List of Canadian military occupations
The Canadian Armed Forces currently lists 84 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[edit]
Current[edit]
The following is a list of the current military occupations across all three branches ("elements") of the Canadian military:
Occupation name | Element(s) Served | ||
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Army | Navy | Air Force | |
Aerospace control officer | ![]() | ||
Aerospace control operator | ![]() | ||
Aerospace engineering officer | ![]() | ||
Aerospace telecommunication & information systems technician | ![]() | ||
Air combat systems officer | ![]() | ||
Air weapons systems technician | ![]() | ||
Airborne electronic sensor operator | ![]() | ||
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Ammunition technician | ![]() | ||
Armour officer | ![]() | ||
Armoured soldier | ![]() | ||
Army communication and information systems specialist | ![]() | ||
Artillery officer | ![]() | ||
Artillery soldier | ![]() | ||
Aviation systems technician | ![]() | ||
Avionics systems technician | ![]() | ||
Biomedical electronics technologist | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Bioscience officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Communications and electronics engineering (air) officer | ![]() | ||
Communicator research operator | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Construction engineering officer | ![]() | ||
Construction technician | ![]() | ![]() | |
Cook | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Cyber operator | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Dental officer | ![]() | ||
Dental technician | ![]() | ||
Electrical and mechanical engineering officer | ![]() | ||
Electrical distribution technician | ![]() | ![]() | |
Electrical generating systems technician | ![]() | ![]() | |
Electrical technician | ![]() | ||
Electronic-optronic technician – land | ![]() | ||
Engineer officer | ![]() | ||
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Geomatics technician | ![]() | ||
Health care administration officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Hull technician | ![]() | ||
Imagery technician | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Infantry officer | ![]() | ||
Infantry soldier | ![]() | ||
Intelligence officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Intelligence operator | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Legal officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Logistics officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Marine engineer | ![]() | ||
Marine systems engineering officer | ![]() | ||
Materials technician | ![]() | ||
Medical laboratory technologist | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Medical officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Medical radiation technologist | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Medical technician | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Meteorological technician | ![]() | ||
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Military police officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Mobile support equipment operator | ![]() | ![]() | |
Musician | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Naval combat information operator | ![]() | ||
Naval combat systems engineering officer | ![]() | ||
Naval Communicator | ![]() | ||
Naval electronic sensor operator | ![]() | ||
Naval Warfare Officer | ![]() | ||
Nursing officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Personnel selection officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Pharmacy officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Physiotherapy officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Plumbing and heating technician | ![]() | ![]() | |
Postal clerk | ![]() | ||
Public affairs officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Refrigeration and mechanical systems technician | ![]() | ![]() | |
Resource management support clerk | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Search and rescue technician | ![]() | ||
Signals officer | ![]() | ||
Social work officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sonar operator | ![]() | ||
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Supply technician | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Traffic technician | ![]() | ![]() | |
Training development officer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Vehicle technician | ![]() | ||
Water, fuels and environmental technician | ![]() | ![]() | |
Weapons engineering technician | ![]() | ||
Weapons technician – land | ![]() |
Former[edit]
The following list contains former occupations that have either been renamed or removed altogether:
References[edit]
- ^ "FORCES.CA - Browse Jobs". Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.