National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2001

National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2001

B - Business, Finance and Administrative Occupations

Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with providing financial and business services, administrative and regulatory services and clerical support services.

B5 - Clerical Occupations

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with performing general office work or specialized clerical tasks such as typesetting, data entry, telephone operating, administrative support, processing information related to personnel activities, preparing routine financial records, recording payroll data, processing financial transactions, processing data in financial and insurance companies, collecting overdue accounts, processing and delivering mail, shipping and receiving, recording production and inventory, dispatching taxis, scheduling transportation crews, issuing and receiving library books, writing routine correspondence, interviewing for surveys and answering enquiries from the public.

B54 - Administrative Support Clerks

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with providing administrative support by: processing applications, licences, permits, contracts, registrations, requisitions and other established forms; processing information related to personnel activities; and performing support functions in courts of law.

B541 - Administrative Clerks

Administrative clerks compile, verify, record and process forms and documents, such as applications, licences, permits, contracts, registrations and requisitions, in accordance with established procedures, guidelines and schedules. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.

  • Example Titles

    • administrative clerk
    • administrative clerk - military
    • administrative contract clerk
    • application clerk
    • archives clerk
    • auction clerk
    • authorization clerk
    • brand recorder
    • broadcast clerk
    • bus terminal clerk
    • by-law clerk
    • construction permits clerk
    • contract clerk
    • copyright clerk
    • course co-ordinator
    • credit assessment clerk
    • credit card authorization clerk
    • customs and excise clerk
    • customs clerk
    • dietetics office clerk - hospital
    • documentation clerk
    • engineering clerk
    • export documentation clerk
    • export traffic clerk
    • exports clerk
    • floor clerk
    • forms control clerk
    • freight forwarding clerk
    • import clerk
    • import documentation clerk
    • import traffic clerk
    • licence clerk
    • loans and grants administrative assistant
    • mail order clerk
    • mail order filler
    • map clerk
    • motor vehicle bureau clerk
    • municipal office clerk
    • office administration clerk
    • passport clerk
    • passport issuer
    • permit clerk
    • police station clerk
    • registrar clerk
    • registration clerk
    • registry clerk
    • relief clerk
    • road clerk
    • road maintenance clerk
    • subscription clerk
    • suggestion award program clerk
    • taxi stand clerk
    • telex operator
    • tests clerk
    • tracing clerk (except mail)
    • unit clerk
    • utilities clerk
    • utility clerk
    • ward clerk - hospital
    • warranty clerk

  • Exclusion

    • Administrative officers are classified in unit group B311 - Administrative Officers
    • Clerical occupations whose work is characterized by a particular subject matter specialization are classified in an appropriate unit group of minor group B53 - Finance and Insurance Clerks, or an appropriate unit group of minor group B55 - Library, Correspondence and Related Information Clerks, or an appropriate unit group of minor group B56 - Mail and Message Distribution Occupations, or an appropriate unit group of minor group B57 - Recording, Scheduling and Distributing Occupations
    • Clerk-typists are classified in unit group B511 - General Office Clerks
    • Records and file clerks are classified in unit group B513 - Records Management and Filing Clerks
    • Supervisors of administrative clerks are classified in unit group B411 - Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Clerks
B542 - Personnel Clerks

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. They are employed in personnel departments throughout the private and public sectors.

  • Example Titles

    • classification clerk - human resources
    • employment clerk
    • human resources assistant
    • human resources clerk
    • identification clerk
    • labour relations clerk
    • personnel assistant
    • personnel services clerk
    • staffing assistant
    • staffing clerk
    • training clerk

  • Exclusion

    • Payroll, benefit and entitlement clerks are classified in unit group B532 - Payroll Clerks
    • Supervisors of personnel clerks are classified in unit group B411 - Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Clerks
B543 - Court Clerks

This unit group includes those who perform support functions in courts of law, such as calling court to order, preparing court dockets and maintaining exhibits. Court clerks are employed by federal and provincial courts.

  • Example Titles

    • clerk of process - courts
    • clerk, court
    • clerk-crier, court
    • county court clerk
    • court clerk
    • court clerk-crier
    • courtroom clerk
    • criminal court clerk
    • judicial clerk
    • provincial court clerk
    • youth court clerk

  • Exclusion

    • Supervisors of court services occupations and court officers are classified in unit group B317 - Court Officers and Justices of the Peace
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