National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

G - Sales and Service Occupations

Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with selling goods and services and providing personal, protective, household, tourism and hospitality services.

G0 - Sales and Service Supervisors

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with supervising the work of: persons selling goods and services to the public in retail stores, recreational and entertainment facilities, or by telephone and door-to-door methods; cleaners or janitors; dry cleaning and laundry workers; accommodation service clerks; theatre, sport and recreation service workers; and other service workers not elsewhere classified.

G1 - Wholesale, Technical, Insurance, Real Estate Sales Specialists, and Retail, Wholesale and Grain Buyers

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with wholesaling goods and services, selling real estate and insurance, buying goods for wholesale and retail trade, and operating grain elevators.

G2 - Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with selling or renting a range of commodities and services to the public, usually in stores and other retail business locations but also in wholesale businesses that sell to the general public.

G3 - Cashiers

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with recording and receiving payment from customers in retail stores, restaurants, theatres, and various other types of businesses for goods, admission tickets or services purchased.

G4 - Chefs and Cooks

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with planning and directing meal preparation and preparing and cooking food.

G5 - Occupations in Food and Beverage Service

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with greeting and seating customers, mixing drinks and serving food and beverages.

G6 - Occupations in Protective Services

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with providing defence services, maintaining law and order, protecting people and property, guarding prisoners, enforcing court orders and conducting private investigations.

G7 - Occupations in Travel and Accommodation Including Attendants in Recreation and Sport

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with attending to passengers' needs in transit; making reservations and selling tickets to passengers; giving advice on travel; making room reservations in hotels; escorting groups on touring, hunting and fishing trips; carrying luggage and assisting patrons at amusement, recreation and sporting facilities.

G8 - Childcare and Home Support Workers

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with providing childcare and homemaking services; assisting school teachers; and planning and operating pre-school programs.

G9 - Sales and Service Occupations n.e.c.

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with providing services not elsewhere classified, non-store retail sales not elsewhere classified, and providing a combination of sales and services or services related to sales.