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Table 5
Distribution of the employed population aged 15 years and over, by NOC skill level,Footnote 1 May 2011

Table 5 Distribution of the employed population aged 15 years and over, by NOC skill level, May 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 5 distribution of the employed population aged 15 years and over. The information is grouped by employed population aged 15 years and over (appearing as row headers), number (appearing as column headers).
Employed population aged 15 years and over Number
All 16,595,035
Employed population aged 15 years and over Percentage
NOC skill level A 29.9
Management positions 11.5
Senior management 1.3
Middle management 10.2
Professionals 18.3
NOC skill level BFootnote 2 31.5
Level B occupations usually requiring college education 17.0
Level B occupations usually requiring trade certificate 7.9
Level B supervisory occupationsFootnote 3 6.6
NOC skill level C 27.7
NOC skill level D 11.0
Total 100.0
Footnote 1

See Box 2: Concepts and definitions for information on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill levels.

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Footnote 2

To break down the level B occupations as shown in this table, see Box 2: Concepts and definitions.

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Footnote 3

Also includes certain occupations other than supervisory but which have high levels of responsibility in health care and security (e.g., firefighters, police and registered nursing assistants).

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Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
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