National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.3

• 4 - Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
• 42 - Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services
• 421 - Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services

4217 - Other religious occupations

Workers in other religious occupations include brothers, nuns, monks, religious education workers and others who provide support to ministers of religion or to a religious community and who perform certain functions associated with the practice of a religion. They may perform these duties in churches, synagogues, temples or other places of worship; in institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons; or in industrial facilities, corporate enterprises; or they may work in private practice.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • brother/sister - religion
  • Christian science practitioner
  • deacon
  • missionary
  • monk
  • nun
  • pastoral animator
  • religious education worker
  • Salvation Army field worker

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • cantor

• Exclusion(s)

  • Medical missionaries (See 3112 General practitioners and family physicians)
  • Professional occupations in religion (See 4154 Professional occupations in religion)

• Main duties

  This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Assist at services of public worship and religious rites
  • Provide religious education, spiritual guidance and moral support to members of a religious community
  • Conduct outreach activities and facilitate community involvement
  • Administer programs providing food, clothing and shelter
  • May plan, organize and lead worship services and church activities for a specific audience.

• Employment requirements

  • Completion of college, university or other program in religious studies may be required, depending on the particular occupation and religion.
  • There may be other employment requirements depending on the particular occupation and religion.