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Alpha	Title	Code	OaSIS profile	Broad occupational category	Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities	Lead statement	Similarity rating	Score	Last modified date
S	Sociologists	41409.08	41409.08 – Sociologists	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Sociologists study the development, structure, social patterns and interrelationships of human societies.	Similar	0.94	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
O	Other social science professionals	41409.09	41409.09 – Other social science professionals	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Other social science professionals specialize in particular areas of social sciences and humanities disciplines.	Similar	0.94	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
H	Historians	41409.04	41409.04 – Historians	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Historians conduct research into phases and aspects of past human activities.	Similar	0.93	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
U	University professors and lecturers	41200.00	41200.00 – University professors and lecturers	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	University professors and lecturers teach courses to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research at universities. University professors who are heads of departments are included in this unit group.	Similar	0.91	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
L	Linguists	41409.05	41409.05 – Linguists	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Linguists study the origin, structure and development of languages and apply linguistic theory to problems in teaching, translation and communications.	Similar	0.91	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
S	Social policy researchers	41403.01	41403.01 – Social policy researchers	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Social policy researchers conduct research, develop policy and implement and administer programs in areas such as employment, immigration, law enforcement, corrections, human rights, housing, labour and family services.	Similar	0.90	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
S	Social service planners	41403.07	41403.07 – Social service planners	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Social services planners conduct research, develop social programs and assess, co-ordinate and develop awareness of existing social services.	Similar	0.90	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
A	Anthropologists	41409.01	41409.01 – Anthropologists	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Anthropologists conduct studies of the origin, development and functioning of human societies and cultures and of human evolution, changing physical characteristics and geographical distribution.	Similar	0.90	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
H	Housing policy analysts	41403.03	41403.03 – Housing policy analysts	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Housing policy analysts conduct research, develop policy, and implement and administer housing programs.	Somewhat similar	0.89	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
S	Social survey researchers	41403.06	41403.06 – Social survey researchers	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Social survey researchers conduct research, develop policy and implement or administer programs in areas such as employment, immigration, corrections, housing, labour and family services.	Somewhat similar	0.89	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
H	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	41404.00	41404.00 – Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, produce reports and administer health care policies and programs.	Somewhat similar	0.89	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
E	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	41405.00	41405.00 – Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, produce reports and administer elementary, secondary and post-secondary education policies and programs.	Somewhat similar	0.89	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
P	Psychometricians	41409.07	41409.07 – Psychometricians	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Psychometricians develop psychological tests, scales and measures, and may administer or apply and interpret such tests, scales and measures. Psychometrists administer and score psychological tests, usually under the supervision of a registered psychologist.	Somewhat similar	0.89	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
S	Science policy and program officers	41400.04	41400.04 – Science policy and program officers	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Science policy and program officers conduct research, prepare reports, provide consultation and advice, administer programs in areas related to the natural and applied sciences.	Somewhat similar	0.88	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
R	Recreation, sports and fitness policy analysts	41406.02	41406.02 – Recreation, sports and fitness policy analysts	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Recreation, sports and fitness policy analysts develop policies related to recreation, sports and physical fitness.	Somewhat similar	0.88	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
J	Justice of the peace	42200.05	42200.05 – Justice of the peace	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations	Justices of the peace administer oaths, issue subpoenas, summonses and warrants and perform other court-related duties such as conducting bail hearings.	Somewhat similar	0.88	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
F	Financial investigators	11109.02	11109.02 – Financial investigators	Business, finance and administration occupations	Occupations usually require a university degree	Financial investigators investigate the practices of securities and commodity futures traders and other financial service providers.	Somewhat similar	0.87	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
H	Human resources professionals	11200.00	11200.00 – Human resources professionals	Business, finance and administration occupations	Occupations usually require a university degree	Human resources professionals develop, implement and evaluate human resources and labour relations policies, programs and procedures and advise employers and employees on human resources matters.	Somewhat similar	0.87	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
E	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	41401.00	41401.00 – Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts conduct research, monitor data, analyze information and prepare reports and plans to resolve economic and business problems and develop models to analyze, explain and forecast economic behaviour and patterns. They advise on matters such as finance, fiscal and monetary policy, international trade, agricultural and natural resource commodities and labour and industrial markets.	Somewhat similar	0.87	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
B	Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	41402.00	41402.00 – Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Business development officers and market researchers and analysts conduct research, provide statistical and analytical supports, identify market trends and potential opportunities, formulate policies and manage programs to stimulate industrial and commercial business investment or tourism in urban and rural areas, or to promote commercial or industrial products and services.	Somewhat similar	0.87	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
F	Financial Underwriters	11109.03	11109.03 – Financial Underwriters	Business, finance and administration occupations	Occupations usually require a university degree	Underwriters provide services related to the issuing of new stocks, bonds and securities.	Somewhat similar	0.86	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
T	Trust officers	11109.04	11109.04 – Trust officers	Business, finance and administration occupations	Occupations usually require a university degree	Trust officers administer trusts, direct trust investments and disburse trust funds.	Somewhat similar	0.86	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
P	Psychologists	31200.00	31200.00 – Psychologists	Health occupations	Occupations usually require a university degree	Psychologists assess and diagnose behavioural, emotional and cognitive disorders, counsel clients, provide therapy, conduct research and apply theory relating to behaviour and mental processes. Psychologists help clients work toward the maintenance and enhancement of psychological, physical, intellectual, emotional, social and interpersonal functioning.	Somewhat similar	0.86	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
P	Post-secondary research assistants	41201.02	41201.02 – Post-secondary research assistants	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a university degree	Post-secondary research assistants assist university professors, community college and CEGEP teachers and other faculty members in research activities at universities and colleges.	Somewhat similar	0.86	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
I	Independent paralegals	42200.02	42200.02 – Independent paralegals	Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations	Independent paralegals provide legal services to the public as allowed by government legislation, or provide paralegal services on contract to law firms or other establishments.	Somewhat similar	0.86	Last modified version OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0