Here are more detailed descriptions of the occupational categories used:
Accounting includes chartered accountants (CAs, CGAs, CMAs), controllers, comptrollers, auditors, cost accountants, tax specialists, accounting supervisors, bookkeepers and students in professional training programs. See also: Finance, Actuarial, Consulting.
Actuarial includes actuaries, statisticians, statistical process control (SPC) personnel, biostatisticians and other positions requiring actuarial or statistical training. See also: Insurance, Quality Control.
Administrative includes executive assistants, office managers, secretarial staff, call centre personnel, data entry staff, receptionists, collectors and clerks.
Advertising includes creative directors, advertising managers, media buyers, copy writers and advertising sales representatives. See also: Graphic Arts, Public Relations, Marketing, Publishing/Media.
Aerospace includes aerospace engineers, propulsion engineers, avionics technicians, aircraft maintenance engineers, simulator engineers, airport managers, airworthiness inspectors, pilots and airline staff. See also: Engineering, Transport, Trades/Technicians.
Agriculture/Fisheries includes agricultural scientists, agronomists, veterinarians, crop insurance managers, feed sales personnel, farm equipment personnel and farm managers. See also: Biotech/Biology, Scientific.
Apparel includes buyers, designers and marketers of clothing and footwear. See also: Retail, Design.
Architecture includes architects, architectural technologists, interior designers, landscape architects and structural technologists. See also: Construction, Real Estate, Design, Trades/Technicians.
Arts & Culture includes anyone working for a museum, gallery, theatre company, orchestra or other cultural organization. See also: Govt./Nonprofit, Hospitality, Public Relations.
Automotive includes automotive engineers, designers and technologists, tooling engineers, leasing managers, parts managers, service managers, warranty administrators and dealership staff. See also: Engineering, Transport, Trades/Technicians.
Banking includes anyone working for a bank, credit union or trust company, including branch managers, loan officers, mortgage specialists, private banking representatives, credit analysts, RRSP administrators and customer service representatives. See also: Finance, Insurance, Accounting.
Bilingual includes translators, interpreters and other positions where the ability to speak a second language is a principal requirement of the position. See also: International, Education, Administrative.
Biotech/Biology includes biologists, biomedical engineers, biotechnology developers, biological scientists and other positions relating to the commercial development of biological, life sciences and genetic technologies. See also: Pharmaceutical, Scientific, Health/Medical.
Computing includes programmers, analysts, software developers, hardware engineers, MIS directors, CIOs, LAN administrators, database administrators, software testers, technical support personnel, quality control positions requiring knowledge of software applications and other information technology positions. See also: Multimedia, Engineering, Telecom, Design.
Construction includes project managers, site supervisors, surveyors, occupational health and safety inspectors, building inspectors, builders and other personnel required for construction projects. Also includes salespeople for building supplies. See also: Real Estate, Architecture, Trades/Technicians.
Consulting includes management consultants, policy advisors and personnel working for management consulting firms. Does not include consulting and contract positions in information technology, which are listed under "Computing". See also: Management, Computing, Human Resource, Govt./Nonprofit.
Design includes draftspersons, designers, product designers, circuit designers, electrical designers, mechanical designers, design technicians and technologist positions requiring specialized CAD, AUTOCad and ProE training. See also: Architects, Engineering, Graphic Arts, Publishing/Media.
Direct Mktng. includes direct mail managers, call centre supervisors, telemarketing managers and all senior positions that involve marketing by direct mail, telephone, fax or email. Does not include call centre representatives, which are included in "Administrative". See also: Sales, Marketing, Advertising, Graphic Arts, Printing.
Disabled includes all positions working with physically or mentally challenged people. See also: Health/Medical, Education, Govt./Nonprofit.
Education includes teachers, principals, instructors, superintendents, school inspectors, professors, deans, education directors, ESL teachers, admission directors and administrative positions at schools, universities and colleges. Does not include training positions, which are listed under "Human Resource". See also: Librarians, Govt./Nonprofit.
Engineering includes electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, structural engineers, civil engineers, chemical engineers, engineering managers and other positions requiring a university engineering degree or membership in a provincial engineering association. Does not include engineering technologists and non-university trained engineers (see "Trades/Technicians") or software engineers (see "Computing"). See also: Aerospace, Automotive, Design, Quality Control, Telecom.
