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SKILL TYPES AND LEVELS
The National Occupational
Classification (NOC) is the system that's used to classify jobs into
occupations. Jobs are classified based on skill level and skill
type.
Skill types
Skill types are defined in terms of
the type of work performed (we've used skill types in our
description of various occupations in each industry). There are ten
occupational groups that are defined in the NOC based on skill type:
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Management
occupations-legislators, senior management occupations and
middle and other management occupations. |
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Business,
finance and administration-occupations that involve
supervising and providing financial and business services,
administrative and regulatory services, and clerical support
services. |
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Natural and
applied sciences and related occupations-professional and
technical occupations in the sciences, including physical and
life science, engineering and architecture. |
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Health
occupations-occupations involving providing health care
services directly to patients and occupations that provide
support to professional and technical staff. |
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Occupations
in social science, education, government service and religion-a
range of occupations concerned with law, teaching, counseling,
conducting social science research, developing government
policy and administering government and other programs. |
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Occupations
in art, culture, recreation and sport-professional and
technical occupations related to art and culture, including
the performing arts, film and video, broadcasting, journalism,
writing, creative design, libraries and museums. It also
includes occupations in recreation and sport. |
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Sales and
service-sales occupations, personal and protective service
occupations, and occupations related to the hospitality and
tourism industries. |
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Trades,
transport and equipment operators and related occupations-construction
and mechanical trades, trades supervisors and contractors and
operators of transportation and heavy equipment. |
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Occupations
unique to primary industry-non-technical occupations in
mining, oil and gas production, forestry and logging,
agriculture, horticulture and fishing. |
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Occupations
unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities-supervisory
and production occupations in manufacturing, processing and
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Skill levels
Skill levels are defined in terms
of the amount and type of education and training that are required
to enter and work in an occupation. Four skill levels are identified
in the NOC:
Skill Level A
- University degree (bachelor,
master, or post-graduate)
Skill Level B
- Two to three years of
post-secondary education at a community college or institute of
technology, or
- Two or four years of
apprenticeship training, or
- Three to four years of secondary
school and more than two years of on-the-job training, training
courses or specific work experience
- Also supervisory occupations and
those with significant health or safety responsibilities
Skill Level C
- Usually high school completion
- Up to two years of on-the-job
training, training courses or specific work experience
Skill Level D
- Up to two years of secondary
school, and
- Short demonstration or
on-the-job-training
Source:
A Guide to BC
Economy
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