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| OaSIS profile | Broad occupational category | Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities | Lead statement | Similarity rating | Last modified date |
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| 14101.04 – Telephone operators | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Telephone operators operate telephone systems to advance and complete customers’ telephone calls. |
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| 14101.01 – Receptionists | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Receptionists greet people arriving at offices, hospitals and other establishments, direct visitors to appropriate persons and services, answer and forward telephone calls, take messages, schedule appointments and perform other clerical duties. |
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| 14101.02 – Hospital admitting clerks | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Hospital admitting clerks greet people arriving at hospitals and obtain information to direct them to medical service areas. |
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| 14301.02 – Correspondence clerks | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Correspondence clerks write correspondence, proofread material for accuracy and perform other related clerical duties in accordance with established procedures, guidelines and schedules. |
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| 14301.04 – Readers and press clippers | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Readers and press clippers read newspapers, magazines, press releases and other publications to locate, file and distribute articles and to perform other related clerical duties in accordance with established procedures, guidelines and schedules. |
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| 14301.05 – Regulatory clerks | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Regulatory clerks compile, verify, record and process applications, licences, permits, contracts, registrations, requisitions and other forms and documents in accordance with established procedures using processing systems; and authorize and issue licences, permits, registration papers, reimbursements and other material after requested documents have been processed and approved. |
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| 65109.03 – Telephone solicitors and telemarketers | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
Telephone solicitors and telemarketers sell goods and services by telephone. |
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| 14100.01 – General office support workers | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
General office support workers prepare correspondence, reports, statements and other material, operate office equipment, answer telephones and perform clerical duties of a general nature according to established procedures. |
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| 14102.00 – Personnel clerks | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Personnel clerks assist personnel officers and human resources specialists and compile, maintain and process information relating to staffing, recruitment, training, labour relations, performance evaluations and classifications |
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| 14103.00 – Court clerks and related court services occupations | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Court clerks and workers in related court services occupations perform administrative, security, and other support functions for courts of law such as scheduling trials, processing service fees, calling court to order, preparing court dockets and maintaining exhibits, recording trial proceedings and maintaining court records. They also facilitate court security and public safety, liaise with law enforcement organizations, and provide support to the judiciary. |
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| 14110.01 – Survey interviewers | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Survey interviewers contact individuals to gather information for market research, public opinion polls or election and census enumeration. |
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| 14301.01 – Classified advertising clerks | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Classified advertising clerks take orders, calculate rates, bill customers for classified advertisements, write and edit ad copy and perform other related clerical duties. |
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| 53111.04 – Scripts assistants | Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training |
Script assistants help technical workers and perform other support duties related to broadcasting and the production of motion pictures and the performing arts. |
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| 65329.01 – Beauty salon attendants | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
Beauty salon attendants provide services in beauty salons. |
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| 65329.06 – Ticket takers and ushers | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
Ticket takers and ushers provide services in retail service establishments. |
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| 65329.07 – Other elemental service workers | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
Other elemental workers perform services specific to the establishments in which their occupations are found. |
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| 13110.00 – Administrative assistants | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training |
Administrative assistants perform a variety of administrative duties in support of managerial and professional employers. |
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| 13111.00 – Legal administrative assistants | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training |
Legal administrative assistants perform a variety of secretarial and administrative duties in law offices, legal departments of large firms, real estate companies, land title offices, municipal, provincial and federal courts and government. |
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| 14111.00 – Data entry clerks | Business, finance and administration occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Data entry clerks input coded, statistical, financial and other information into computerized databases, spreadsheets or other templates using a keyboard, mouse, or optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools. |
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| 64314.00 – Hotel front desk clerks | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Hotel front desk clerks make room reservations, provide information and services to guests and receive payment for services. |
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| 64321.00 – Casino workers | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Casino workers operate gaming tables, assist patrons using slot machines, accept keno wagers, pay out winning bets and jackpots and collect losing bets. |
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| 64409.00 – Other customer and information services representatives | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training |
Other customer and information services representatives answer enquiries, provide information regarding an establishment's goods, services and policies and provide customer services such as receiving payments and processing requests for services. |
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| 65100.00 – Cashiers | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
Cashiers operate cash registers, optical price scanners, computers or other equipment to record and accept payment for the purchase of goods, services and admissions. |
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| 65229.00 – Other support occupations in personal services | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
Workers in other support occupations in personal services provide psychic consulting, fortune-telling, astrological services and other personal services. |
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| 65329.03 – Funeral home attendants | Sales and service occupations | Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
Funeral home attendants provide services for funeral homes. |
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