Career Handbook - Hierarchy and structure
The Career Handbook (CH) 2016, further expands the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 four-tiered hierarchical structure. Starting from the NOC structure based on 10 broad occupational categories, 40 major groups, 140 minor groups and 500 unit groups, the CH further disaggregate the unit groups into 939 occupational profiles.
The structure presented below allows you to drilldown from one of the broad occupational categories to its associated occupational profiles.
0 Management occupations
00 Senior management occupations
001 Legislators and senior management
0012.0 – Senior government managers and officials
0013.0 – Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services
0015.0 – Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
0016.0 – Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities
01 Specialized middle management occupations
011 Administrative services managers
012 Managers in financial and business services
0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
0121.2 – Real estate service managers
0122 Banking, credit and other investment managers
0124 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
013 Managers in communication (except broadcasting)
02 Specialized middle management occupations
021 Managers in engineering, architecture, science and information systems
03 Specialized middle management occupations
031 Managers in health care
04 Specialized middle management occupations
041 Managers in public administration
0411.0 – Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration
0412.0 – Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration
0413.0 – Government managers - education policy development and program administration
042 Managers in education and social and community services
0421 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training
0422 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
0422.2 – Administrators of elementary and secondary education
0423.0 – Managers in social, community and correctional services
043 Managers in public protection services
0431.0 – Commissioned police officers
05 Specialized middle management occupations
051 Managers in art, culture, recreation and sport
0511.0 – Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
0512.0 – Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
0513.0 – Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
06 Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services
060 Corporate sales managers
062 Retail and wholesale trade managers
063 Managers in food service and accommodation
065 Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
07 Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities
071 Managers in construction and facility operation and maintenance
0711.0 – Construction managers
0712.0 – Home building and renovation managers
0714 Facility operation and maintenance managers
073 Managers in transportation
0731 Managers in transportation
08 Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities
081 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
0811.0 – Managers in natural resources production and fishing
082 Managers in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture
0821.0 – Managers in agriculture
09 Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities
091 Managers in manufacturing and utilities
1 Business, finance and administration occupations
11 Professional occupations in business and finance
111 Auditors, accountants and investment professionals
1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
112 Human resources and business service professionals
1121.0 – Human resources professionals
1122.0 – Professional occupations in business management consulting
1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
1123.1 – Professional occupations in marketing and public relations
12 Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations
121 Administrative services supervisors
1211.0 – Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
1212.0 – Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
1213.0 – Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
1214.0 – Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations
1215.0 – Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
122 Administrative and regulatory occupations
1221.0 – Administrative officers
1223.0 – Human resources and recruitment officers
1224.0 – Property administrators
1225.0 – Purchasing agents and officers
1226.0 – Conference and event planners
1227 Court officers and justices of the peace
1228 Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers
1228.2 – Border services officers and customs inspectors
124 Office administrative assistants - general, legal and medical
1241.0 – Administrative assistants
125 Court reporters, transcriptionists, records management technicians and statistical officers
1251 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
1252.0 – Health information management occupations
1253.0 – Records management technicians
1254.0 – Statistical officers and related research support occupations
13 Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations
131 Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations
1311.0 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
1312 Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
14 Office support occupations
141 General office workers
1411 General office support workers
1411.1 – General office support workers
142 Office equipment operators
1423 Desktop publishing operators and related occupations
1423.1 – Desktop publishing operators
143 Financial, insurance and related administrative support workers
1431.0 – Accounting and related clerks
1432.0 – Payroll administrators
1434 Banking, insurance and other financial clerks
145 Library, correspondence and other clerks
1451.0 – Library assistants and clerks
1452 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks
1452.1 – Classified advertising clerks
1452.2 – Correspondence clerks
1452.3 – Editorial assistants and publication clerks
1454 Survey interviewers and statistical clerks
15 Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
151 Mail and message distribution occupations
1511 Mail, postal and related workers
152 Supply chain logistics, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
1521.0 – Shippers and receivers
1522.0 – Storekeepers and partspersons
1523.0 – Production logistics co-ordinators
1524 Purchasing and inventory control workers
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
21 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences
211 Physical science professionals
2114.0 – Meteorologists and climatologists
2115 Other professional occupations in physical sciences
212 Life science professionals
2121 Biologists and related scientists
2122.0 – Forestry professionals
2123.0 – Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists
213 Civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineers
214 Other engineers
2141.0 – Industrial and manufacturing engineers
2142.0 – Metallurgical and materials engineers
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
215 Architects, urban planners and land surveyors
216 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
2161 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
217 Computer and information systems professionals
2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
2171.1 – Information systems business analysts and consultants
2171.2 – Systems security analysts
2172 Database analysts and data administrators
2173.0 – Software engineers and designers
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
22 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences
221 Technical occupations in physical sciences
2211 Chemical technologists and technicians
2212 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
222 Technical occupations in life sciences
2221 Biological technologists and technicians
2222 Agricultural and fish products inspectors
2222.1 – Fish and fish products inspectors
2223.0 – Forestry technologists and technicians
2224.0 – Conservation and fishery officers
2225 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
2225.1 – Arborists and tree service technicians
2225.2 – Golf course superintendents
2225.4 – Landscape designers and landscape architectural technicians and technologists
223 Technical occupations in civil, mechanical and industrial engineering
2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
2233.1 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists
2233.2 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technicians
224 Technical occupations in electronics and electrical engineering
