NOC 30010: Managers in health care
What managers in health care do
Managers in health care plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the delivery of health care services, such as diagnosis and treatment, nursing and therapy, within institutions, and in other settings, that provide health care services. They are employed in hospitals, medical clinics, nursing homes and other health care organizations.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the delivery of health care services within a department of a health care institution, or in other settings where health care services are provided
- Consult with boards of directors and senior managers to maintain and establish standards for the provision of health care services
- Develop evaluation systems to monitor the quality of health care given to patients
- Monitor the use of diagnostic services, in-patient beds and facilities to ensure effective use of resources
- Develop and implement plans for new programs, special projects, new material and equipment acquisitions and future staffing levels in their department or establishment
- Plan and control departmental or establishment budget
- Represent the department or establishment at meetings with government officials, the public, the media and other organizations
- Supervise health care supervisors and professionals
- Recruit health care staff of the department or establishment.
- Managers in health care specialize in administering the provision of specific health care services such as dietetics, clinical medicine, laboratory medicine, nursing, physiotherapy or surgery.
Job titles under NOC 30010
78 job titles are classified here, including chief of anesthesia, chief of emergency medicine, chief of medical staff.
- assistant administrator for nursing
- assistant director of nursing
- assistant director of nursing services
- assistant nursing services administrator
- behaviour therapy services director
- blood bank administrator
- chief dietitian
- chief of anatomical pathology
- chief of anesthesia
- chief of audiology and speech language pathology
- chief of biomedical engineering service
- chief of cardiology
- chief of dermatology
- chief of diagnostic imaging
- chief of diagnostic radiology
- chief of emergency medicine
- chief of endocrinology
- chief of gastro-enterology
- chief of hematology
- chief of housing activities
- chief of infectious diseases
- chief of laboratory medicine
- chief of medical staff
- chief of medicine
Employment requirements
- Administrators of departments such as surgery, clinical medicine or laboratory medicine are usually required to have the education and training of a specialist physician.
- Administrators of other departments, such as nursing, dietetics or physiotherapy, are usually required to have the education and training of the medical professionals in that department.
- Several years of experience in the relevant profession, including supervisory experience, are usually required.
- Certification in the relevant profession is required.
Managers in health care wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $35.00/hr | $55.29/hr | $79.33/hr |
Toronto ON | $38.67/hr | $58.32/hr | $93.41/hr |
Montréal QC | $35.71/hr | $56.04/hr | $80.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $28.00/hr | $54.36/hr | $93.75/hr |
Calgary AB | $35.24/hr | $55.36/hr | $75.20/hr |
Edmonton AB | $41.21/hr | $56.00/hr | $79.69/hr |
Ottawa ON | $46.15/hr | $57.69/hr | $76.92/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $42.05/hr | $58.70/hr | $68.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $30.00/hr | $55.29/hr | $66.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $35.90/hr | $56.00/hr | $87.18/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $35.96/hr | $54.11/hr | $76.09/hr |
London ON | $38.98/hr | $57.69/hr | $77.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $38.97/hr | $56.04/hr | $78.46/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $36.00/hr | $59.00/hr | $64.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $32.37/hr | $53.33/hr | $71.79/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $43.75/hr | $55.38/hr | $81.73/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $30.00/hr | $54.00/hr | $64.10/hr |
Nova Scotia | $38.97/hr | $56.00/hr | $78.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $27.88/hr | $48.08/hr | $69.00/hr |
Quebec | $30.00/hr | $55.29/hr | $66.00/hr |
Ontario | $35.90/hr | $56.00/hr | $87.18/hr |
Manitoba | $35.00/hr | $58.70/hr | $75.94/hr |
Saskatchewan | $37.00/hr | $54.81/hr | $72.82/hr |
Alberta | $37.00/hr | $54.95/hr | $75.00/hr |
British Columbia | $34.00/hr | $55.68/hr | $84.13/hr |
Using NOC 30010 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 78 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for managers in health care?
Managers in health care are NOC 2021 unit group 30010. Example job titles in this group include chief of anesthesia, chief of emergency medicine, chief of medical staff, director of clinical medicine.
What TEER is NOC 30010?
NOC 30010 is TEER 0 (Management). Management occupations. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do managers in health care earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $55.29/hr, about $108,000 a year full-time, with a range of $35.00/hr to $79.33/hr.
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.