National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006
F - Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport
Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with providing artistic and cultural services and providing direct support to the service providers.
F0 - Professional Occupations in Art and Culture
Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with writing and editing; developing communications programs for organizations; providing translation services; producing programs in performing arts; singing, playing musical instruments, dancing or acting; producing original art by painting, drawing or sculpting; and setting up repositories for books, historical documents and artifacts.
F02 - Writing, Translating and Public Relations Professionals
Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with writing books, reporting and editing for newspapers, developing communications programs for organizations and providing translation services.
F021 - Authors and Writers
Authors and writers plan, research and write books, scripts, storyboards, plays, essays, speeches, manuals, specifications and other non-journalistic articles for publication or presentation. They are employed by advertising agencies, governments, large corporations, private consulting firms, publishing firms, multimedia/new-media companies and other establishments, or they may be self-employed.
Example Titles
- ad writer
- advertising copywriter
- advertising writer
- author
- biographer
- copywriter
- crossword puzzle maker
- designer and script writer
- dialogue writer
- dubbing dialogue writer
- essayist
- feature writer
- fiction writer
- game, CD-ROM or Web critic
- ghost writer
- handbook writer
- help file developer
- humorist-author
- interactive media writer
- lexicographer
- literary writer
- manual writer
- multimedia author
- multimedia script writer
- multimedia writer
- new media writer
- novelist
- on-line reference developer
- playwright
- poet
- programmed-instruction writer
- publicity writer
- radio writer
- rewriter
- scientific writer
- screen writer
- script and dialogue writer
- script writer
- self-instruction manual writer
- serial story writer
- serial writer
- short story writer
- specifications writer
- specifications writer (except construction)
- speech writer
- sports writer - novels and books
- standards writer
- storyboarder
- support materials writer
- technical writer
- technical writer - aeronautics
- technical writer - chemical processing
- technical writer - electronics equipment
- technical writer - pharmaceutical industry
- teleplay writer, screenwriter
- television writer
- writer
- writer, advertising
- writer, fiction
- writer, handbooks
- writer, interactive media
- writer, multimedia
- writer, new media
- writer, self-instruction manuals
- writer, short stories
- writer, speeches
Exclusion
- Journalists (See F023 Journalists)
F022 - Editors
Editors review, evaluate and edit manuscripts, articles, news reports and other material for publication, broadcast or interactive media and co-ordinate the activities of writers, journalists and other staff. They are employed by publishing firms, magazines, journals, newspapers, radio and television networks and stations, and by companies and government departments that produce publications such as newsletters, handbooks, manuals and Web sites. Editors may also work on a freelance basis.
Example Titles
- advertising editor
- art editor
- assistant editor
- associate editor
- bilingual editor
- book editor
- business editor
- caption editor
- city editor
- contributing editor
- control room editor - broadcasting
- copy chief
- copy editor
- copy preparer
- dictionary editor
- editor
- editor, advertising
- editor, book
- editor, business
- editor, control room - broadcasting
- editor, dictionary
- editor, editorial page
- editor, journal
- editor, magazine
- editor, manuscripts
- editor, newspaper
- editorial consultant
- editorial page editor
- English editor
- feature editor
- financial editor
- financial news editor
- foreign news broadcasting editor
- foreign news service editor
- French editor
- information editor
- journal editor
- line editor
- line-up editor
- literary editor
- local news editor
- magazine editor
- manuscript editor
- news desk editor
- news editor
- news editor - broadcasting
- news service editor
- newspaper editor
- production editor
- publications editor
- scientific editor
- script editor
- senior editor
- society editor
- special features editor
- sport desk editor
- sports editor
- sub-editor
- technical editor
- telecommunications editor
- writer-editor
Exclusion
- Film editors (See F031 Producers, Directors, Choreographers and Related Occupations)
- Occupations providing clerical assistance to editors (See B552 Correspondence, Publication and Related Clerks)
- Sound recording editors and videotape editors (See F125 Audio and Video Recording Technicians)
F023 - Journalists
Journalists research, investigate, interpret and communicate news and public affairs through newspapers, television, radio and other media. Journalists are employed by radio and television networks and stations, newspapers and magazines. Journalists may also work on a freelance basis.
