National Occupational Classification

 The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a system of organizing information about occupations in Canada. Every occupation in Canada has a NOC job description, which provides listings of the main duties, employment requirements and job titles. These descriptions are identified by a four-digit code called the NOC code.

Task 1:

Click on this link and list the 10 sectors that the first digit of the NOC code refers to. In small groups, brainstorm three occupations for each sector.

                                                                          0 Management occupations 

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  011 Administrative services managers

• 012 Managers in financial and business services

• 051 Managers in art, culture, recreation and sport

• 1 Business, finance and administration occupations  

  111 Auditors, accountants and investment professionals

• 112 Human resources and business service professionals

• 124 Office administrative assistants - general, legal and medical

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• 2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

• 212 Life science professionals

• 213 Civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineers

• 211 Physical science professionals

• 3 Health occupations 
  
  

  301 Professional occupations in nursing

• 311 Physicians, dentists and veterinarians

• 313 Pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists

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• 4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 
  
  

  313 Pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists

• 416 Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers

• 411 Judges, lawyers and Quebec notaries

• 5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 
  
  

• 511 Librarians, archivists, conservators and curators 

• 511 Librarians, archivists, conservators and curators

• 512 Writing, translating and related communications professionals

• 6 Sales and service occupations 
  
  

• 621 Retail sales supervisors

• 623 Insurance, real estate and financial sales occupations

• 632 Chefs and cooks

• 7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 
  
  

  720 Contractors and supervisors, industrial, electrical and construction trades and related workers

• 723 Machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades725 Plumbers, pipefitters and gas fitters
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  728 Masonry and plastering trades

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• 8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 
  
  
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• 9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 
  
  

Task 2:

Imagine that you want to apply for a position as a cashier in a grocery store. Find the NOC information related to this position. Answer the questions below.

a) How many Major Groups are listed in this sector? What are they?

    

There are five major groups listed in this sector

1. Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations     
2. Sales support occupations 
3. Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c.
4. Service supervisors and specialized service occupations   

   5 Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations

b) What Major Group is the Cashier occupation listed under?

          Sales support occupations

c) What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)?

              661 Cashiers

d) What is the four-digit NOC code for a cashier?

•    6611 Cashiers

e) Click on the NOC code for the cashier and read the NOC description. What kind of information can you get from the NOC description? 

Ans:  Cashiers operate cash registers, optical price scanners, computers or other equipment to record and accept payment for the purchase of goods, services and admissions. They are employed in stores, restaurants, theatres, recreational and sports establishments, currency exchange booths, government offices, business offices and other service, retail and wholesale establishments.

Task 3:

Here is another very useful website which is JobFutures. This is a Canadian government website that provides information about 300 occupational groups. For each occupation, you can learn about average earnings, job duties, unemployment, and education requirements. The strength of this website is that it provides up-to-date information about the work prospects or employment outlook for each occupation. This information can help you decide what kind of work to look for. Use these both website to look for an occupation that interests you. Read the description in both site for this occupation.

Then, prepare a short presentation for the class about this occupation. Include the following in your presentation:

• Main duties
• Unemployment rate
• Annual average earnings
• Employment requirements 
• Related job titles               sorry Mrs Hala i try but in second web, i didn't find any job information.