | | Renamed/reorganized (along with the Medical Technician trade) to the Combat Medic and Paramedic trades |
| Medical Technician | | | | Renamed/reorganized (along with the Medical Assistant trade) to the Combat Medic and Paramedic trades |
| Naval Electronics Technician | | Amalgamated into Weapons Engineering Technician Trade | ||
| Naval Weapons Technician | | Amalgamated into Weapons Engineering Technician Trade | ||
| Resource Management Support Clerk | | | | Split into two trades - Financial Services Administrator and Human Resource Administrator |
| Steward | | Removed | ||
| Supply Technician | | | | Renamed to Material Management Technician |