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Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers (1113)
Human resources professionals (1121)
Professional occupations in business management consulting (1122)
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations (1215)
Property Assessor (Assessors, valuators and appraisers) (1235.1)
Chemists (2112)
Oceanographers (Geoscientists and oceanographers) (2113.1)
Biologists and related scientists (2121)
Forestry professionals (2122)
Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists (2123)
Aerospace engineers (2146)
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Land surveyors (2154)
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Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors (2244)
Land survey technologists and technicians (2254)
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Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors (2271)
Air traffic controllers and related occupations (2272)
Specialist physicians (3111)
General practitioners and family physicians (3112)
Dentists (3113)
Veterinarians (3114)
Optometrists (3121)
Chiropractors (3122)
Pharmacists (3131)
Dietitians (Dietitians and nutritionists) (3132.1)
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (3141)
Physiotherapists (3142)
Occupational therapists (3143)
Registered nurses (Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses) (3152.1)
Medical laboratory technologists (3211)
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (3213)
Medical radiation technologists (3215)
Medical sonographers (3216)
Denturists (3221)
Dental hygienists (3222.1)
Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants (3223)
Opticians (3231)
Licensed practical nurses (3233)
Paramedical occupations (3234)
Lawyers (Lawyers and Quebec notaries) (4112.1)
University professors and lecturers (4121)
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (4122)
Secondary school teachers (4141)
Educational counsellors (4143)
Psychologists (4151)
Social workers (4152)
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Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers (4166)
Employment counsellors (4213)
Librarians (5111)
Translators, terminologists and interpreters (5125)
Photographers (5221)
Graphic designers and illustrators (5241)
Insurance agents and brokers (6231)
Real estate agents and salespersons (6232)
Funeral directors and embalmers (6272)
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations (6482)
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors (7315)
Interior designers and interior decorators (5242)
Editors (5122)
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists (2225)
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (4142)
Chemical technologists and technicians (2211)
Drafting technologists and technicians (2253)
Construction estimators (2234)
Meteorologists and climatologists (2114)
Mathematicians and statisticians (Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries) (2161.2)
Dental assistants (3411)
Audio and video recording technicians (5225)
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers (1231)
Sheriffs and bailiffs (6461)
Electroencephalograph (EEG) and Electroneurophysiology (ENP) Technologists (Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.) (3217.1)
Conservators and curators (5112)
Firefighters (6262)
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners (1233)
Paralegal (Paralegals and related occupations) (4211.1)
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations (5124)
Retail and wholesale buyers (6233)
Massage therapists (3235.2)
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (2243)
Cooks (6242)
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades (7216)
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors (7231)
Tool and die makers (7232)
Electricians (except industrial and power system) (7241)
Industrial electricians (7242)
Power system electricians (7243)
Electrical power line and cable workers (7244)
Telecommunications line and cable workers (7245)
Cable television service and maintenance technicians (7247)
Plumbers (7251)
Sheet metal workers (7261)
Welders and related machine operators (7265)
Carpenters (7271)
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (7311)
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (7312)
Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics (7313)
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (7321)
Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators (9232)
Architectural technologists and technicians (2251)
Biological technologists and technicians (2221)
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (2241)
Forestry technologists and technicians (2223)
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians (2212)
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians (2233)
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians (2232)
Civil engineers (2131)
Mechanical engineers (2132)
Electrical and electronics engineers (2133)
Chemical engineers (2134)
Industrial and manufacturing engineers (2141)
Metallurgical and materials engineers (2142)
Mining engineers (2143)
Geological engineers (2144)
Petroleum engineers (2145)
Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (2147)
Software engineers and designers (2173)
Concrete finishers (7282)
Glaziers (7292)
Hairstylists and barbers (6271)
Insulators (7293)
Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers (7284)
Crane operators (7371)
Motor vehicle body repairers (7322)
Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics (7334)
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) (7294)
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers (7252)
Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters (7263)
Storekeepers and partspersons (1472)
Appliance servicers and repairers (7332)
Tilesetters (7283)
Roofers and shinglers (7291)
Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c. (7383)
Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics (7331)
Ironworkers (7264)
Floor covering installers (7295)
Electrical mechanics (7333)
Cabinetmakers (7272)
Bricklayers (7281)
Boilermakers (7262)
Computer network technicians (2281)
Executive assistants (1222)
Conference and event planners (1226)
Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants (4163)
Chefs (6241)
Retail salespersons (6421)
Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks (6434)
Hotel front desk clerks (6435)
Casino occupations (6443)
Food and beverage servers (6453)
Specialized cleaners (6661)
Bartenders (6452)
Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services (6672)
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs (7413)
Outdoor sport and recreational guides (6442)
Tour and travel guides (6441)
Travel counsellors (6431)
Bakers (6252)
Information systems analysts and consultants (2171)
Computer programmers and interactive media developers (2174)
User support technicians (2282)
Web designers and developers (2175)
Database analysts and data administrators (2172)
Construction trades helpers and labourers (7611)
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers (8232)
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations (7212)
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades (7215)
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers (7219)
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (7217)
Supervisors, logging and forestry (8211)
Supervisors, mining and quarrying (8221)
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services (8222)
Logging machinery operators (8241)
Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers (8252)
Supervisors, mineral and metal processing (9211)
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities (9212)
Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing (9214)
Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing (9231)
Telecommunications installation and repair workers (7246)
Gas fitters (7253)
Railway carmen/women (7314)
Elevator constructors and mechanics (7318)
Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction (7372)
Underground production and development miners (8231)
Customs, ship and other brokers (1315)
Police officers (except commissioned) (4311)
Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Forces (4313)
Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors (6313 )
Food service supervisors (6311 )
Executive housekeepers (6312 )
Customer and information services supervisors (6314)
Other services supervisors (6316 )
Cleaning supervisors (6315 )
Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale (6331 )
Upholsterers (6345)
Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations (6344)
Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (6342)
Shoe repairers and shoemakers (6343)
Supervisors, railway transport operations (7304)
Supervisors, printing and related occupations (7303)
Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators (7305)
Machine fitters (7316)
Other small engine and small equipment repairers (7335)
Printing press operators (7381)
General office support workers (1411)
Receptionists (1414)
Personnel clerks (1415)
Court clerks (1416)
Data entry clerks (1422)
Desktop publishing operators and related occupations (1423)
Accounting and related clerks (1431)
Collectors (1435)
Payroll clerks (1432)
Library assistants and clerks (1451)
Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks (1452)
Survey interviewers and statistical clerks (1454)
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (3413)
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (4413)
Home child care providers (4411)
Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations (4412)
By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers, n.e.c. (4423)
Correctional service officers (4422)
Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) (6411)
Pest controllers and fumigators (7444)
Other repairers and servicers (7445)
Residential and commercial installers and servicers (7441)
Longshore workers (7451)
Material handlers (7452)
Underground mine service and support workers (8411)
Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators (8412)
Chain saw and skidder operators (8421)
Silviculture and forestry workers (8422)
General farm workers (8431)
Nursery and greenhouse workers (8432)
Fishing vessel deckhands (8441)
Trappers and hunters (8442)
Concrete, clay and stone forming operators (9414)
Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing (9415)
Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters (9413)
Machine operators, mineral and metal processing (9411)
Metalworking and forging machine operators (9416)
Machining tool operators (9417)
Other metal products machine operators (9418)
Foundry workers (9412)
Rubber processing machine operators and related workers (9423)
Chemical plant machine operators (9421)
Plastics processing machine operators (9422)
Sawmill machine operators (9431)
Woodworking machine operators (9437)
Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders (9436)
Paper converting machine operators (9435)
Other wood processing machine operators (9434)
Pulp mill machine operators (9432)
Papermaking and finishing machine operators (9433)
Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing (9447)
Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers (9441)
Fabric, fur and leather cutters (9445)
Industrial sewing machine operators (9446)
Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations (9442)
Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (9462)
Fish and seafood plant workers (9463)
Testers and graders, food, beverage and associated products processing (9465)
Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing (9461)
Photographic and film processors (9474)
Plateless printing equipment operators (9471)
Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations (9472)
