2006 Census Topic-based tabulations

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Industry - North American Industry Classification System 2002 (23), Occupation - National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (60), Class of Worker (6) and Sex (3) for the Labour Force 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

About this variable: Occupation - National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (60)

Definition

Occupation (based on the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 [NOC-S 2006])

Part A - Plain language definition
Kind of work done by persons aged 15 and over. Occupation is based on the type of job the person holds and the description of his or her duties. The 2006 Census data on occupation are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC-S 2006). For comparisons with data from the 1991 and 1996 censuses, the variable Occupation (historical) should be used.

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005. Persons with two or more jobs were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.
The 2006 Census occupation data are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC-S 2006). This classification is composed of four levels of aggregation. There are 10 broad occupational categories containing 47 major groups that are further subdivided into 140 minor groups. At the most detailed level, there are 520 occupation unit groups. Occupation unit groups are formed on the basis of the education, training, or skill level required to enter the job, as well as the kind of work performed, as determined by the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the occupation.
For information on the NOC-S 2006, see the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006, Catalogue No. 12-583-XIE.

Values

  1. Total labour force
  2. Occupation - Not applicable Footnote 2
  3. All occupations Footnote 3
  4. A Management occupations
  5. A0 Senior management occupations
  6. A1 Specialist managers
  7. A2 Managers in retail trade, food and accommodation services
  8. A3 Other managers, n.e.c.
  9. B Business, finance and administrative occupations
  10. B0 Professional occupations in business and finance
  11. B1 Finance and insurance administrative occupations
  12. B2 Secretaries
  13. B3 Administrative and regulatory occupations
  14. B4 Clerical supervisors
  15. B5 Clerical occupations
  16. C Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
  17. C0 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences
  18. C1 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences
  19. D Health occupations
  20. D0 Professional occupations in health
  21. D1 Nurse supervisors and registered nurses
  22. D2 Technical and related occupations in health
  23. D3 Assisting occupations in support of health services
  24. E Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion
  25. E0 Judges, lawyers, psychologists, social workers, ministers of religion, and policy and program officers
  26. E1 Teachers and professors
  27. E2 Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion, n.e.c.
  28. F Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
  29. F0 Professional occupations in art and culture
  30. F1 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
  31. G Sales and service occupations
  32. G0 Sales and service supervisors
  33. G1 Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers
  34. G2 Retail salespersons and sales clerks
  35. G3 Cashiers
  36. G4 Chefs and cooks
  37. G5 Occupations in food and beverage service
  38. G6 Occupations in protective services
  39. G7 Occupations in travel and accommodation, including attendants in recreation and sport
  40. G8 Childcare and home support workers
  41. G9 Sales and service occupations, n.e.c.
  42. H Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
  43. H0 Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation
  44. H1 Construction trades
  45. H2 Stationary engineers, power station operators and electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
  46. H3 Machinists, metal forming, shaping and erecting occupations
  47. H4 Mechanics
  48. H5 Other trades, n.e.c.
  49. H6 Heavy equipment and crane operators, including drillers
  50. H7 Transportation equipment operators and related workers, excluding labourers
  51. H8 Trades helpers, construction, and transportation labourers and related occupations
  52. I Occupations unique to primary industry
  53. I0 Occupations unique to agriculture, excluding labourers
  54. I1 Occupations unique to forestry operations, mining, oil and gas extraction, and fishing, excluding labourers
  55. I2 Primary production labourers
  56. J Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities
  57. J0 Supervisors in manufacturing
  58. J1 Machine operators in manufacturing
  59. J2 Assemblers in manufacturing
  60. J3 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Footnotes

Footnote 2

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005 only.

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Footnote 3

Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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