National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

• F - Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport
• F0 - Professional Occupations in Art and Culture
• F02 - Writing, Translating and Public Relations Professionals

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)