Binding and finishing machine operators (9473)
Mail, postal and related workers (1511)
Letter carriers (1512)
Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors (1513)
Production logistics co-ordinators (1523)
Purchasing and inventory control workers (1524)
Shippers and receivers (1521)
Dispatchers (1525)
Transportation route and crew schedulers (1526)
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses (6511 )
Airline ticket and service agents (6523 )
Pursers and flight attendants (6522)
Security guards and related security service occupations (6541)
Customer services representatives - financial institutions (6551)
Other customer and information services representatives (6552)
Image, social and other personal consultants (6561)
Other personal service occupations (6564)
Pet groomers and animal care workers (6563)
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators (7512)
Delivery and courier service drivers (7514)
Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521)
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers (7522)
Air transport ramp attendants (7534)
Other automotive mechanical installers and servicers (7535)
Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations (7533)
Railway yard and track maintenance workers (7531)
Water transport deck and engine room crew (7532)
Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers (9522)
Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers (9523)
Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing (9524)
Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers (9525)
Mechanical assemblers and inspectors (9526)
Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing (9527)
Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors (9521)
Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors (9535)
Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators (9536)
Furniture finishers and refinishers (9534)
Other wood products assemblers and inspectors (9533)
Furniture and fixture assemblers and inspectors (9532)
Boat assemblers and inspectors (9531)
Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors (9537)
Cashiers (6611 )
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers (6622)
Service station attendants (6621)
Other sales related occupations (6623 )
Other trades helpers and labourers (7612)
Public works and maintenance labourers (7621)
Railway and motor transport labourers (7622)
Logging and forestry labourers (8616)
Harvesting labourers (8611)
Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers (8615)
Mine labourers (8614)
Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers (8613)
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (8612)
Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities (9619)
Labourers in fish and seafood processing (9618 )
Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing (9617)
Labourers in textile processing (9616)
Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing (9615)
Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing (9614)
Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities (9613)
Labourers in mineral and metal processing (9611)
Labourers in metal fabrication (9612)
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations (6711 )
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport (6722 )
Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents (6733)
Light duty cleaners (6731 )
Other service support occupations, n.e.c. (6742 )
Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations (6741)
Senior government managers and officials (0012)
Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services (0013)
Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations (0014)
Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c. (0015)
Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (0016)
Legislators (0011)
Financial managers (0111)
Human resources managers (0112)
Purchasing managers (0113)
Other business services managers (0125)
Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers (0121)
Banking, credit and other investment managers (0122)
Advertising, marketing and public relations managers (0124)
Telecommunication carriers managers (0131)
Postal and courier services managers (0132)
Engineering managers (0211)
Architecture and science managers (0212)
Computer and information systems managers (0213)
Managers in health care (0311)
Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (0411)
Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration (0412)
Government managers - education policy development and program administration (0413)
Other managers in public administration (0414)
Managers in social, community and correctional services (0423)
School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (0422)
Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (0421)
Commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces (0433)
Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers (0432)
Commissioned police officers (0431)
Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers (0511)
Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts (0512)
Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors (0513)
Corporate sales managers (0601)
Accommodation service managers (0632 )
Restaurant and food service managers (0631)
Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c. (0651 )
Construction managers (0711)
Facility operation and maintenance managers (0714)
Managers in transportation (0731)
Managers in natural resources production and fishing (0811)
Managers in agriculture (0821)
Managers in aquaculture (0823)
Managers in horticulture (0822)
Manufacturing managers (0911)
Utilities managers (0912)
Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors (3011)
College and other vocational instructors (4021)
Physicists and astronomers (2111)
Other professional occupations in physical sciences (2115)
