Data tables, 2016 Census

STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level Category (8A), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Immigrant Status (5), School Attendance (3), Location of Study (5), Sex and Age (24) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over Excluding CIP six-digit categories 22.0101 'Law' and 51.2001 'Pharmacy' in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details stem and bhase groupings, major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 - skill-level category , highest certificate, diploma or degree , immigrant status , school attendance , location of study , sex and age for the population aged 15 years and over excluding cip six-digit categories 22.0101 'law' and 51.2001 'pharmacy' in private households in Alberta
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STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36) Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level category (8A)
Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Skill-level categoryFootnote 5 Occupation - not applicableFootnote 6 All skill levelsFootnote 7 Skill level A Managers Skill level A Professionals Skill level B College or apprenticeship trainingFootnote 8 Skill level C High school or job-specific trainingFootnote 9 Skill level D On-the-job trainingFootnote 10
Total - STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016Footnote 11 3,186,025 735,770 2,450,250 274,945 392,095 807,080 674,760 301,370
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,436,545 447,125 989,415 98,115 28,495 274,970 374,525 213,315
STEM 354,930 49,280 305,650 38,200 108,410 98,395 43,080 17,570
Science and science technology 100,555 16,070 84,485 9,120 30,430 26,690 13,715 4,535
Physical and chemical sciences 30,850 5,920 24,925 2,650 10,980 7,140 3,035 1,115
Biological sciences 47,275 6,935 40,340 4,280 13,820 13,150 6,905 2,180
General and integrated sciences 22,425 3,215 19,215 2,180 5,630 6,390 3,770 1,235
Engineering and engineering technology 195,915 25,620 170,290 22,865 59,105 58,400 20,635 9,285
Engineering 110,350 13,415 96,935 12,395 50,395 20,215 9,395 4,525
Engineering technology 85,565 12,210 73,355 10,470 8,705 38,180 11,240 4,760
Mathematics and computer and information science 58,465 7,590 50,880 6,210 18,880 13,305 8,735 3,755
Mathematics and related studies 8,510 1,895 6,620 785 2,785 1,510 1,190 345
Computer and information science 49,955 5,695 44,260 5,420 16,095 11,795 7,540 3,405
BHASE (non-STEM)Footnote 12 1,394,545 239,365 1,155,185 138,635 255,195 433,720 257,155 70,480
Business and administration 341,960 56,915 285,045 54,160 60,420 81,885 70,460 18,120
Business and related studies 339,710 56,475 283,235 53,740 59,940 81,385 70,155 18,015
Public administration 2,250 440 1,810 420 480 505 300 100
Arts and humanities 118,095 21,585 96,510 11,385 22,005 30,960 24,555 7,615
Arts 48,790 7,665 41,125 4,515 7,605 15,785 10,125 3,095
Humanities 69,305 13,920 55,390 6,870 14,400 15,170 14,430 4,520
Social and behavioural sciences 128,810 19,725 109,080 14,775 29,555 34,175 24,535 6,040
Legal professions and studies 16,620 2,360 14,265 980 1,980 7,645 3,090 565
Law 2,340 330 2,010 200 1,325 240 195 55
Other legal professions and studies 14,285 2,030 12,255 775 655 7,410 2,900 515
Health care 236,285 43,815 192,465 8,670 68,835 53,425 52,530 9,000
Medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine (including residencies) 21,730 3,295 18,430 485 14,685 1,405 1,535 325
Nursing 93,810 23,215 70,595 2,870 39,830 12,750 12,525 2,630
Pharmacy and related programs 10 0 15 0 10 0 0 0
Health care, n.e.c. 120,735 17,310 103,425 5,310 14,315 39,275 38,475 6,050
Education and teaching 121,555 29,725 91,830 9,210 49,895 14,660 14,265 3,805
Trades, services, natural resources and conservation 431,215 65,230 365,985 39,460 22,505 210,965 67,720 25,335
Agriculture and natural resources operations and management 33,120 4,295 28,825 6,845 3,650 9,175 6,985 2,170
Mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production 268,010 38,520 229,495 22,885 6,865 155,435 28,990 15,320
Personal, security and transport services 94,245 16,540 77,705 6,390 2,090 36,805 25,945 6,470
Social work and related programs 18,740 3,145 15,590 1,185 6,820 4,370 2,670 550
BHASE (non-STEM) programs, n.e.c. 17,105 2,735 14,370 2,155 3,085 5,180 3,125 820

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 3

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'School attendance,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 4

For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Location of study', refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 5

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 6

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked for pay or self-employment, or last worked for pay or self-employment prior to 2015.

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Footnote 7

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who have worked at some point in time between January 2015 and May 2016.

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Footnote 8

Occupations that usually require a college or apprenticeship training.

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Footnote 9

Occupations that usually require a high school or job-specific training.

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Footnote 10

Occupations for which on-the-job training is given.

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Footnote 11

This variable shows a variant of CIP which classifies fields of study into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math and computer sciences) and BHASE (non-STEM) categories and sub-categories. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

This variant is different from the STEM variant used in the 2011 National Household Survey. For information on comparability between the two variants, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 12

The term 'Business, humanities, health, arts, social science, and education fields' (BHASE) includes all of the non-STEM fields from the STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings variant, an alternative presentation of the Classification of Instructional Programs, 2016. This includes 'Business and administration', 'Arts and humanities', 'Social and behavioural sciences', 'Legal professions and studies', 'Health care', 'Education and teaching' and 'Trades, services, natural resources and conservation'.

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Data quality note(s) – Alberta

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016252.

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