STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Immigrant Status (5), School Attendance (3), Location of Study (5) and 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

• Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15): Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree
• Immigrant status (5): Total - Immigrant status
• School attendance (3): Total - School attendance
• Location of study (5): Total - Location of study
• Sex and age (24): Total - Sex and age

This table details stem and bhase groupings, major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 , highest certificate, diploma or degree , immigrant status , school attendance , location of study and 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

STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36)	Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A)
	Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016^Footnote 5	Occupation - not applicable^Footnote 6	All occupations^Footnote 7	0 Management occupations	1 Business, finance and administration occupations	2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	3 Health occupations	4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	6 Sales and service occupations	7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
Total - STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016^Footnote 8	3,186,020	735,770	2,450,250	274,945	385,005	184,820	154,735	240,220	58,290	554,720	436,470	82,540	78,515
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	1,436,545	447,125	989,420	98,110	139,225	23,340	12,995	45,585	22,280	336,360	214,975	53,420	43,125
STEM	354,930	49,280	305,655	38,200	26,935	116,610	13,300	24,270	4,445	35,685	28,670	7,690	9,850
Science and science technology	100,555	16,075	84,485	9,120	9,575	19,310	11,530	13,675	2,350	10,865	4,405	1,755	1,885
Physical and chemical sciences	30,850	5,925	24,925	2,655	2,125	10,915	805	2,995	375	2,490	1,335	425	805
Biological sciences	47,275	6,935	40,340	4,280	4,555	5,015	8,485	7,690	1,555	5,440	1,775	825	710
General and integrated sciences	22,430	3,215	19,215	2,185	2,895	3,375	2,240	2,985	425	2,935	1,295	505	370
Engineering and engineering technology	195,910	25,625	170,290	22,870	10,775	77,700	1,145	6,870	1,165	16,620	20,560	5,515	7,065
Engineering	110,345	13,415	96,935	12,395	5,310	51,885	740	4,800	570	8,480	8,395	1,395	2,965
Engineering technology	85,565	12,210	73,360	10,475	5,460	25,820	410	2,070	600	8,140	12,170	4,115	4,100
Mathematics and computer and information science	58,465	7,590	50,880	6,205	6,585	19,595	620	3,730	925	8,200	3,700	420	895
Mathematics and related studies	8,515	1,895	6,615	785	1,330	1,365	170	1,405	75	1,020	320	45	105
Computer and information science	49,955	5,695	44,260	5,420	5,255	18,230	455	2,330	845	7,180	3,385	375	795
BHASE (non-STEM)^Footnote 9	1,394,545	239,360	1,155,185	138,630	218,845	44,870	128,445	170,360	31,565	182,675	192,820	21,430	25,540
Business and administration	341,965	56,915	285,045	54,155	115,130	10,315	3,660	17,345	3,475	60,665	13,700	3,060	3,545
Business and related studies	339,715	56,480	283,235	53,735	114,585	10,210	3,620	17,015	3,435	60,440	13,630	3,035	3,525
Public administration	2,250	440	1,810	420	545	105	35	325	35	225	70	25	20
Arts and humanities	118,095	21,580	96,510	11,380	16,905	4,160	2,145	16,580	13,815	20,195	8,050	1,465	1,805
Arts	48,785	7,665	41,125	4,520	5,770	1,965	595	3,425	10,825	8,770	3,735	580	940
Humanities	69,305	13,920	55,385	6,865	11,140	2,190	1,550	13,155	2,990	11,425	4,315	885	860
Social and behavioural sciences	128,805	19,725	109,085	14,775	24,250	4,380	4,110	31,610	4,900	18,420	4,365	1,135	1,140
Legal professions and studies	16,620	2,355	14,265	980	6,655	170	155	3,590	240	1,915	380	100	85
Law	2,335	330	2,010	200	240	35	20	1,280	25	135	60	0	15
Other legal professions and studies	14,285	2,030	12,255	780	6,415	140	140	2,310	215	1,775	320	95	70
Health care	236,285	43,820	192,465	8,670	23,195	2,835	113,870	16,560	1,710	18,860	4,135	1,400	1,230
Medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine (including residencies)	21,730	3,295	18,430	485	605	155	15,185	805	45	745	235	90	85
Nursing	93,810	23,215	70,600	2,875	4,135	270	51,215	5,260	340	5,020	730	400	350
Pharmacy and related programs	15	0	15	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health care, n.e.c.	120,735	17,315	103,425	5,315	18,445	2,405	47,465	10,490	1,320	13,095	3,175	915	800
Education and teaching	121,555	29,725	91,830	9,205	8,375	1,090	1,545	57,450	2,330	8,320	1,945	840	725
Trades, services, natural resources and conservation	431,220	65,230	365,985	39,460	24,340	21,920	2,960	27,225	5,100	54,300	160,250	13,425	17,015
Agriculture and natural resources operations and management	33,120	4,295	28,830	6,845	3,435	4,220	430	2,150	425	3,695	3,565	3,170	890
Mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production	268,010	38,515	229,495	22,890	8,855	14,025	480	4,290	1,055	15,660	140,405	7,820	14,020
Personal, security and transport services	94,245	16,540	77,705	6,390	7,810	3,080	945	8,500	625	31,460	14,950	2,115	1,835
Social work and related programs	18,735	3,150	15,595	1,185	1,730	160	420	9,950	305	1,335	390	55	70
BHASE (non-STEM) programs, n.e.c.	17,105	2,735	14,370	2,155	2,515	430	685	2,335	2,695	2,145	945	260	205

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Footnote 7

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

Footnote 8

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.

Footnote 9

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'.

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-X2016279.