National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

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.

B53 - Finance and Insurance Clerks

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with preparing routine financial records, recording payroll data, processing financial transactions in banks, processing data in financial and insurance companies, and collecting overdue accounts.

B531 - Accounting and Related Clerks

Accounting and related clerks calculate, prepare and process bills, invoices, accounts payable and receivable, budgets and other financial records according to established procedures. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.

• Example Titles

  • account audit clerk
  • account verification clerk
  • accounting and auditing clerk
  • accounting assistant
  • accounting clerk
  • accounting machine operator
  • accounts payable and receivable clerk
  • accounts payable clerk
  • accounts receivable clerk
  • assessment clerk
  • audit clerk
  • auditing clerk
  • balance clerk
  • bill clerk
  • billing clerk
  • billing machine operator
  • bookkeeping machine operator
  • budget clerk
  • cash coupon clerk
  • cash on delivery (COD) clerk
  • charge account audit clerk
  • charge account clerk
  • cheque control clerk
  • COD (cash on delivery) clerk
  • coin machine tender
  • control clerk - hotel and restaurant
  • cost accounting clerk
  • cost clerk
  • costing clerk
  • currency sorter
  • demurrage clerk
  • deposit clerk
  • disbursement clerk
  • expenditure clerk
  • finance clerk
  • finance clerk - military
  • financial investigation clerk
  • fiscal clerk
  • food and beverage control clerk - inventory
  • food controller - inventory
  • foreign invoice clerk
  • freight-rate clerk
  • freight-rate revision clerk
  • income tax return preparer
  • interline accounts clerk
  • investment clerk
  • invoice clerk
  • journal entry audit clerk
  • journal entry clerk
  • junior billing clerk
  • junior invoice clerk
  • ledger clerk
  • liquor controller - inventory
  • magnetic ink character recognition clerk
  • money-sorting machine operator
  • patient-billing clerk
  • proof machine operator
  • rate reviewer
  • remittance accounts clerk
  • revenue accounting clerk
  • senior accounting clerk
  • tariff clerk
  • tax clerk
  • tax return preparer
  • traffic rate clerk
  • transfer clerk
  • treasury clerk
  • utilities billing clerk
  • vault clerk
  • voucher clerk
  • wharf clerk
  • wharfinger

• Exclusion

  • Bookkeepers (See B111 Bookkeepers)
  • Payroll clerks (See B532 Payroll Clerks)
  • Supervisors of accounting and related clerks (See B412 Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Clerks)

B532 - Payroll Clerks

Payroll clerks collect, verify and process payroll information and determine pay and benefit entitlements for employees within a department, company or other establishment. They are employed by payroll administration companies and by establishments throughout the private and public sectors.

• Example Titles

  • account records clerk - payroll
  • assistant paymaster
  • benefits and pension plan administrator
  • benefits officer
  • pay accounts clerk
  • pay advisor
  • pay and benefits administrator
  • pay and benefits clerk
  • pay clerk
  • pay verifier
  • payroll clerk
  • payroll machine operator
  • payroll officer
  • salary administration officer
  • superannuation clerk - government
  • time clerk - payroll
  • timekeeper - payroll

• Exclusion

  • Accounting clerks (See B531 Accounting and Related Clerks)
  • Personnel clerks (See B542 Personnel Clerks)
  • Supervisors of payroll clerks (See B412 Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Clerks)

B533 - Customer Service Representatives - Financial Services

Customer service representatives in this unit group process customers' financial transactions and provide information on related banking products and services. They are employed by banks, trust companies, credit unions and similar financial institutions.

• Example Titles

  • bank customer service officer
  • bank teller
  • credit union teller
  • current account representative - financial services
  • customer service officer, bank
  • customer service representative - financial services
  • financial customer service representative
  • foreign exchange teller - financial services
  • head teller - financial services
  • proof teller - bank
  • sales and customer service agent
  • savings account teller - financial services
  • senior teller - financial services
  • teller - financial services
  • trust company teller

• Exclusion

  • Cashiers in retail stores (See G311 Cashiers)
  • Clerks that compile and process financial and statistical information in banks (See B534 Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks)
  • Clerks who provide customer services in institutions other than banks (See B553 Customer Service, Information and Related Clerks)
  • Supervisors of tellers (See B412 Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Clerks)

B534 - Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks

Banking, insurance and other financial clerks compile, process and maintain banking, insurance and other financial information. They are employed by banks, credit companies, private and public insurance establishments, investment firms and other financial establishments throughout the private and public sectors.

• Example Titles

  • accident and sickness clerk - insurance
  • accounts clerk - financial sector
  • accounts representative - financial sector
  • actuarial clerk
  • application reviewer - insurance
  • ATM (automatic teller machine) clerk
  • automatic teller machine (ATM) clerk
  • bank clerk
  • benefits and entitlement clerk - insurance
  • brokerage clerk
  • calculation clerk - insurance
  • claims clerk - insurance
  • clerk - financial sector
  • contract clerk - financial sector
  • control clerk - financial sector
  • coupon clerk - financial sector
  • credit application clerk - financial sector
  • credit authorization clerk
  • credit clerk
  • credit register clerk
  • death benefits clerk
  • dental claims clerk
  • disability benefits clerk - insurance
  • discount clerk - financial sector
  • dividend calculation clerk
  • dividend calculation clerk - financial sector
  • employee insurance clerk
  • exchange rate clerk - financial sector
  • financial clerk - financial sector
  • foreign currency accounts adjuster - financial sector
  • foreign exchange clerk - financial sector
  • foreign remittance clerk - financial sector
  • group insurance clerk
  • hospital insurance clerk
  • insurance clerk - financial sector
  • insurance policy reviewer
  • insurance rater
  • insurance reviewer
  • interest clerk
  • ledger control clerk
  • ledger control clerk - financial sector
  • ledger control officer - financial sector
  • liability clerk - financial sector
  • loan clerk - financial sector
  • margin calculation clerk - financial sector
  • mortgage clerk
  • pension plans clerk - insurance
  • personal credit lines clerk
  • personal lines clerk - insurance
  • policy change clerk - insurance
  • policy clerk - insurance
  • policy information clerk - insurance
  • premium rater - insurance
  • proof clerk - financial sector
  • property and equipment insurance clerk
  • property clerk
  • rater, insurance
  • real estate clerk
  • realty clerk
  • reconciliation clerk - financial sector
  • renewal clerk - financial sector
  • reserves calculation clerk - financial sector
  • safety deposit box clerk
  • savings accounts clerk - financial sector
  • securities clerk - financial sector
  • senior claims clerk
  • special endorsement clerk - insurance
  • superannuation clerk - financial sector
  • surgical-medical claims clerk - insurance
  • valuation clerk - financial sector
  • vault attendant - financial sector

• Exclusion

  • Accounting clerks (See B531 Accounting and Related Clerks)
  • Bookkeepers (See B111 Bookkeepers)
  • Claims examiners (See B113 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners)
  • Supervisors of bank, insurance and other financial and statistical clerks (See B412 Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Clerks)
  • Tellers (See B533 Customer Service Representatives - Financial Services)

B535 - Collectors

Collectors collect payments on overdue accounts and bad cheques and locate debtors to make collection arrangements. They are employed by collection agencies, utility companies, department stores, loan companies, banks and credit unions, and by financial and licensing departments within governments.

• Example Titles

  • advertising collector
  • bill collector
  • claims collector
  • collection agent (except taxation)
  • collection clerk
  • collection officer (except taxation)
  • collections investigation officer
  • collector
  • collector of taxes
  • credit and collection clerk
  • financial collector
  • inspector and bill collector - electric power company
  • inspector and bill collector - gas company
  • instalment collector
  • insurance premium collector
  • loan collector
  • locator - collection
  • skip tracer - collection
  • tax collector

• Exclusion

  • Customer service clerks (See B553 Customer Service, Information and Related Clerks)
  • Customs and excise tax collectors (See B318 Immigration, Employment Insurance and Revenue Officers)
  • Supervisors of collectors (See B412 Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Clerks)
  • Tellers (See B533 Customer Service Representatives - Financial Services)