National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006
- F - Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport
- F1 - Technical Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport
- F15 - Athletes, Coaches, Referees and Related Occupations
F151 - Athletes
Athletes participate in competitive sports events on an amateur or professional basis. They play team sports such as hockey, baseball, football and lacrosse, or compete in individual sports such as skiing, figure skating, boxing or track and field. Athletes are employed by professional team organizations or they may be self-employed.
Example Titles
- amateur athlete
- archer
- athlete
- automobile racer
- badminton player
- baseball player
- basketball player
- billiard player
- boxer
- canoeist
- chuckwagon driver
- chuckwagon racer - stampede
- coxswain
- curling player
- cyclist
- demolition driver
- discus thrower
- diver, olympic sport
- driver, chuckwagon
- driver, demolition
- driver, harness race
- driver, harness racing
- driver, race car
- driver, sulky
- fencer
- figure skater
- football player
- footballer
- golf player
- golfer
- gymnast
- hammer thrower
- handball player
- harness race driver
- harness racing driver
- helmsman - sports
- hockey player
- javelin thrower
- jockey
- judoka
- jumper
- pentathlete
- performer, rodeo
- performer, stampede
- ping-pong player
- prize fighter
- professional athlete
- professional boxer
- professional sportsman / woman
- race car driver
- racer, automobile
- racer, stampede
- racer, stock car
- rider
- rodeo performer
- rower
- sailboarder
- short-distance runner
- shot put
- skater
- skier
- snowboarder
- soccer player
- sprinter
- stampede performer
- stampede racer
- standardbred pacer
- stock car racer
- sulky driver
- swimmer
- table tennis player
- tennis player
- track athlete
- volleyball player
- water-polo player
- weight-lifter
- wrestler
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