National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0

311 - Health treating and consultation services professionals

This sub-major group comprises health treating and consultation services professionals, including physicians and veterinarians; dentists, optometrists and audiologists; and pharmacists and dietitians.

3110 - Physicians and veterinarians

This minor group comprises physicians and veterinarians, including specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine; specialists in surgery; and general practitioners and family physicians. They work in private practice, hospitals, clinics, and public health facilities; animal clinics, and farms; laboratories, universities, and government.

3111 - Dentists, optometrists and audiologists

This minor group comprises dentists, optometrists and audiologists and speech-language pathologists. They work in private practice, in hospitals, clinics, and public health facilities; laboratories; educational institutions; rehabilitation centres; and government; and in the dental and optical industries.

3112 - Pharmacists and dietitians

This minor group comprises pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists. They are employed by retail and hospital pharmacies, home health-care agencies, extended care facilities, and community health centres; pharmaceutical companies; educational institutions, sports organizations, and government departments and agencies; in the pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries; or they may be self-employed.