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General information

Catalogue number :	97F0018XCB2001043
Release date :	July 3, 2003
Topic :	Education in Canada: Major Fields of Study
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Work Activity in 2000 (2) Sex (3) Age Groups (13B) Highest Degree, Certificate or Diploma (12) Major Field of Study (122) 2000 Employment Income (3)

Note

Special Note: Data Quality - Relationship of Census Estimates of Earnings to the National Accounts and Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics

Census income estimates of aggregate earnings (employment income) in 2000 were compared with similar personal income estimates from the national accounts. After adjustments to the personal income estimates for differences in concepts and coverage, census and national accounts estimates of aggregate employment income in 2000 were nearly identical at the national level. As in the past, census estimates for earnings components compared more favourably for some sources and in some provinces than for others.

Census estimates of aggregate wages and salaries, the largest component of income, were almost identical to the national accounts estimates for Canada. Provincial differences were somewhat larger than in past censuses, ranging from a 6.6% higher estimate for Newfoundland and Labrador to a 1.7% lower estimate for Alberta. Although there was a large difference between the two estimates of net income from farm self-employment (smallest component of total earnings), census estimates of aggregate income from both farm and non-farm self-employment differed by about 1.0%. Overall, estimates of total income from employment in the census and national accounts were almost identical at the national level.

Census employment income (earnings) statistics were also compared with similar statistics from the annual Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID estimates for 2000 were derived primarily from taxation data information. The estimates of average wages and salaries and average earnings of individuals in the two sources compared favourably, with census estimates higher by 2% and 3.4%, respectively.

Special Note: Income Suppression

Area suppression is the deletion of all characteristic data for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. Income distributions and related statistics are suppressed if the population in the area, excluding institutional residents, is less than 250 from either the 100% or the 20% database, or if the number of private households is less than 40 from the 20% database.

Tables with Income/Employment Income Distributions

Income/earnings distributions have been suppressed where the estimated total number of units (persons, families or households) in the reference year is less than 250. All suppressed data cells and associated averages, medians and standard errors of average income/earnings have been replaced with zeroes or symbols.

In all cases, suppressed data are included in the appropriate higher aggregate subtotals and totals.

Tables with Number and Average Employment Income only

Statistics have been suppressed if the estimated total number of persons (males, females or both sexes) with employment income in the reference year is less than 250. All suppressed data cells and associated averages have been replaced by zeroes or symbols.

In all cases, suppressed data are included in the appropriate higher aggregate subtotals and totals.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Population Universe

The Population Universe of the 2001 Census includes the following groups:

- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold student authorizations (student visas or student permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold employment authorizations (or work permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Minister's permits (including extensions) and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last four groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent Resident found in the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Prince Edward Island - Île-du-Prince-Édouard Nova Scotia - Nouvelle-Écosse New Brunswick - Nouveau-Brunswick Quebec - Québec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia - Colombie-Britannique Yukon Territory - Territoire du Yukon Northwest Territories - Territoires du Nord-Ouest Nunavut

Work Activity in 2000 (2) Total - Work activity in 2000 Worked full year, full time in 2000

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

Age Groups (13B) Total - Age groups 15-24 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-44 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-44 years 45-64 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65 years and over

Highest Degree, Certificate or Diploma (12) Total - Highest degree, certificate or diploma No degree, certificate or diploma High school graduation certificate Trades certificate or diploma College certificate or diploma University certificate or diploma below bachelor level University degree Bachelor's degree University certificate above bachelor level Medical degree Master's degree Earned doctorate

This table details highest degree, certificate or diploma , major field of study , 2000 employment income , work activity in 2000 , age groups and sex for total population 15 years and over in Canada^{Footnote 1}

