National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0

5 - Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

This broad category comprises specialized middle management occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport, as well as professional, technical, support and other occupations concerned with art and culture (including the performing arts, film and video, broadcasting, journalism, writing, creative design, libraries and museums), recreation and sports.

52 - Technical occupations in art, culture and sport

This major group comprises technical occupations in art, culture and sport. These occupations come with Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility (TEER) identified as TEER 2. Occupations classified in TEER 2, as those included in this group with a 2 as the second digit of their code, typically require completion of a post-secondary education program of two to three years at community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP; or completion of an apprenticeship training program of two to five years; or supervisory or significant safety responsibilities; or the accumulation of several years of experience in a related occupation found in TEER 3, when applicable (TEER 3 includes occupations with a 3 as a second digit in their code).

521 - Technical occupations in art and culture

This sub-major group comprises technical occupations in art and culture, including technical occupations in libraries and public archives; technical occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts; and graphic and interior designers.

5210 - Technical occupations in libraries and public archives

This minor group comprises library and public archive technicians. They are employed by libraries and public archives and governments.

52100 - Library and public archive technicians

Library and public archive technicians assist users in accessing library or archive resources, assist in describing new acquisitions, participate in archive processing and storage, and conduct reference searches. They are employed by libraries and public archives.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • archive technician
  • library technician
  • technical indexer - library

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • archive assistant
  • archive attendant
  • elementary school librarian
  • secondary school librarian

• Exclusion(s)

  • Archivists (See 51102 Archivists)
  • Librarians (See 51100 Librarians)
  • Library assistants and clerks (See 14300 Library assistants and clerks)
  • Records management technicians (See 12112 Records management technicians)

• Main duties

  This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  Library technicians

  • Assist library users in accessing books, films, photographs, maps, documents, electronic materials and other library materials
  • Catalogue new library acquisitions under the direction of a librarian
  • Perform manual and on-line reference searches and make interlibrary loans for users
  • Assist librarians in giving tours and providing children's and other specialized library programs.

  Public archive technicians

  • Assist in developing inventories, forms and finding aids
  • Implement and update classification plans and records scheduling and disposal plans
  • Apply standards and policies for storage of records and archival materials
  • Codify and classify archival materials
  • Put archival materials on microfilm or in databases
  • Transfer materials from current to semi-current status or put into permanent storage
  • Purge, sort, reduce and sample archives
  • Research and retrieve archival materials
  • Participate in instructing and assisting users
  • Ensure that proper procedures are followed in the use of computerized document management systems.

• Employment requirements

  • Library technicians usually require completion of a two- to three-year college program in library and information technology.
  • Public archive technicians require completion of a college diploma or certificate program in archive and document management technology.