32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
No. NOC 32109 is not on the high-wage list.
Not on the list TEER 2
TEER 0 to 3 work still counts for Canadian experience work-length points.
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Example job titles
- audiology technician
- communicative disorders assistant
- hearing instrument practitioner
- hearing instrument specialist
- occupational therapy assistant
- ophthalmic technician
- ophthalmic technologist
- physical rehabilitation therapist
- physical therapist assistant (PTA)
- physiotherapy assistant
- physiotherapy technician
- rehabilitation assistant
- speech aide
- speech technician
- speech therapy assistant
Main duties
- Hearing instrument practitioners
- Examine adult clients to assess hearing loss using diagnostic evaluation and electro acoustic testing
- Recommend and dispense or sell appropriate type of hearing instrument
- Take earmold impressions for use in the manufacture of hearing devices
- Fit, adjust and make minor modifications to hearing instruments
- Educate clients in appropriate use, care and maintenance of hearing instruments
What changes on November 3, 2026
- A new Labour Market Integration factor replaces the Canadian work experience points.
- Canadian experience in a high-wage occupation adds 20, 40 or 70 points on top of work-length points.
- A job offer in a high-wage occupation gives 50, 70 or 100 points, and no LMIA is needed.
- The two routes do not add up. You get the higher one: up to 150 points (140 with a spouse).
- Invitation rounds pause for up to two weeks while IRCC recalculates every profile.
Other occupations
32100Opticians32101Licensed practical nurses32102Paramedical occupations Level 1: at least 1.3× median wage32103Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists Level 1: at least 1.3× median wage32104Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians32110Denturists32111Dental hygienists and dental therapists Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage32112Dental technologists and technicians32120Medical laboratory technologists Level 1: at least 1.3× median wage32121Medical radiation technologists Level 1: at least 1.3× median wage32122Medical sonographers Level 1: at least 1.3× median wage32123Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists