National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

E - Occupations in Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion

Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with law, teaching, counselling, conducting social science research, providing religious services, and developing and administering government policies and programs.

E2 - Paralegals, Social Services Workers and Occupations in Education and Religion, n.e.c.

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with paralegal services, providing technical support to social workers, counselling people in career decision making, teaching life skills and providing support services to religious professionals.

E21 - Paralegals, Social Services Workers and Occupations in Education and Religion, n.e.c.

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with paralegal services, providing technical support to social workers, counselling people in career decision making, teaching life-skills such as motor vehicle driving, and providing support services to religious professionals.

E211 - Paralegal and Related Occupations

Legal assistants and paralegals prepare legal documents, maintain records and files and conduct research to assist lawyers or other professionals. Notaries public administer oaths, take affidavits, sign legal documents and perform other activities according to the limitations of their appointment. Trademark agents advise clients on intellectual property matters. Independent paralegals provide legal services to the public as allowed by government legislation, or provide paralegal services on contract to law firms or other establishments. Legal assistants and paralegals are employed by law firms, by record search companies and in legal departments throughout the public and private sectors. Independent paralegals are usually self-employed. Trademark agents are employed by law firms and legal departments throughout the public and private sectors, trademark development and search firms or they may be self-employed. Notaries public are employed by government and in the public and private sectors or they may be self-employed.

• Example Titles

  • abstractor
  • brief writer - law
  • British Columbia notary public
  • clerk, law
  • collection legal assistant
  • collection paralegal
  • commercial law clerk
  • commercial law legal assistant
  • commercial law paralegal
  • contract clerk - law
  • conveyance clerk
  • conveyancer
  • copyright agent
  • corporate finance legal assistant
  • corporate law and litigation clerk
  • corporate law clerk
  • corporate law legal assistant
  • corporate paralegal
  • corporate records legal assistant
  • corporate securities law clerk
  • corporation paralegal
  • court and tribunal agent
  • criminal-law clerk
  • criminal-law legal assistant
  • criminal-law paralegal
  • family law clerk
  • family law legal assistant
  • family law paralegal
  • foreclosures clerk
  • foreclosures legal assistant
  • foreclosures paralegal
  • independent paralegal
  • insurance law clerk
  • insurance legal assistant
  • insurance paralegal
  • labour law clerk
  • labour law legal assistant
  • labour law paralegal
  • land titles clerk
  • land titles examiner
  • law clerk
  • law clerk to judge
  • lay notary public
  • lease and title clerk
  • legal assistant
  • legal assistant - collection
  • legal researcher
  • legal technician
  • litigation law clerk
  • litigation legal assistant
  • litigation paralegal
  • mortgage and real estate legal assistant
  • mortgage and real estate paralegal
  • notary public
  • notary public (British Columbia)
  • notary public (outside Quebec)
  • notary public clerk
  • notary public, lay
  • oil and gas rights law clerk
  • oil and gas rights legal assistant
  • oil and gas rights paralegal
  • paralegal
  • property paralegal
  • real estate law clerk
  • real estate paralegal
  • registered trademark agent
  • researcher, legal
  • tax law clerk
  • tax legal assistant
  • tax paralegal
  • title and lease clerk
  • title examiner
  • title searcher
  • trademark agent
  • transfer-of-title clerk
  • wills and estates law clerk
  • wills and estates legal assistant
  • wills and estates paralegal

• Exclusion

  • Legal secretaries (See B212 Legal Secretaries)
  • Patent agents (See E031 Natural and Applied Science Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers)
  • Quebec Notaries (See E012 Lawyers and Quebec Notaries)

E212 - Community and Social Service Workers

Community and social service workers administer and implement a variety of social assistance programs and community services, and assist clients to deal with personal and social problems. They are employed by social service and government agencies, mental health agencies, group homes, school boards, correctional facilities and other establishments.

• Example Titles

  • Aboriginal centre co-ordinator
  • Aboriginal outreach officer - social services
  • Aboriginal outreach worker
  • addictions worker
  • addictions worker - compulsive gambling
  • assistant, social services
  • behavioural aide
  • case aide - social services
  • certified return-to-work co-ordinator - disability management
  • certified return-to-work facilitator - disability management
  • child and youth worker
  • child welfare worker
  • child-care worker (except day care)
  • coach, life skills
  • community and social services worker
  • community centre co-ordinator
  • community centre worker
  • community counsellor - social services
  • community development worker
  • community liaison worker
  • community mental health worker
  • community organization worker
  • community rehabilitation worker
  • community service worker
  • community services officer - social services
  • community worker
  • co-ordinator, community centre
  • co-ordinator, Native centre
  • co-ordinator, youth development
  • crisis intervention worker
  • detention home worker
  • development service worker
  • developmental service worker
  • disability management worker
  • drop-in centre worker
  • drug addiction worker
  • eligibility co-ordinator - social assistance
  • eligibility co-ordinator - welfare
  • exceptional-child-care worker (except day care)
  • family service worker
  • field officer, veterans' affairs
  • financial assistance officer - social assistance
  • financial assistance worker
  • group home operator
  • group home worker
  • halfway house supervisor
  • halfway house worker
  • help centre supervisor - social services
  • hostel co-ordinator
  • hostel outreach worker
  • houseparent, halfway house
  • income maintenance officer - social services
  • independent living instructor
  • instructor, life skills
  • intellectual disabilities worker
  • Itinerant support service worker
  • life skills coach
  • life skills instructor
  • meals-on-wheels worker
  • mental health proctor
  • mental health support worker
  • mental health worker
  • Native centre co-ordinator
  • Native community worker
  • Native outreach officer - social services
  • Native outreach worker
  • neighbourhood worker - social services
  • officer, Native outreach - social services
  • personal skills development instructor - social services
  • proctor, mental health
  • psychological assistant
  • registered social service worker
  • rehabilitation officer - social services
  • rehabilitation service worker
  • rehabilitation worker - social services
  • residence co-ordinator - group home
  • residential counsellor - group home
  • return-to-work co-ordinator - disability management
  • return-to-work facilitator - disability management
  • settlement worker - community services
  • shelter supervisor - social services
  • shelter workshop supervisor
  • social aid officer
  • social animator
  • social assistance officer
  • social rehabilitation officer
  • social rehabilitation technician
  • social rehabilitation worker
  • social services assistant
  • social services volunteer co-ordinator
  • social services worker
  • social welfare officer
  • special education technician
  • street outreach worker
  • streetworker - social services
  • substance abuse worker
  • supervised access worker
  • supervisor, halfway house
  • supervisor, women's centre - social services
  • supervisor, women's shelter - social services
  • transition home worker - social services
  • transition house worker - social services
  • veteran services officer
  • veterans' affairs field officer
  • volunteer co-ordinator, social services
  • welfare and compensation officer
  • welfare organization supervisor
  • welfare worker
  • women's centre co-ordinator - social services
  • women's centre program supervisor - social services
  • women's shelter supervisor
  • youth development co-ordinator
  • youth hostel co-ordinator
  • youth services worker
  • youth worker
  • youth worker - social services

• Exclusion

  • Persons who provide counselling in personal or family related problems (See E023 Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellors)
  • Persons who provide social services to parolees (See E025 Probation and Parole Officers and Related Occupations)
  • Social workers (See E022 Social Workers)

E213 - Employment Counsellors

Employment counsellors provide assistance, counsel and information to worker clients on all aspects of employment search and career planning. They also provide counsel and information to employer clients regarding human resource and employment issues. Employment counsellors are employed primarily by federal and provincial governments but are also employed by large establishments and private employment service agencies. Supervisors of employment counsellors are included in this unit group.

• Example Titles

  • Aboriginal employment developer
  • Aboriginal employment officer
  • Aboriginal employment worker
  • career coach
  • career counsellor - except education
  • career development consultant
  • career development counsellor
  • career development facilitator
  • career development practitioner
  • career group facilitator
  • career resource centre co-ordinator
  • counsellor, employment
  • counsellor, employment - government services
  • counsellor, employment group
  • counsellor, job
  • counsellor, job - government services
  • counsellor, outplacement
  • counsellor, relocation
  • counsellor, vocational
  • employment counsellor
  • employment counsellor - government services
  • employment counsellor supervisor
  • employment development specialist
  • employment group counsellor
  • employment outreach counsellor
  • employment outreach program co-ordinator
  • employment outreach program counsellor
  • employment services assessment officer
  • employment services officer
  • employment specialist
  • group counsellor, employment services
  • job counsellor
  • job counsellor - government services
  • job search trainer
  • labour market information consultant
  • occupational counsellor
  • outplacement consultant
  • outplacement counsellor
  • outplacement relocation specialist
  • outreach counsellor, employment
  • outreach program co-ordinator, employment
  • outreach program counsellor, employment
  • relocation consultant
  • relocation counsellor
  • supervisor, employment counsellors
  • vocational counsellor
  • workforce adjustment officer
  • workforce development officer

• Exclusion

  • Persons who provide counselling on matters other than employment such as personal or family related counselling (See E023 Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellors)
  • Unemployment insurance officers (See B318 Immigration, Employment Insurance and Revenue Officers)

E214 - Instructors and Teachers of Persons with Disabilities

Instructors and teachers of persons with disabilities teach children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities communication techniques, such as Braille or sign language, and rehabilitation skills to increase independence and mobility. They are employed in rehabilitation centres, specialized educational institutes and throughout the elementary and secondary school system.

• Example Titles

  • Braille instructor
  • Braille teacher
  • finger-spelling teacher
  • instructor for persons who are intellectually impaired
  • instructor for persons with an intellectual disability
  • instructor of persons who are blind
  • instructor of persons who are hearing impaired
  • instructor of persons with a visual impairment
  • instructor of persons with developmental disabilities
  • instructor of persons with disabilities
  • instructor of persons with physical disabilities
  • instructor of persons with special needs
  • instructor, Braille
  • instructor, orientation and mobility
  • instructor, orientation and mobility of persons who are blind
  • instructor, rehabilitation
  • instructor, sign language
  • job coach for persons with disabilities
  • lip-reading teacher
  • orientation and mobility instructor
  • orientation and mobility instructor for persons who are blind
  • orientation and mobility teacher
  • orientation and mobility teacher for persons who are blind
  • rehabilitation instructor
  • rehabilitation instructor for persons who are blind
  • rehabilitation teacher
  • rehabilitation teacher for persons who are blind
  • sign language instructor
  • teacher for persons with autism
  • teacher of Braille
  • teacher of persons who are blind
  • teacher of persons who are deaf
  • teacher of persons who are hard of hearing
  • teacher of persons who are hearing impaired
  • teacher of persons who are intellectually impaired
  • teacher of persons with a physical disability
  • teacher of persons with a visual impairment
  • teacher of persons with an intellectual disability
  • teacher of persons with developmental disabilities
  • teacher, finger spelling
  • teacher, lip reading
  • teacher, orientation and mobility
  • teacher, orientation and mobility of persons who are blind
  • teacher, rehabilitation
  • teacher, special programs for persons with an intellectual disability

• Exclusion

  • Elementary and secondary school teachers who provide special education to gifted students (See E131 Secondary School Teachers; or E132 Elementary School and Kindergarten Teachers)

E215 - Other Instructors

Instructors in this unit group teach courses, such as motor vehicle or motorcycle driving, sewing or other courses, which are outside of educational institutions and not job-related. They are employed by driving schools, fabric retailers and other commercial establishments or they may be self-employed. This unit group also includes driver's licence examiners, who are employed by provincial governments, and tutors who provide instruction in elementary or secondary school subjects.

• Example Titles

  • auto-driving instructor
  • beauty culture school instructor
  • child safety educator
  • driver's licence examiner
  • driving examiner
  • driving instructor
  • driving school instructor
  • first aid instructor
  • gourmet cooking instructor - non-vocational
  • instructor, auto-driving
  • instructor, beauty culture school
  • instructor, first aid
  • instructor, gourmet cooking - non-vocational
  • instructor, modelling and finishing school
  • instructor, motorcycle driving
  • instructor, self-improvement course
  • instructor, sewing - non-vocational
  • instructor, small boat navigation
  • modelling and finishing school instructor
  • motorcycle driving instructor
  • private tutor - secondary school subjects
  • self-improvement course instructor
  • sewing instructor - non-vocational
  • sewing teacher - non-vocational
  • small-boat navigation instructor
  • truck driving instructor
  • tutor - elementary school subjects

• Exclusion

  • Flying instructors (See C171 Air Pilots, Flight Engineers and Flying Instructors)
  • Instructors of recreational activities or sports (See F154 Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation, Sport and Fitness)
  • Persons who teach employment-related training programs (See E121 College and Other Vocational Instructors)

E216 - Other Religious Occupations

This unit group includes 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 or in institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons.

• Example Titles

  • animator - spiritual guidance
  • brother / sister - religion
  • cantor
  • Christian Science nurse - non-medical
  • Christian science practitioner
  • Christian science worker
  • church worker
  • deacon
  • deaconess
  • exegete
  • faith healer
  • gospel worker
  • hazzan
  • healer, faith
  • home mission worker - religion
  • missionary
  • mohel
  • monk
  • mother superior / religious superior
  • novice - religion
  • nun
  • panthee
  • pastoral animator
  • postulant
  • ragi
  • religious education worker
  • religious superior - religious community
  • religious superior / mother superior
  • Salvation Army captain
  • Salvation Army field worker
  • Salvation Army worker
  • sister / brother - religion

• Exclusion

  • Ministers of religion (See E024 Ministers of Religion)

E217 - Early Childhood Educators and Assistants

Early childhood educators plan and organize activities for preschool and school-age children. Early childhood educator assistants provide care and guidance to preschool children under the supervision of early childhood educators. Early childhood educators and assistants lead children in activities to stimulate and develop their intellectual, physical and emotional growth. They are employed in child-care centres, kindergartens, nursery schools, agencies for exceptional children, and other environments where early childhood education services are provided, or they may be self-employed. Early childhood educators who are supervisors are included in this group.

• Example Titles

  • aide, day care
  • aide, nursery school
  • assistant, early childhood educator
  • baby-care worker
  • baby-care worker assistant
  • baby-care workers supervisor
  • child-care worker - day care
  • child-care worker assistant
  • child-care worker, day care
  • co-op day-care co-ordinator
  • co-ordinator, daycare
  • co-ordinator, day-care co-op
  • day-care aide
  • day-care attendant
  • day-care co-op co-ordinator
  • day-care co-ordinator
  • day-care helper
  • day-care supervisor
  • day-care teacher
  • day-care worker
  • day-care worker assistant
  • early childhood assistant
  • early childhood education worker
  • early childhood educator
  • early childhood educator assistant
  • early childhood program staff assistant
  • early childhood supervisor
  • helper, day care
  • helper, nursery school
  • infant day-care workers supervisor
  • infants' day-care worker
  • junior-kindergarten educator assistant
  • kindergarten educator assistant
  • nursery school aide
  • nursery school helper
  • nursery school teacher
  • preschool helper
  • preschool supervisor
  • preschool teacher
  • teacher, day care
  • teacher, preschool