National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0

• 4 - Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
• 42 - Front-line public protection services and paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community, education services
• 422 - Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services
• 4220 - Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services

42204 - Religion workers

Religion workers include 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; in institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons; or in industrial facilities, corporate enterprises; or they may work in private practice.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • brother/sister - religion
  • Christian science practitioner
  • deacon
  • missionary
  • monk
  • nun
  • pastoral animator
  • religious education worker
  • Salvation Army field worker

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • cantor

• Exclusion(s)

  • Medical missionary (See 31102 General practitioners and family physicians)
  • Religious leaders (See 41302 Religious leaders)

• Main duties

  This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Assist at services of public worship and religious rites
  • Provide religious education, spiritual guidance and moral support to members of a religious community
  • Conduct outreach activities and facilitate community involvement
  • Administer programs providing food, clothing and shelter
  • May plan, organize and lead worship services and church activities for a specific audience.

• Employment requirements

  • Completion of college, university or other program in religious studies may be required, depending on the particular occupation and religion.
  • There may be other employment requirements depending on the particular occupation and religion.