Environmental includes environmental compliance specialists, environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, wastewater technicians, environmental technicians, pollution control officers, conservation officers. See also: Engineering, Agriculture/Fisheries, Govt/Nonprofit.
Finance includes finance directors, CFOs, treasurers, budget directors, financial analysts, investment bankers, investment advisors, credit managers, collection managers, economists, stockbrokers, traders, securities regulators, compliance officers, portfolio managers, mutual fund administrators and any position requiring a CFA or completion of a securities course. See also: Accounting, Banking.
Forestry includes foresters, lumber traders, forest practices officers, arborists and other positions relating to tree planting, harvesting and sawmills. Does not include positions in papermaking, which are listed separately under "Pulp & Paper". See also: Pulp & Paper, Govt./Nonprofit.
Franchising includes franchise recruiters, territory managers and all other positions involved in developing new retail franchises. Does not include positions in franchisees' stores, which are listed separately under "Retail". See also: Retail, Hospitality, Real Estate.
Geology/Geography includes geologists, geophysicists, geodesists, geotechnical engineers, geological technicans and GIS personnel. See also: Mining, Oil & Gas, Engineering, Scientific.
Govt./Nonprofit includes deputy ministers, executive directors of nonprofit organizations, town administrators, city planners, economic development officers, fundraisers and other positions working for government bodies, charities or nonprofit organizations. Does not include healthcare positions, which are listed under "Health/Medical", or arts opportunities, which are listed under "Arts & Culture". See also: Education, Health/Medical, International, Arts & Culture.
Graphic Arts includes artists, graphic designers, creative directors, art directors, illustrators, medical illustrators, Mac artists, prepress operators, imaging technicians and other positions requiring knowledge of graphic design software such as QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator or PageMaker. Does not include website designers, which are listed separately under "Multimedia". See also: Multimedia, Printing, Advertising, Publishing/Media, Packaging.
Health/Medical includes nurses, therapists, medical doctors, health officers, hospital administrators, physiotherapists, rehabilitation counsellors, occupational therapists, kinesiologists, anaesthesiologists, ultrasound technicians, epidemiologists, dietitians, ophthalmologists, dentists, dental hygienists, pathologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health workers, social workers, health data analysts, medical sales representatives, nursing assistants, medical technologists and medical secretaries. See also: Pharmaceutical, Biotech/Biology, Govt./Nonprofit.
Hospitality includes anyone working in the tourism, foodservice, entertainment or travel industries, including hotel managers, catering managers, film theater managers, travel agents, lodge and resort managers, fitness club staff, chefs, food and beverage directors, vending salespeople, nightclub managers and restaurant managers. See also: Retail, Franchising, Govt./Nonprofit.
Human Resource includes human resource managers, personnel managers, compensation and benefits specialists, labour relations officers, HRIS specialists, pension administrators, payroll officers, career counsellors, outplacement consultants, employee development personnel, trainers, recruiters, executive search staff. See also: Public Relations.
Insurance includes underwriters, adjusters, brokers, risk management professionals, treaty negotiators, claims supervisors, WCB claims personnel, investigators and insurance sales representatives. See also: Actuarial, Banking, Govt./Nonprofit.
International includes positions based outside Canada or requiring significant international experience, foreign language skills or travel outside Canada. See also: Consulting, Oil & Gas, Govt./Nonprofit, Bilingual.
Law includes lawyers, prosecutors, general counsel positions, barristers and solicitors, judges, arbitrators, mediators, law professors, patent and trade mark agents, law office administrators, articling clerks, paralegals, legal secretaries, court reporters, police officers, correctional officers and law enforcement personnel. See also: Govt./Nonprofit.
Librarians includes librarians, archivists and health record technicians. See also: Education, Health/Medical.
Logistics includes material managers, distribution managers, inventory supervisors, traffic managers, material resource planning (MRP) specialists, Crown assets disposal agents, production schedulers, supply chain managers, order administrators, shippers, customs brokers, import/export staff and warehouse supervisors. See also: Purchasing, Transport, Operations, Actuarial.
