Occupation (based on the National Occupational Classification - Statistics [NOC–S] 2006)

Part A - Short definition:

Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job.

The 2011 NHS occupation data are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006. This classification is composed of four levels of aggregation. There are 10 broad occupational categories containing 47 major groups that are further subdivided into 140 minor groups. At the most detailed level, there are 520 occupation unit groups. Occupation unit groups are formed on the basis of the education, training, or skill level required to enter the job, as well as the kind of work performed, as determined by the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the occupation.

Reported in:

2011

Reported for:

Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked since January 1, 2010. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2010, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

Question number(s):

Coded variable: Questions 42 and 43

Responses:

See the National Occupational Classification - Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

Remarks:

The 2011 NHS occupation data were coded to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011. The 2011 occupation data were subsequently recoded to the NOC-S 2006 for users wishing to compare occupation data based on that classification. As well, empirical NOC 2011-NOC-S 2006 concordance tables have been produced to allow for the conversion of occupation data from one classification to the other. For more information, please see Appendix 2.5.

Users of NHS occupation data coded to NOC-S 2006 should note that some unit groups have been combined. For a list of combined unit groups, refer to Table 2.4. It should be further noted that where the combined occupations cross minor groups, the NHS occupation data will not be comparable at the minor group level with data from other sources coded to NOC-S 2006. For a list of affected minor groups, refer to Table 2.3.

It is recommended that users not make comparisons between the broad categories, major and minor groups of the NOC 2011 and NOC-S 2006 on the basis of their labels. Even though many of the labels in the two classifications are similar, they are not directly comparable given differences in the content and placement of some unit groups.

For more information on the relationship between the NOC-S 2006 and the NOC 2011, please see http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/noc-cnp/2011/index-indexe-eng.htm.

The 2011 NHS occupation data can be tabulated for a number of populations, among which the most frequently used are:

1. the employed
2. the experienced labour force – persons who were either employed or unemployed in the reference week, but who had worked since January 1, 2010
3. those who have worked since January 1, 2010, regardless of whether or not they were in the labour force in the reference week.

The remaining components of the labour force, unemployed persons who worked prior to January 1, 2010, or who never worked, are shown in the data under the category 'Occupation – Not applicable.'