2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics


A Management occupations

A0 Senior management occupations
A1 Specialist managers
A2 Managers in retail trade, food and accommodation services
A3 Other managers

B Business, finance and administrative occupations

B0 Professional occupations in business and finance
B1 Finance and insurance administration occupations
B2 Secretaries
B3 Administrative and regulatory occupations
B4 Clerical supervisors
B5 Clerical occupations

C Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

C0 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences
C1 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences

D Health occupations

D0 Professional occupations in health
D1 Nurse supervisors and registered nurses
D2 Technical and related occupations in health
D3 Assisting occupations in support of health services

E Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion

E0 Judges, lawyers, psychologists, social workers, ministers of religion, and policy and program officers
E1 Teachers and professors
E2 Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion

F Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

F0 Professional occupations in art and culture
F1 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

G Sales and service occupations

G0 Sales and service supervisors
G1 Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers
G2 Retail salespersons and sales clerks
G3 Cashiers
G4 Chefs and cooks
G5 Occupations in food and beverage service
G6 Occupations in protective services
G7 Occupations in travel and accommodation, including attendants in recreation and sport
G8 Childcare and home support workers
G9 Sales and service occupations

H Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

H0 Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation
H1 Construction trades
H2 Stationary engineers, power station operators and electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
H3 Machinists, metal forming, shaping and erecting occupations
H4 Mechanics
H5 Other trades
H6 Heavy equipment and crane operators, including drillers
H7 Transportation equipment operators and related workers, excluding labourers
H8 Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations

I Occupations unique to primary industry

I0 Occupations unique to agriculture, excluding labourers
I1 Occupations unique to forestry operations, mining, oil and gas extraction and fishing, excluding labourers
I2 Primary production labourers

J Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities

J0 Supervisors in manufacturing
J1 Machine operators in manufacturing
J2 Assemblers in manufacturing
J3 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Update: May 5, 2003