NOC 64410: Security guards and related security service occupations
Security guards and workers in related security service occupations guard and implement security measures to protect property against theft, vandalism and fire; to control access to establishments; to maintain order and enforce regulations at public events and within establishments; to perform screening of passengers, luggage or cargo; to conduct private investigations for clients or employers and to provide other protective services not elsewhere classified. They are employed by public or private security agencies, residential complexes, educational, cultural, financial and health institutions, retail establishments, investigation service companies, transportation facilities, and organizations throughout the public and private sectors, or they may be self-employed.
Last reviewed 2026-11-02 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Quick answer
NOC 64410 (Security guards and related security service occupations) is a TEER 4 occupation — not skilled work for FSW or CEC. It is not on IRCC's high-wage list. It isn't on any current category-based draw list.
TEER
TEER 4
Not skilled for FSW/CEC
High-wage
Not listed
No extra CRS points
Category draws
None
IRCC 2026 lists
| NOC 2021 code | 64410 |
|---|---|
| Title | Security guards and related security service occupations |
| Broad category | Sales and service occupations |
| TEER | TEER 4 — usually requires a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Example job titles
- alarm investigator
- armoured car guard
- bodyguard (except police)
- commissionaire
- corporate security officer
- house detective
- night guard
- postal inspection officer
Main duties
- Security guards
- Control access to establishments, operate security control-room equipment and patrol assigned areas to guard against theft, vandalism and fire
- Enforce regulations to maintain order and resolve conflicts and to monitor establishment activities
- Ensure safety and emergency procedures are followed
- Issue passes and direct visitors to appropriate areas and check age identification of patrons.
- Screening officers
- Inspect and screen luggage or cargo using equipment or hands
- Perform searches of passengers with tools or by hand
Your duties should match the lead statement and most of the main duties to use this NOC — check the full profile on the official NOC site.
Related occupations
- NOC 64400 — Customer services representatives - financial institutions
- NOC 64401 — Postal services representatives
- NOC 64409 — Other customer and information services representatives
- NOC 64100 — Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers
- NOC 64101 — Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical)
- NOC 64200 — Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
- NOC 64201 — Image, social and other personal consultants
- NOC 64300 — Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses
- NOC 64301 — Bartenders
- NOC 64310 — Travel counsellors
← NOC 64409 Other customer and information services representatives · NOC 65100 Cashiers →
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TEER 4 also matters for work permits: see the spousal open work permit (TEER rules for spouses of workers), LMIA explained and the Atlantic Immigration Program (job offers in TEER 0–4).
Sources: Statistics Canada NOC 2021 V1.0; IRCC high-wage occupations; IRCC category-based selection; IRCC who can apply.
Frequently asked questions
Is NOC 64410 eligible for Express Entry?+
NOC 64410 is a TEER 4 occupation. IRCC only counts TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 work as skilled experience for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, so this occupation alone generally won't meet those requirements. Provincial programs may differ.
Is NOC 64410 a high-wage occupation?+
No. NOC 64410 isn't on IRCC's Express Entry high-wage occupations list, so it doesn't earn the extra high-wage or job offer CRS points. Canadian work-length points can still apply for TEER 0–3 work.
Which Express Entry category draws include NOC 64410?+
None of IRCC's current category-based selection lists include NOC 64410. Candidates can still be invited in general, program-specific (such as CEC) or PNP rounds.