List of Canadian military occupations

The Canadian Armed Forces currently lists 109 military occupations[1] that are performed by either officer or non-commissioned members. Many occupations, such as Training and Development Officer, are common across all three branches, while others, such as Sonar Operator, are specific to one element.

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, some roles absorbed into Cook trade
Supply Technician
Renamed to Material Management Technician

References

  1. ^ "FORCES.CA - Browse Careers". Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. ^ "CANADA.CA - Cadet Instructor Cadre Officers". Retrieved 27 October 2025.
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