Major Field of Study (122)	2000 Employment Income (3)
	CountFootnote 2	Average employment income $Footnote 3	Median employment income $Footnote 4
Total - Major field of study	16,415,785	31,757	25,052
Educational, recreational and counselling services	835,910	34,199	31,774
Education - General	398,965	37,743	37,983
Elementary-primary education	83,065	24,202	21,914
Secondary education (basic)	58,160	37,943	37,896
Secondary education (specialized)	36,960	34,548	31,804
Special education	29,405	28,877	26,937
Non-teaching educational fields	35,935	37,425	32,121
Physical education, health and recreation	150,150	30,372	26,072
Counselling services and personal development	26,825	31,597	29,140
Other education	16,440	26,352	21,891
Fine and applied arts	447,575	24,235	19,003
Fine arts	59,285	28,006	21,932
Music	41,190	26,241	19,062
Other performing arts	22,285	25,758	19,063
Commercial art	17,430	31,253	27,697
Graphic and audio-visual arts	74,190	29,911	25,997
Creative and design arts	57,135	26,395	21,082
Hairdressing, esthetics and other applied arts	176,060	18,515	15,015
Humanities and related fields	540,405	33,725	27,949
Classics and classical languages	3,255	33,938	25,394
History	65,145	39,302	32,097
Library and records science	27,535	34,965	32,465
Communications and media studies	98,260	35,160	29,988
English language and literature	84,075	36,704	29,979
French language and literature	28,255	33,386	29,996
Other languages and literature	44,615	32,301	26,050
Philosophy	17,405	39,802	29,968
Religious studies	54,710	28,987	25,059
Other humanities and related fields	117,140	28,919	22,290
Social sciences and related fields	889,170	42,933	32,935
Anthropology	15,700	30,450	25,053
Archeology	3,190	28,395	21,418
Area studies (neither languages nor literature)	7,030	30,320	26,438
Economics	96,580	56,131	40,050
Geography	44,715	42,042	37,861
Law and jurisprudence	109,730	77,122	50,142
Environmental studies	26,665	43,978	37,477
Political science	62,580	44,318	35,852
Psychology	143,840	35,918	30,041
Sociology	88,745	36,498	32,116
Social work and social services	251,345	31,967	29,706
Military and armed forces	3,455	42,890	39,960
Other social sciences and related fields	35,595	30,750	25,039
Commerce, management and business administration	1,852,510	40,741	30,078
Business and commerce	532,250	50,985	35,988
Financial management	478,230	46,185	34,936
Industrial management and public administration	134,295	41,391	35,929
Institutional management and administration	66,490	30,324	25,069
Marketing, merchandising, retailing and sales	166,960	40,724	32,536
Office administration, secretarial and clerical	474,290	25,037	23,961
Agricultural, biological, nutritional, and food sciences	398,935	30,552	25,025
Agricultural science	53,275	33,409	27,916
Agricultural technology	43,235	29,406	24,119
Animal science technologies	19,630	22,432	19,991
Biochemistry	19,260	38,427	32,099
Biology	70,050	35,711	30,057
Biophysics	605	53,747	45,022
Botany	4,125	33,891	25,320
Food services, nutrition, and other household sciences	135,290	25,404	21,935
Veterinary medicine/science	10,425	49,982	43,804
Zoology	9,755	38,525	33,988
Other agricultural and biological science/technologies	33,275	28,503	25,008
Engineering and applied sciences	404,385	56,487	48,000
Architecture and architectural engineering	26,460	45,346	37,069
Aeronautical and aerospace engineering	5,690	53,473	48,805
Biological and chemical engineering	24,100	60,442	50,136
Civil engineering	53,070	54,373	45,575
Systems design engineering	1,165	77,321	54,988
Electrical/electronic engineering	87,890	58,321	51,662
Industrial engineering	9,510	55,013	48,071
Mechanical engineering	61,540	57,260	49,925
Mining, metallurgical and petroleum engineering	11,740	69,163	53,887
Resources and environmental engineering	15,750	38,100	33,475
Engineering science	3,445	68,226	59,969
Engineering, n.e.c.	68,720	67,974	58,073
Forestry	26,160	42,622	40,017
Landscape architecture	9,150	32,832	29,050
Applied science technologies and trades	1,859,935	39,700	36,120
Architectural technology	27,130	37,773	34,853
Chemical technology	15,480	38,626	34,873
Building technologies	384,510	37,947	34,917
Data processing and computer technologies	263,250	34,371	30,007
Electronic and electrical technologies	239,650	44,447	41,994
Environmental and conservation technologies	23,730	33,709	32,014
General and civil engineering technologies	136,675	42,372	40,004
Industrial engineering technologies	194,650	44,383	42,019
Mechanical engineering technologies	398,690	38,733	36,021
Primary resource industrial processing	42,495	39,869	35,035
Transportation technologies	67,865	40,391	34,044
Other engineering technologies, n.e.c.	65,805	42,812	39,357
Health professions and related technologies	911,095	41,067	32,041
Dentistry	20,475	96,946	73,539
Medicine - General	62,815	104,462	82,149
Medicine - Basic medical sciences	10,805	47,670	35,055
Medical specializations (non-surgical)	13,130	90,904	51,979
Paraclinical sciences	2,420	68,510	38,240
Surgery and surgical specializations	5,950	131,804	99,865
Nursing	334,590	35,958	35,969
Nursing assistance	152,805	22,814	21,906
Optometry	4,075	66,154	59,179
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences	37,345	47,738	42,042
Public health	29,465	36,323	34,246
Rehabilitation medicine	47,290	35,841	34,931
Medical laboratory and diagnostic technology	43,370	34,942	33,364
Medical professions and treatment technologies	85,515	31,398	28,345
Optician, optical dispensing, prosthetics and orthotics	8,030	32,708	30,065
Alternative medicine and other health sciences	53,010	26,639	21,057
Mathematics, computer and physical sciences	330,610	49,091	41,909
Actuarial science	5,780	72,214	54,836
Computer science and other applied mathematics	110,740	53,619	49,942
Chemistry	41,335	46,487	40,065
Geology and related fields	24,540	54,671	43,884
Mathematical statistics	5,515	48,038	42,052
Mathematics	36,780	54,629	45,768
Metallurgy and materials science	4,165	51,617	47,966
Meteorology	1,990	43,326	42,236
Oceanography and marine sciences	1,065	55,249	50,139
Physics	24,095	52,264	44,896
General sciences	74,610	36,436	30,005
No specialization	19,375	28,895	22,983
No postsecondary qualifications	7,925,880	23,585	18,157

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0018XCB2001043.

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