diff --git a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
index 25cbe5930..6973880a5 100644
--- a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
+++ b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
@@ -658,9 +658,22 @@ func (v *OCPVariantLoader) setJobTier(_ logrus.FieldLogger, variants map[string]
 		// not ready to make release blocking yet.
 		{[]string{"-vsphere-host-groups"}, "candidate"},
 
-		// Periodic MCO jobs used for component readiness; not ready to make
-		// release blocking yet.
-		{[]string{"-mco-disruptive"}, "candidate"},
+		// Periodic MCO metal jobs and vsphere jobs are not ready for component readiness yet, marking them as candidate
+		{[]string{"metal-ipi-ovn-dualstack-mco-disruptive"}, "candidate"},
+		{[]string{"metal-ipi-ovn-ipv4-mco-disruptive"}, "candidate"},
+		{[]string{"metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-mco-disruptive"}, "candidate"},
+		{[]string{"vsphere-mco-disruptive"}, "candidate"},
+
+		// Set MCO OCL jobs to candidate
+		{[]string{"e2e-aws-ovn-ocl"}, "candidate"},
+		{[]string{"e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade-ocl"}, "candidate"},
+
+		// All remaining 4.19/4.20 MCO disruptive jobs are not ready for component readiness yet, marking them as candidate
+		{[]string{"machine-config-operator-release-4.19"}, "candidate"},
+		{[]string{"machine-config-operator-release-4.20"}, "candidate"},
+
+		// Set remaining periodic MCO jobs to standard for component readiness
+		{[]string{"-mco-disruptive"}, "standard"},
 
 		// Konflux jobs aren't ready yet
 		{[]string{"-konflux"}, "candidate"},
diff --git a/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml b/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
index 99bfbe7fa..50cad0d2f 100644
--- a/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
@@ -34364,7 +34364,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.20-periodics-e2e-aws-ovn
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: standard
+    JobTier: candidate
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34391,7 +34391,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.20-periodics-e2e-aws-ovn
     FromReleaseMajor: "4"
     FromReleaseMinor: "20"
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: standard
+    JobTier: candidate
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34703,7 +34703,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-aws-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34727,7 +34727,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-aws-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34751,7 +34751,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-aws-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34823,7 +34823,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-aws-ovn
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: standard
+    JobTier: candidate
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34850,7 +34850,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-aws-ovn
     FromReleaseMajor: "4"
     FromReleaseMinor: "21"
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: standard
+    JobTier: candidate
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34874,7 +34874,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-azure-m
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34898,7 +34898,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-azure-m
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34922,7 +34922,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-azure-m
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34946,7 +34946,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-azure-m
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34970,7 +34970,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-gcp-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -34994,7 +34994,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-gcp-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35018,7 +35018,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.21-periodics-e2e-gcp-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35282,7 +35282,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-aws-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35306,7 +35306,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-aws-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35330,7 +35330,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-aws-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35402,7 +35402,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-aws-ovn
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: standard
+    JobTier: candidate
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35429,7 +35429,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-aws-ovn
     FromReleaseMajor: "4"
     FromReleaseMinor: "22"
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: standard
+    JobTier: candidate
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35453,7 +35453,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-azure-m
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35477,7 +35477,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-azure-m
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35501,7 +35501,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-azure-m
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35525,7 +35525,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-azure-m
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35549,7 +35549,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-gcp-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35573,7 +35573,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-gcp-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -35597,7 +35597,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22-periodics-e2e-gcp-mco
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default