Example Titles
- anchorman / woman
- anchorperson, television news
- art critic
- book critic
- book reviewer
- broadcast journalist
- chronicler
- columnist
- columnist, entertainment
- columnist, fashion
- columnist, society
- columnist, sports
- commentator
- commentator, radio
- correspondent
- correspondent, newspaper
- critic
- culinary journalist
- cyberjournalist
- cyberreporter
- drama critic
- editorial writer, newspaper
- entertainment columnist
- fashion columnist
- feature reporter
- field reporter
- film critic
- financial reporter
- foreign affairs reporter
- foreign correspondent
- foreign news correspondent
- headline writer
- investigative reporter
- journalist
- law reporter
- literary critic
- movie critic
- multimedia information trader
- music critic
- music reviewer
- netsurfer
- network reporter
- news analyst
- news analyst - broadcasting
- news commentator
- news commentator - broadcasting
- news correspondent
- news reporter
- news writer - international broadcasting
- newscast correspondent
- newspaper correspondent
- newspaper critic
- newspaper editorial writer
- newspaper reporter
- newspaper writer
- on-line chronicler
- on-line columnist
- political analyst - radio or television
- political columnist
- political reporter
- press reporter
- program researcher - radio or television
- radio commentator
- radio researcher
- reporter
- reporter, foreign affairs
- reporter, newspaper
- reporter, press
- reporter, society
- researcher, radio
- researcher, television
- society columnist
- society journalist
- society reporter
- sports columnist
- sports reporter
- sports writer - journalism
- staff writer - newspaper
- stock market reporter
- television news anchorperson
- television researcher
- theatre critic
Exclusion
- Announcers on radio and television (See F131 Announcers and Other Broadcasters)
- Editors (See F022 Editors)
- Photojournalists (See F121 Photographers)
- Writers writing fiction, plays, poems, books, manuals and other non-news journalistic articles (See F021 Authors and Writers)
F024 - Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications
This unit group includes specialists in public relations and communications who develop and implement communication and promotion strategies and information programs, publicize activities and events, and maintain media relations on behalf of businesses, governments and other organizations, and for performers, athletes, writers and other talented individuals. They are employed by consulting firms, corporations, associations, government, social agencies, museums, galleries, public interest groups, and cultural and other organizations, or they may be self-employed. Agents such as entertainment, literary and sports agents are included in this unit group.
Example Titles
- actor agent
- affiliated stations relations administrator
- agent, actors
- agent, athlete
- agent, career
- agent, entertainment
- agent, musicians
- agent, performers
- agent, singers
- agent, sports
- agent, talent
- art educator - museum
- artist agent
- artistic agent
- assistant press secretary
- athlete agent
- athletes manager
- author's agent
- book publicist
- boxing promoter
- career agent
- casting agent
- casting agent for extras
- communications adviser
- communications consultant
- communications expert
- communications officer
- communications specialist
- community information officer
- co-ordinator, information service
- co-ordinator, media relations
- education officer, museum
- entertainment agent
- financing officer
- fundraiser
- fundraising campaign consultant
- fundraising campaign organizer
- fundraising consultant
- fundraising organizer
- information consultant
- information co-ordinator
- information officer
- information officer, publicity
- information officer, recreation association
- information service co-ordinator
- literary agent
- manager, athletes
- media co-ordinator
- media events co-ordinator
- media relations co-ordinator
- media relations officer
- museum education officer
- museum educator
- musicians agent
- officer, public relations
- performers agent
- press agent
- press agent, public relations
- press secretary
- press secretary, public relations
- public affairs officer
- public affairs officer - military
- public relations agent
- public relations consultant
- public relations co-ordinator
- public relations officer
- public relations practitioner
- public relations press agent
- public relations press secretary
- public relations representative
- public relations specialist
- publicist
- publicity agent
- publicity co-ordinator
- publicity information officer
- recreation association information officer
- singers agent
- spokesperson
- sports agent
- stations-relations administrator
- talent agent
- talent representative
- theatrical agent
- theatrical business agent
- tourism information officer
- tourism information technician
Exclusion
- Occupations primarily concerned with advertising (See B022 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management)
- Occupations primarily concerned with planning and co-ordinating conferences and events (See B316 Conference and Event Planners)
- Occupations primarily concerned with writing, such as copywriters (See F021 Authors and Writers)
F025 - Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters
Translators translate written material from one language to another. Interpreters translate oral communication from one language to another during speeches, meetings, conferences, debates and conversation, or in court or before administrative tribunals. Terminologists conduct research to itemize terms connected with a certain field, define them and find equivalents in another language. Sign language interpreters use sign language to translate spoken language and vice versa during meetings, conversations, television programs or in other instances. Translators, terminologists and interpreters are employed by government, private translation and interpretation agencies, in-house translation services, large private corporations, international organizations and the media, or they may be self-employed. Sign language interpreters work in schools and courts, and for social service agencies, interpretation services, government services and television stations, or they may be self-employed.
Example Titles
- American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter
- ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter
- C. Int. (certified interpreter)
- C. Term. (certified terminologist)
- C. Tr. (certified translator)
- certified interpreter (C.Int.)
- certified terminologist (C.Term.)
- certified translator (C.Tr.)
- community interpreter
- conference interpreter
- consecutive interpreter
- court interpreter
- cultural interpreter
- cultural or international adaptation specialist
- deaf interpreter
- educational interpreter
- elbow interpreter
- escort interpreter
- foreign broadcast translator
- foreign news translator
- interpreter
- interpreter for the deaf
- interpreter, sign language
- jurilinguist translator
- legal terminologist
- legal translator
- literary translator
- localiser
- LSQ (Quebec Sign Language) interpreter
- medical terminologist
- medical translator
- oral interpreter
- platform interpreter, sign language
- Quebec Sign Language (LSQ) interpreter
- relay interpreter
- reviser - translation
- scientific translator
- sign language interpreter
- sign language platform interpreter
- simultaneous interpreter
- tactile interpreter
- technical translator
- terminologist
- terminology advisor
- translator
- translator adaptor
- translator, foreign broadcasts
- translator, foreign news
- translator-reviser
- transliterator
- visual language interpreter
Exclusion
- Linguists (See E038 Other Professional Occupations in Social Science, n.e.c.)
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