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.

F1 - Technical Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with entertaining; graphic art; designing interiors, clothing, theatrical sets; making patterns for textile products; producing handicrafts; operating cameras; laying out artwork; operating broadcasting equipment; operating audio recording equipment; providing support in the performing arts; participating in or officiating at sporting events; coaching athletes; and instructing in athletic or recreational programs.

F11 - Technical Occupations in Libraries, Archives, Museums and Art Galleries

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with providing technical support to librarians, archivists and curators.

F111 - Library and Archive Technicians and Assistants

Library, archive and records management technicians and assistants assist users in accessing library or archive resources, participate in records management, assist in describing new acquisitions, participate in archive processing and storage, and conduct reference searches. They are employed by libraries, archives, records management branches and other establishments with library or archive services.

• Example Titles

  • aide, library
  • archival assistant
  • archival management technician
  • archive assistant
  • archive attendant
  • archive technician
  • assistant librarian
  • assistant music librarian
  • assistant, library
  • attendant, archive
  • circulation assistant
  • documentation technician
  • library aide
  • library assistant
  • library technician
  • music library assistant
  • on-call library assistant
  • record library assistant
  • records management technician
  • records technician
  • reference aide
  • reference assistant
  • reference assistant - library
  • technical indexer - library
  • technician, library

• Exclusion

  • Archivists (See F013 Archivists)
  • Librarians (See F011 Librarians)
  • Library clerks (See B551 Library Clerks)
  • Medical records clerks (See B513 Records Management and Filing Clerks)

F112 - Technical Occupations Related to Museums and Art Galleries

This unit group includes workers who classify and catalogue museum and gallery artifacts, construct and install exhibits and displays, restore, maintain and store museum and gallery collections, frame artwork, and perform other functions in support of curatorial and conservation activities. They are employed in museums and galleries. Picture framers and taxidermists may also be employed in retail settings or may be self-employed. This unit group also includes museum and other interpreters who conduct guided tours. They are employed at art galleries, museums, parks, aquariums, zoos, interpretive centres, botanical gardens, cultural centres, nature sanctuaries, historic and heritage sites and other locations.

• Example Titles

  • aircraft restoration technician - museum
  • aquarium interpreter
  • archaeological technician
  • art gallery preparator
  • art gallery registrar
  • art objects preparator
  • art restoration technician
  • assistant registrar - museum
  • botanical garden interpreter
  • cataloguer - museum
  • cataloguer, museum objects
  • chief display officer - museum
  • chief exhibit officer - museum
  • chief preparator
  • chief preparator - museums and art galleries
  • communications equipment restoration technician - museum
  • community museum technician
  • conservation and restoration technician
  • conservation area interpreter
  • conservation technician - museums and art galleries
  • curatorial assistant
  • dinosaur museum interpreter
  • diorama maker - museums and art galleries
  • diorama technician
  • display officer - museums and art galleries
  • document restoration technician
  • ecological interpreter
  • exhibit officer - museum
  • exhibit preparator
  • exhibit technician
  • fossil recovery and reparation technician
  • frame fitter - museums and art galleries
  • framer - museum and art gallery
  • framing technician
  • head preparator - museums and art galleries
  • heritage interpreter
  • historic site interpreter
  • historical interpreter
  • historical site technician
  • historical village supervisor
  • historical village technician
  • history museum interpreter
  • insectarium interpreter
  • interpreter, historic site
  • interpreter, museum
  • interpretive guide - museum
  • maker, preparator, models
  • model maker-preparator
  • museology technician
  • museum cataloguer
  • museum exhibit officer
  • museum extension officer
  • museum interpreter
  • museum objects cataloguer
  • museum objects preparator
  • museum preparator
  • museum registrar
  • museum technician
  • museum technician - earth's history and paleontology
  • natural habitat interpreter
  • nature interpreter
  • nature site interpreter
  • ornithology centre interpreter
  • paintings restoration technician
  • park interpreter
  • picture framer - museum and art gallery
  • planetarium interpreter
  • planetarium technician
  • preparator
  • railway equipment restoration technician
  • recording technician - museum
  • regional museum technician
  • registrar, museum
  • restoration technician
  • road transport equipment restoration technician
  • taxidermist
  • taxidermy technician
  • technical officer - museum
  • technician, conservation - museums and art galleries
  • technician, museum
  • technician, restoration
  • wilderness interpreter
  • zoo interpreter

• Exclusion

  • Conservators, curators and assistant curators (See F012 Conservators and Curators)
  • Museum exhibit designers (See F143 Theatre, Fashion, Exhibit and Other Creative Designers)