National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.3

6 - Sales and service occupations

This category contains retail and wholesale sales occupations and customer and personal service occupations related to a wide range of industries, such as accommodation and food services, travel, tourism and cleaning services.

Sales and service occupations can be linked, for the most part, to formal post-secondary or occupation-specific training programs. Others are characterized by periods of formal on-the-job training. Apprenticeship training is available for some specialized service occupations. Progression from sales and service occupations to positions of increased responsibility, or supervision, usually requires occupational experience and may require completion of related training programs.

67 - Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c.

This major group comprises service occupations that either require some secondary education, or have no specific educational requirements, and for which on-the-job training may be provided. It includes food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations; support occupations in accommodation, travel and amusement services; cleaners; and other service support and related occupations not elsewhere classified.

671 - Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations

This minor group includes food counter attendants, food preparers, kitchen helpers, food service helpers and dishwashers. They are employed by restaurants, cafes, hotels, fast food outlets, cafeterias, hospitals and other establishments.

672 - Support occupations in accommodation, travel and amusement services

This minor group includes workers in support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services and operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport. Workers in support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up are employed by hotels, conference centres, retail establishments, passenger transport companies and throughout the private and public sectors. Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport are employed by amusement parks, fairs, exhibitions, carnivals, arenas, billiard parlours, bowling alleys, golf courses, ski centres, tennis clubs, campgrounds and other recreational and sports facilities.

673 - Cleaners

This minor group includes light duty cleaners, specialized cleaners, janitors, caretakers and building superintendents. They are employed by hotels, motels and resorts; shopping and recreational facilities; hospitals, health care facilities and educational and other institutions; building management companies, cleaning service companies, condominium corporations and private individuals; and industrial, religious and other establishments; or they may be self-employed.

674 - Other service support and related occupations, n.e.c.

This minor group includes workers in dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations; and in other service support occupations not elsewhere classified. They are employed in dry cleaning, laundry and fur cleaning establishments, in the laundries of hotels, hospitals and other institutions; and by a wide range of establishments; or they may be self-employed.