NOC 32129: Other medical technologists and technicians
What other medical technologists and technicians do
Other medical technologists and technicians includes medical technologists and technicians, such as dietary technicians, ocularists, prosthetists, orthotists, prosthetic technicians and orthotic technicians. Dietary technicians are employed in health care and commercial food service establishments such as hospitals, extended care facilities, nursing homes, schools, cafeterias and fast food outlets. Ocularists are employed in custom ocular prosthetic laboratories, or they may be self-employed. Prosthetists, orthotists and prosthetic and orthotic technicians are employed in hospitals, clinics, prosthetics and orthotics laboratories, and prosthetic device manufacturing companies. Prosthetists and orthotists may also be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Dietary technicians
- Assist dietitians or nutritionists to plan and supervise food service operations
- Plan menus and diet for individuals or groups under the direction of a dietitian or nutritionist
- Assist in the supervision of personnel who prepare and serve food
- Help patients select menu items
- Assist dietitians with research in food, nutrition and food service systems.
- Ocularists
- Design, fabricate and fit ocular prostheses and conformers, and may design and fabricate implants
- Paint the iris and pupil of artificial eyes
- Clean and restore ocular prostheses
- Advise patients concerning the loss of depth perception and the care and use of ocular prostheses
- Repair and maintain fabrication and laboratory equipment
- Consult with ophthalmologists concerning insertion of ocular prostheses.
- Prosthetists and orthotists
- Design, fabricate and fit prosthetic and orthotic appliances such as artificial limbs, braces or supports
- Interpret physicians' specifications and examine and measure patients to develop working sketches of appliances
- Make and modify plaster casts of areas to receive prostheses or orthoses
- Fit, adjust and repair appliances
- Advise patients in the use and care of prostheses and orthoses
- Supervise and direct the activities of prosthetic and orthotic technicians.
- Prosthetic and orthotic technicians
- Assemble or build prosthetic and orthotic appliances according to drawings, measurements and plaster casts using a variety of materials such as metals, plastics and leathers
- Repair, rebuild and modify prosthetic and orthotic appliances or orthopaedic footwear
- May take the body or limb measurements of patients.
Job titles under NOC 32129
45 job titles are classified here, including dietary technician, food and nutrition technician - dietetics, ocularist.
- aeromedical instructor
- aeromedical technician
- aeromedicine technician
- apprentice ocularist
- artificial eye maker
- artificial limb assembler
- artificial limb finisher
- artificial limb maker
- aviation medicine technician
- brace maker
- certified orthotist (CO)
- certified pedorthist (C Ped)
- certified prosthetist
- certified prosthetist-orthotist (CPO)
- dialysis technician
- dialysis technologist
- dietary technician
- dietary technologist
- food and nutrition technician - dietetics
- hemodialysis technician
- hemodialysis technologist
- kidney dialysis technician
- kidney dialysis technologist
- ocular prosthetist
Employment requirements
- Dietary technicians require completion of a two- to three-year college program in dietary technology and supervised practical training.
- Ocularists require completion of the education program of the American Society of Ocularists and supervised practical training or a five-year supervised practical training program under a certified ocularist.
- Certification by the National Examining Board of Ocularists is usually required.
- Prosthetists and orthotists require a two-year college program in prosthetics and orthotics technology and three years of supervised practical training.
- Certification by the Canadian Board of Certification of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CBCPO) may be required.
- Prosthetic and orthotic technicians usually require a two- to three- year college program in prosthetics and orthotics and one to two years of supervised practical training or completion of secondary school and up to four years of supervised practical training under a certified prosthetist or orthotist.
- Registration with the Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO) may be required.
Other medical technologists and technicians 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 | $21.00/hr | $28.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $21.00/hr | $27.00/hr | $41.70/hr |
Montréal QC | $24.04/hr | $28.55/hr | $34.50/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $28.00/hr | $31.55/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $24.04/hr | $28.55/hr | $34.50/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $21.00/hr | $27.00/hr | $41.70/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $21.63/hr | $23.90/hr | $32.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $20.51/hr | $31.97/hr | $37.45/hr |
Nova Scotia | $18.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $41.00/hr |
Quebec | $24.04/hr | $28.55/hr | $34.50/hr |
Ontario | $21.00/hr | $27.00/hr | $41.70/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $28.00/hr | $31.55/hr |
Using NOC 32129 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 45 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC 32104)
- Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (NOC 32123)
- Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (NOC 33101)
- Medical laboratory technologists (NOC 32120)
- Medical radiation technologists (NOC 32121)
- Medical sonographers (NOC 32122)
- Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (NOC 32109)
- Pharmacy technicians (NOC 32124)
- Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (NOC 32103)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for other medical technologists and technicians?
Other medical technologists and technicians are NOC 2021 unit group 32129. Example job titles in this group include dietary technician, food and nutrition technician - dietetics, ocularist, ocularist technician.
What TEER is NOC 32129?
NOC 32129 is TEER 2 (College diploma or apprenticeship (2+ years)). Usually requires a 2–3 year college program or a 2–5 year apprenticeship, or the occupation carries supervisory or significant safety responsibilities. 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 other medical technologists and technicians earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $28.00/hr, about $55,000 a year full-time, with a range of $21.00/hr to $40.00/hr.
Related occupations
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.