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NOC 22211: Industrial designers
NOC 22211 is a TEER 2 occupation. It counts as skilled work for Express Entry under FSW and CEC. It is not on any 2026 category list, so candidates compete in general and program rounds.
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Industrial designers conceptualize and produce designs for manufactured products. They are employed by manufacturing industries and private design firms or they may be self-employed.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- furniture designer
- industrial design consultant
- industrial designer
- industrial products designer
- product designer
Not this code
Close occupations that have their own code
- Architectural technologists and technicians → 22210
- Civil engineering design technologist → 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- Electrical and electronics design technologist → 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- Engineering design and drafting technologist → 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians
- Graphic designers and illustrators → 52120
- Interior designers and interior decorators → 52121
- Mechanical engineering equipment designer → 22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers → 53123
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Consult with client, engineers or production specialists to establish product requirements
- Analyze the intended use of product and user preferences
- Conduct research into cost, properties of production materials and methods of production
- Develop manual and computer-assisted design (CAD) concepts, sketches or models for approval
- Prepare manufacturing drawings, specifications and guidelines for production and construct prototype of design
- Consult with engineers and production staff during manufacturing stage.
What this code means for Express Entry
TEER 0–3 work counts toward the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
One year of this work in Canada can qualify for the Canadian Experience Class.
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
CRS points from November 3, 2026
NOC 22211 is not on IRCC's high-wage occupations list. From November 3, 2026, Canadian work in it earns only the work-length points, and a job offer in it adds no CRS points (it can still count for program eligibility).
IRCC high-wage list (list from 2023 to 2025 wage data, read 2026-10-16) · CRS calculator with the new rules
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Employment requirements
- A university degree in industrial design, architecture, engineering or A college diploma in industrial design is required.
- Creative ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, is required.
Good to know
- There is mobility between positions in this unit group.
- Mobility is possible to other design occupations.