NOC Searchable Database

The National Occupational Classification System (NOC) contains detailed Information on approximately 25,000 occupations in the Canadian labour market. It also illustrates how this occupational system may be accessed on the basis of skill level, occupational category, or a combination of these two criteria.

This Information is organized into nine occupational categories / career pathways:

1. Business, Finance & Administration Occupations
2. Natural & Applied Sciences & Related Occupations
3. Health Occupations
4. Occupations in Social Science, Education, Government Service, & Religion
5. Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation & Sport
6. Sales & Service Occupations
7. Trades, Transportation & Equipment Operators & Related Occupations
8. Occupations Unique to Primary Industry
9. Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing & Utilities.

1. Business, Finance & Administration Occupations
   This occupational category / career pathway contains occupations that are concerned with supervising and providing financial and business services, administrative and regulatory services and clerical support services. Some occupations in this category / pathway are unique to the financial and business industry; most are found in all industries.
   
   
2. Natural & Applied Sciences & Related Occupations
   This occupational category / career pathway contains professional and technical occupations in the sciences, engineering and architecture.
   
   
3. Health Occupations
   This occupational category / career pathway includes occupations concerned with providing health care services directly to patients and occupations that provide support to professional and technical staff.
   
   
4. Occupations in Social Science, Education, Government Service, & Religion
   This occupational category / career pathway includes a range of occupations that are concerned with law, teaching, counseling, conducting social science research, developing government policy and administering government and other programs.
   
   
5. Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation & Sport
   This occupation category / career pathway includes professional and technical occupations related to art and culture, including the performing arts, film and video, broadcasting, journalism, writing, creative design, libraries and museums. It also includes occupations in recreation and sport.
   
   
6. Sales & Service Occupations
   This occupational category / pathway contains sales occupations, personal and protective service occupations and occupations related to the hospitality and tourism industries.
   
   
7. Trades, Transportation & Equipment Operators & Related Occupations
   This occupational category / career pathway includes construction and mechanical trades, trades supervisors and contractors and operators of transportation and heavy equipment. These occupations are found in a wide range of industrial sectors, with many occuring in the construction and transportation industries. This occupational category / career pathway includes most of the apprenticeable trades, including all of those related to the construction industry.
   
   
8. Occupations Unique to Primary Industry
   This occupational category/career pathway contains non-technical occupations in mining, oil and gas production, forestry and logging, agriculture, horticulture, and fishing.
   
   
9. Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing & Utilities.
   This occupational category / career pathway contains supervisory and production occupations in manufacturing, processing and utilities. Occupations in this category / career pathway are characterized by internal progression and on-the-job training. Workers typically enter these occupations at the entry level (such as labourer or helper) and progress to increasingly higher skilled occupations through experience.
   
   

"THE BEST CAREER PATHWAY IS THE ONE YOU DESIGN FOR YOURSELF."

Detailed Information on specific occupations may be obtained by visiting our
***NOC Searchable Database***.