Variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0 with Aggregates for Analysis of Labour force

L0 - Management occupations

This section comprises all management occupations with management responsibilities. It includes legislators, senior managers and middle managers.

L1 - Business, finance and administration occupations, except management

This section comprises professional occupations in finance and business; administrative and financial supervisors and specialized administrative occupations; administrative occupations and transportation logistics occupations; and administrative and financial support and supply chain logistics occupations.
It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.

L2 - Natural and applied sciences and related occupations, except management

This section comprises occupations in natural sciences (including basic and applied sciences and experimental development), engineering, architecture and information technology. It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.

L3 - Health occupations, except management

This section comprises occupations concerned with providing health care services directly to patients (professional and technical occupations in health) and occupations that provide support to health services.
It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.

L4 - Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services, except management

This section comprises occupations concerned with teaching, law, counselling, conducting social science research, developing government policy, and administering government and other programs, and related support occupations.
It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.

L5 - Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport, except management

This section comprises professional, technical, support and other occupations concerned with art and culture (including the performing arts, film and video, broadcasting, journalism, writing, creative design, libraries and museums), recreation and sports.
It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.

L6 - Sales and service occupations, except management

This section comprises occupations concerned with wholesale and retail sales, and customer, personal and support service occupations related to a wide range of industries, such as accommodation and food services, travel, tourism and cleaning services.
It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.

L7 - Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations, except management

This section comprises occupations concerned with transportation; technical trades; general trades; and mail and message distribution. Transportation officers and controllers; other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers; and helpers and labourers and other transport drivers, operators and labourers are also included.
It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.

L8 - Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations, except management

This section comprises occupations concerned with supervision and equipment operation in the natural resource-based sectors of mining, oil and gas production, forestry and logging, agriculture, horticulture and fishing. Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers are also included. Most occupations in this category are industry specific and do not occur outside of the primary resources industries.
It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.

L9 - Occupations in manufacturing and utilities, except management

This section comprises occupations concerned with supervision, production and labouring in manufacturing, processing and utilities.
It excludes middle management occupations, which are included in variant category L0 - Management occupations.