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

Current

The following is a list of the current military occupations across all three branches ("elements") of the Canadian military:

Occupation name	Element(s) Served
	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
Aircraft Structures Technician
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
Boatswain
Cadet Instructors Cadre Officer
Chaplain
Combat engineer
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
Fire fighter
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
Military police
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
Pilot
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
Steward
Supply technician
Traffic technician
Training development officer
Vehicle technician
Water, fuels and environmental technician
Weapons engineering technician
Weapons technician – land

Former

The following list contains former occupations that have either been renamed or removed altogether: