Variant of NOC 2016 Version 1.0 - Analysis by skill level

b - NOC skill level B: occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training

12 - Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations

This major group comprises administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations usually requiring completion of secondary school, a related university degree, college diploma or specialized training course and up to several years of related work experience. It includes administrative services supervisors; administrative and regulatory occupations; office administrative assistants; and court reporters, transcriptionists, records management technicians and statistical officers.

13 - Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations

This major group comprises finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations usually requiring some post-secondary education, several years of work related experience and, in some cases, a licence or professional designation. It includes accounting technicians and bookkeepers; insurance adjusters and claims examiners; insurance underwriters; assessors, valuators and appraisers; and customs, ship and other brokers.

22 - Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences

This major group comprises technical occupations in natural and applied sciences. It includes technologists and technicians working in the fields of physical science, life science, engineering, architecture, urban planning, land surveying, mathematics, statistics, and actuarial science; and as computer and information systems technicians.

32 - Technical occupations in health

This major group comprises technical occupations in health. It includes medical technologists and technicians; denturists, dental hygienists, and dental therapists; and opticians, practitioners of natural healing, licensed practical nurses, massage therapists and others in paramedical and other technical occupations in health.

42 - Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services

This major group comprises paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services. It includes paralegals, social and community service workers, early childhood educators and assistants, instructors of persons with disabilities, certain instructors and certain religious occupations.

43 - Occupations in front-line public protection services

This major group comprises occupations in government services that require some combination of secondary or post-secondary education and occupation-specific training and that have significant health and safety responsibilities. It includes police officers (except commissioned), firefighters and non-commissioned members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

52 - Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

This major group comprises technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport. It includes technical occupations in libraries, public archives, museums and art galleries; in motion picture production, graphic arts, broadcasting and the performing arts; and as photographers, announcers, creative designers, craftspersons, athletes, coaches, sports officials, sport and fitness instructors and some performers.

62 - Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations

This major group comprises supervisory occupations in retail sales, and sales occupations requiring a related post-secondary degree or diploma, or specialized training courses and, in some cases, licensure. It includes retail sales supervisors, technical sales specialists in wholesale trade, retail and wholesale buyers, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and salespersons and financial sales representatives.

63 - Service supervisors and specialized service occupations

This major group comprises supervisory occupations in services, and service occupations requiring post-secondary or job specific training courses, or apprenticeship training. It includes service supervisors, chefs, cooks, butchers, bakers and specialized occupations in personal and customer services.

72 - Industrial, electrical and construction trades

This major group comprises occupations in industrial, electrical and construction trades, which usually require three or more years of apprenticeship, or several years of work experience in the trade combined with related high school, college or industry courses. It includes occupations in machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades; electrical trades and electrical power line and telecommunications workers; plumbers, pipefitters and gas fitters; carpenters and cabinetmakers; masonry and plastering trades; and other construction trades, as well as related supervisors and contractors.

73 - Maintenance and equipment operation trades

This major group comprises occupations in maintenance and equipment operation trades, which usually require more than two years of apprenticeship or on-the-job training in the trade. It includes contractors and supervisors, maintenance trades and heavy equipment and transport operators; machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (except motor vehicles); automotive service technicians; other mechanics and related repairers; train crew operations occupations; crane operators, drillers and blasters; and printing press operators and other trades and related occupations, not elsewhere classified.

82 - Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production

This major group comprises supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production, which usually require completion of secondary school and experience, and may require a college diploma, college or industry courses, a licence or certification. It includes logging and forestry supervisors; contractors and supervisors in mining, oil and gas; underground miners, oil and gas drillers and workers in related occupations; logging machinery operators; contractors and supervisors in agriculture, horticulture and related operations and services; and fishing vessel masters and fishermen/women.

92 - Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators

This major group comprises supervisors and central control operator occupations in processing, manufacturing and utilities which usually require completion of secondary school and several years of experience, and may require a college diploma, some postsecondary education, a licence or certification. This major group includes processing and manufacturing supervisors; assembly and fabrication supervisors; central control and process operators in processing and manufacturing; and utilities equipment operators and controllers.