Professional occupations in religion (4154)
Probation and parole officers and related occupations (4155 )
Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers (4167)
Program officers unique to government (4168)
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (4165)
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers (4161)
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers (4164)
Archivists (5113)
Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (5131)
Conductors, composers and arrangers (5132)
Musicians and singers (5133)
Dancers (5134)
Painters, sculptors and other visual artists (5136)
Actors and comedians (5135)
Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers (1211)
Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers (1212)
Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers (1213)
Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations (1214)
Human resources and recruitment officers (1223)
Court officers (Court officers and justices of the peace) (1227.1)
Administrative officers (1221)
Purchasing agents and officers (1225)
Administrative assistants (1241)
Legal administrative assistants (1242)
Medical administrative assistants (1243 )
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Health information management occupations (1252 )
Records management technicians (1253)
Statistical officers and related research support occupations (1254)
Conservation and fishery officers (2224)
Industrial designers (2252)
Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians (2261)
Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers (2262)
Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators (2275)
Information systems testing technicians (2283)
Medical laboratory technicians and assistants (Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants) (3212.1)
Early childhood educators and assistants (4214)
Instructors of persons with disabilities (4215)
Other instructors (4216)
Other religious occupations (4217)
Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries (5212)
Library and public archive technicians (5211)
Graphic arts technicians (5223)
Film and video camera operators (5222)
Broadcast technicians (5224)
Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts (5226)
Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts (5227)
Other performers, n.e.c. (5232)
Announcers and other broadcasters (5231)
Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products (5245)
Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers (5243)
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Coaches (5252)
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Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness (5254)
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Retail sales supervisors (6211 )
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Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations (7201)
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades (7203)
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services (8255)
Fishing masters and officers (8261)
Fishermen/women (8262)
Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (9217)
Supervisors, forest products processing (9215)
Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing (9213)
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing (9226)
Supervisors, electronics manufacturing (9222)
Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling (9221)
Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing (9223)
Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing (9224)
Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly (9227)
Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators (9235)
Notaries public (Paralegals and related occupations) (4211.2)
Justices of the peace (Court officers and justices of the peace) (1227.2)
Immigration consultants and authorized representatives (Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers) (1228.2)
Real Estate Appraiser (Assessors, valuators and appraisers) (1235.2)
Geoscientists (Geoscientists and oceanographers) (2113.2)
Actuaries (Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries) (2161.1)
Meteorological technologists and technicians (Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology) (2213.2)
Inspectors in public and environmental health (Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety) (2263.2)
Chiropodists and podiatrists (Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating) (3123.1)
Naturopaths and naturopathic doctors (Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating) (3123.3)
Orthoptists (Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating) (3123.4)
Medical pathologists’ assistants (Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants) (3212.2)
Respiratory therapists (Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists) (3214.1)
Pulmonary function technicians (Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists) (3214.4)
Electromyography (EMG) Technologist (Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.) (3217.2)
Cardiology Technologists (Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.) (3217.3)
Homeopaths (Practitioners of natural healing) (3232.5)
Quebec notaries (Lawyers and Quebec notaries) (4112.2)
Registered psychiatric nurses (Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses) (3152.4)
Nutritionists (Dietitians and nutritionists) (3132.2)
Kinesiologists (Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment) (3144.2)
Dental therapists (3222.2)
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner (Practitioners of natural healing) (3232.3)
Acupuncturists (Practitioners of natural healing) (3232.2)
Midwives (Allied primary health practitioners) (3124.1)
Hearing instrument practitioners (Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment) (3235.1)
Mortgage brokers (Other financial officers) (1114.6)
Financial planners (Other financial officers) (1114.1)