2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
2241.1 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologists
2242.0 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
2243.0 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
2244 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
2244.1 – Aircraft instrument mechanics and technicians
2244.2 – Aircraft electrical mechanics and technicians
225 Technical occupations in architecture, drafting, surveying, geomatics and meteorology
2251.0 – Architectural technologists and technicians
2253 Drafting technologists and technicians
2254 Land survey technologists and technicians
2255 Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
2255.1 – Cartographic technologists and technicians
2255.2 – Photogrammetric technologists and technicians
2255.3 – Aerial survey technologists and technicians
2255.4 – Remote sensing technologists and technicians
2255.5 – Geographic information systems (GIS) technologists and technicians
226 Other technical inspectors and regulatory officers
2261.0 – Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians
2262 Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers
2262.1 – Motor vehicle defects investigators
2262.2 – Railway accident investigation officers
2262.3 – Airworthiness inspectors
2263.0 – Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
227 Transportation officers and controllers
2271 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
2272 Air traffic controllers and related occupations
2273.0 – Deck officers, water transport
2274.0 – Engineer officers, water transport
2275 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
228 Technical occupations in computer and information systems
3 Health occupations
30 Professional occupations in nursing
301 Professional occupations in nursing
3011.0 – Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
3012.1 – General duty registered nurses
3012.2 – Occupational health nurses
3012.3 – Community health nurses
31 Professional occupations in health (except nursing)
311 Physicians, dentists and veterinarians
3111 Specialist physicians
3111.1 – Specialists in clinical medicine
312 Optometrists, chiropractors and other health diagnosing and treating professionals
3124 Allied primary health practitioners
3125 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
3125.1 – Doctors of podiatric medicine
313 Pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists
3131 Pharmacists
314 Therapy and assessment professionals
3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
3143.0 – Occupational therapists
3144 Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
3144.1 – Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
32 Technical occupations in health
321 Medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)
3211.0 – Medical laboratory technologists
3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants
3213.0 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
3214.1 – Respiratory therapists
3215 Medical radiation technologists
3215.1 – Radiological technologists
3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.
3217.1 – Cardiology technologists
3219 Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)
3219.3 – Prosthetists and orthotists
322 Technical occupations in dental health care
3223 Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants
323 Other technical occupations in health care
3232 Practitioners of natural healing
3233 Licensed practical nurses
3234.0 – Paramedical occupations
3237 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
3237.1 – Hearing instrument practitioners
3237.2 – Audiometric technicians
3237.3 – Communicative disorders assistants and speech-language pathology assistants
3237.4 – Ophthalmic medical assistants
3237.5 – Physiotherapy assistants and occupational therapy assistants
34 Assisting occupations in support of health services
341 Assisting occupations in support of health services
3413.0 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
3414 Other assisting occupations in support of health services
3414.1 – Orthopedic technologists
3414.3 – Optical/ophthalmic laboratory technicians and assistants
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
40 Professional occupations in education services
401 University professors and post-secondary assistants
4011.0 – University professors and lecturers
4012 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
402 College and other vocational instructors
403 Secondary and elementary school teachers and educational counsellors
4031.0 – Secondary school teachers
41 Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services
415 Social and community service professionals
4153.0 – Family, marriage and other related counsellors
4154.0 – Professional occupations in religion
4155 Probation and parole officers and related occupations
416 Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers
4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4161.2 – Occupational/industrial hygienists
4162.0 – Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
4163.0 – Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
4164 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4164.1 – Social policy researchers
4164.3 – Housing policy analysts
4164.4 – International aid and development project officers
4165.0 – Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4166.0 – Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4167 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4167.2 – Recreation consultants
4167.3 – Recreation, sports and fitness policy analysts
4168.0 – Program officers unique to government
4169 Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c.
42 Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services
421 Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services
4211 Paralegal and related occupations
4212.0 – Social and community service workers
4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
4215.0 – Instructors of persons with disabilities
4216 Other instructors
43 Occupations in front-line public protection services
431 Occupations in front-line public protection services
4311.0 – Police officers (except commissioned)
4313.0 – Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces
44 Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations
441 Home care providers and educational support occupations
4411 Home child care providers
4412 Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
442 Legal and public protection support occupations
4421.0 – Sheriffs and bailiffs
4422.0 – Correctional service officers
4423 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers, n.e.c.
4423.1 – Animal control officers
4423.2 – By-law enforcement officers
4423.3 – Commercial transport inspectors
4423.4 – Garbage collection inspectors
4423.5 – Liquor licence inspectors
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
51 Professional occupations in art and culture
511 Librarians, archivists, conservators and curators
512 Writing, translating and related communications professionals
5121 Authors and writers
5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters
513 Creative and performing artists
5131 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
5136 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
52 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
521 Technical occupations in libraries, public archives, museums and art galleries
5211 Library and public archive technicians
5212 Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries
5212.1 – Conservation and restoration technicians
5212.2 – Curatorial assistants
5212.3 – Museum and other related interpreters
5212.4 – Museum extension officers
522 Photographers, graphic arts technicians and technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
5222.0 – Film and video camera operators
5223.0 – Graphic arts technicians
5224.0 – Broadcast technicians
5225.0 – Audio and video recording technicians
5226 Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
5226.3 – Gaffers and lighting technicians
5226.4 – Stunt co-ordinators and special effects technicians
5227 Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
5227.1 – Camera crane operators
523 Announcers and other performers, n.e.c.
5231.0 – Announcers and other broadcasters
5232 Other performers, n.e.c.
524 Creative designers and craftspersons
5242.0 – Interior designers and interior decorators
5243 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
525 Athletes, coaches, referees and related occupations
5253.0 – Sports officials and referees
5254 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
5254.1 – Program leaders and instructors in recreation and sport