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.
Knowing the NOC code for the job you are interested in can make online research easier and quicker. This is because many job search services organize their job listings and occupation information by the NOC code. Here’s how the NOC code works:
• The first number identifies the sector. There are 10 sectors in total (0–9). For example, 0 refers to management occupations, while 6 refers to sales and service occupations.
• The second number refers to the level of education or training the job requires (1–6). Generally:
1 requires a university education
2 or 3 requires a community college or apprenticeship training
4 or 5 requires a high school diploma and/or job-specific training
6 usually requires a short demonstration or on-the-job training
• The third and fourth numbers refer to specific occupations within the sector.
In the example on the right, the 2 refers to the sector Natural and Applied Sciences; the 1 means it generally requires a university degree; together, the code 2146 is the code specific to aerospace engineers. Because the NOC groups occupations that are similar to each other, it is easy to find information about occupations that are related to your occupation of choice. This can be useful if you cannot find a job in your occupation and want to broaden your job search.
Locate the NOC website (www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC).
Task 1:
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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6 Sales and service occupations
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1 Business, finance and administration occupations
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7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
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2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
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8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
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3 Health occupations
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9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
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4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
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5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
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Task 2:
Think of an occupation you would like to enter in Canada (either as a survival job, or in the occupation you are trained for). Which of the above sectors is this occupation in?
3012 Registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses.
this occupation is in the sector of health occupation.
Task 3:
Find the NOC code for an occupation that interests you. Read the NOC description for this occupation.
There are four Major Groups listed in this sector.
They are Major Group 30 Professional occupations in nursing, Major Group 31 Professional occupations in health, Major Group 32 Technical occupations in health, and Major Group 34 Assisting occupations in support of health services.
2. What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)?
They are Major Group 30 Professional occupations in nursing, Major Group 31 Professional occupations in health, Major Group 32 Technical occupations in health, and Major Group 34 Assisting occupations in support of health services.
2. What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)?
Only 301 Professional occupations in nursing is within this Major Group.
3. Read the example titles in the NOC description. Do you think knowing these titles can be useful in your job search? How?
- ambulatory care nurse
- bedside nurse
- burn patient care nurse
- burn victim care nurse
- cardiac surgery nurse
- cardiology nurse
- cardiology nurse technician
- casual duty nurse
- circulating nurse
- clinic nurse
- clinical nurse
- clinical nurse specialist
- community health nurse
- consultant nurse
- consultant, nursing
- contagious disease transmission prevention nurse
- co-ordinator, infection control – hospital
- coronary intensive care nurse
- coronary unit nurse
- critical care nurse
- dialysis nurse
- doctor's office nurse
- emergency care nurse
- emergency nurse
- first aid nurse
- float nurse
- general duty nurse
- general duty nurse – psychiatry
- geriatric care nurse
- geriatric nurse
- gerontology nurse
- graduate nurse
- graduate nurse – doctor's office
- graduate nurse – occupational health
- graduate nurse – physician's office
- graduate private duty nurse
- graduate religious nurse
- hemodialysis nurse
- home care neuroscience nurse
- home care nurse
- home care nurse, neuroscience
- hospital hygiene nurse
- hospital hygienist – nursing
- hospital nurse
- ICU (intensive care unit) nurse
- independent practice – registered nurse
- industrial nurse
- infection control co-ordinator – hospital
- infection control nurse
- infection control officer – hospital
- infection control officer – medical
- infection surveillance nurse
- intensive care nurse
- intensive care unit (ICU) nurse
- liaison nurse
- medical intensive care nurse
- mental health nurse
- missionary nurse
- nephrology and kidney transplantation nurse
- nephrology and renal transplantation nurse
- nephrology nurse
- neuroscience nurse
- nurse
- nurse – birthing room
- nurse consultant
- nurse counsellor
- nurse employed at national level
- nurse of Native ancestry
- nurse researcher
- nurse technician
- nurse, contagious disease transmission prevention
- nurse, geriatric
- nurse, hospital hygiene
- nursing adviser
- nursing consultant
- nursing counsellor
- nursing evaluator
- nursing researcher
- nursing researcher – nurse
- nursing technician
- obstetrics nurse
- occupational health nurse
- occupational health nurse consultant
- occupational medicine nurse
- office nurse
- officer, infection control – hospital
- on-call nurse
- oncology nurse
- operating room (OR) nurse
- OR (operating room) nurse
- out-patient clinic nurse
- outpost nurse
- outreach nurse
- palliative care nurse
- pediatric intensive care nurse
- pediatric nurse
- perinatal care nurse
- physician's office nurse
- primary care nurse
- primary nurse
- private care nurse
- private duty nurse
- psychiatric and mental health nurse
- psychiatric nurse
- public and community health nurse
- public health nurse
- public health nurse consultant
- recovery room nurse
- Red Cross nurse
- registered community health nurse
- registered industrial nurse
- registered nurse – call centre
- registered nurse – contact centre
- registered nurse – independent practice
- registered nurse – public and community health
- registered nurse – telehealth
- registered nurse (R.N.)
- registered psychiatric nurse (R.P.N.)
- registered public health nurse
- religious nurse
- respiratory care nurse
- respiratory nurse specialist
- RN (registered nurse)
- RPN (registered psychiatric nurse)
- school health nurse
- school nurse
- scrub nurse
- staff nurse
- surgical intensive care nurse
- telehealth registered nurse
- tele-nurse
- triage nurse
- Victoria Order nurse
- Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) nurse
- visiting nurse
- VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) nurse
- ward nurse
- youth centre nurse
4. Read the main duties in the NOC description. List the duties you think are most relevant to this position.
General duty registered nurses perform some or all of the following duties:
Completion of a university, college or other approved registered nursing program is required.
Additional academic training or experience is required to specialize in a specific area of nursing.
A master's or doctoral degree in nursing is usually required for clinical nurse specialists, clinical nurses, nursing consultants and nursing researchers.
Registration with a regulatory body is required in all provinces and territories.
Registered psychiatric nurses
Completion of a university or college registered psychiatric nursing program is required.
Registration with a regulatory body is required in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.
- Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
- Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols
- Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
- Assist in surgery and other medical procedures
- May supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
- May develop and implement discharge planning process on admission of patients
- May teach and counsel patients and their families on health-related issues in collaboration with other health care providers.
- Occupational health nurses develop and implement employee health education programs and provide registered nursing care in private businesses and industry.
- Community health nurses provide health education and registered nursing care in public health units and through home visits, manage complex home care cases, participate in community needs assessment and program development, conduct disease screening and deliver immunization programs.
- Psychiatric nurses provide nursing care, supportive counselling and life skills programming to patients in psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, long-term care facilities and community-based settings.
- Nursing consultants provide consultative services to institutes, associations and health care organizations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the nursing profession and nursing practice.
- Nursing researchers engaged in research activities related to nursing are self-employed or are employed by hospitals, public and private organizations and governments.
- Clinical nurses provide leadership, advice and counsel on the provision of research-based care for specific patient groups within the care of particular health care organizations.
Employment requirements
Registered nurses
Task 4:
Prepare a short presentation for the class about this occupation. Include related job titles, main duties and employment requirements.
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