Data tables, 2016 Census

Employment Income Groups (18), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A), Work Activity During the Reference Year (9), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

About this variable: Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A)

Definition

Occupation (based on the National Occupational Classification [NOC] 2016)

'Occupation' refers to the kind of work performed in a job, a job being all the tasks carried out by a particular worker to complete his or her duties. An occupation is a set of jobs that are sufficiently similar in work performed.




Kind of work is described in terms of tasks, duties and responsibilities, often including factors such as materials processed or used, the industrial processes used, the equipment used, and the products or services provided. Occupations are generally homogeneous with respect to skill type and skill level.




Occupation applies to the contribution of labour to that part of economic activity that is within the production boundary defined for the System of National Accounts.

Values

  1. Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Footnote 1
  2. Occupation - not applicable Footnote 2
  3. All occupations Footnote 3
  4. 0 Management occupations
  5. 1 Business, finance and administration occupations
  6. 2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
  7. 3 Health occupations
  8. 4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
  9. 5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
  10. 6 Sales and service occupations
  11. 7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
  12. 8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
  13. 9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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 2

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 3

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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