Management includes executive and managerial positions not otherwise classified including presidents, CEOs, managing directors, vice-presidents, general managers. Managerial positions in particular occupations are listed under the occupation (e.g. a Vice President of Marketing would be found under "Marketing" not "Management"). See also: Consulting.
Marketing includes marketing managers, product managers, brand managers, marketing analysts, merchandisers, competitive analysts and market researchers. See also: Sales, Direct Mktng., Advertising, Public Relations.
Metals includes metallurgists, metallurgical engineers, metal traders, foundry supervisors, metallurgical technologists, metal fabricators, sheet metal personnel and metal stamping staff. See also: Mining, Trades/Technicians, Automotive.
Mining includes mine superintendents, prospectors, underground shift bosses, mine inspectors and all positions requiring specialized knowledge of mines and minerals. See also: Geology/Geography, Metals, Oil & Gas, Engineering.
Multimedia includes website designers, webmasters, Internet content developers, new media specialists, audio visual technicians, CD-ROM designers, HTML programmers and games programmers. See also: Graphic Arts, Computing, Publishing/Media, Printing.
Oil & Gas includes exploration engineers, drilling engineers, reservoir engineers, pipeline engineers, petroleum chemists, crude oil marketing analysts, gas marketing specialists, oil and gas traders, gas plant personnel and wellhead operators. See also: Geology/Geography, Engineering, International, Trades/Technicians.
Operations includes plant managers, operations managers, production managers, manufacturing managers, shift supervisors, maintenance supervisors, line supervisors and production-related technologists. See also: Logistics, Quality Control, Trades/Technicians.
Packaging includes positions in the packaging industry, including packaging engineers, label designers, packaging line supervisors, pressmen, label machine operators, box specialists and packaging technicians. See also: Graphic Arts, Printing, Trades/Technicians.
Pharmaceutical includes pharmacists, pharmaceutical sales representatives, medicinal chemists, clinical trial administrators, toxicology study managers, clinical research associates, regulatory affairs specialists and drug approval officers. Does not include pure research positions (see "Scientific") or life science opportunities outside the drug industry (see "Biotech/Biology"). See also: Biotech/Biology, Health/Medical, Scientific.
Plastics includes all positions in the plastics industry, including plant managers, project engineers, line managers, injection molding personnel, mold makers, fixture builders and plastics traders. See also: Operations, Engineering, Trades/Technicians.
Printing includes all positions in the printing industry, including plant managers, press operators, pre-press operators, printing sales representatives and bindery operators. See also: Publishing/Media, Graphic Arts, Packaging, Trades/Technicians.
Public Relations includes public relations officers, communications managers, media relations managers, public affairs managers, community relations officers, corporate writers, lobbyists and government affairs consultants. See also: Advertising, Marketing, Govt./Nonprofit.
Publishing/Media includes publishers, writers, editors, journalists, reporters, publication managers, editorial assistants, technical writers and copy writers. See also: Printing, Multimedia, Graphic Arts, Advertising.
Pulp & Paper includes all positions in the papermaking industry, including pulp mill managers, woodyard superintendents, pulp chemists, pulp line personnel, pulp sales representatives, pulp transport specialists, paper mill supervisors and paper sales personnel. See also: Forestry, Printing, Engineering.
Purchasing includes purchasing managers, buyers, purchasing agents, procurement managers, contract administrators, estimators, quotation administrators, commodity traders and any position requiring a Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP) designation or completion of the PMAC course. See also: Logistics, Operations.
Quality Control includes quality engineers, quality auditors, statistical process control (SPC) coordinators, test engineers, reliability managers, quality assurance technicians, TQM consultants, continuous improvement coordinators, testers and ISO 9000 inspectors. See also: Actuarial, Logistics, Operations, Engineering.
Real Estate includes leasing managers, land development engineers, land administrators, facilities managers, landmen, real estate agents, brokers, new home sales representatives, rental agents, zoning inspectors, shopping mall managers, property managers, building maintenance managers, superintendents, building security staff and space planners. See also: Construction, Franchising, Architecture.
Religious includes chaplains, clergy, ministers, pastoral care workers and religious educators. See also: Education.
Retail includes store managers, retail analysts, store planners, loss prevention specialists, assistant managers, management trainees and sales associates. See also: Sales, Franchising, Apparel, Hospitality.
Sales includes sales managers, account executives, area supervisors, territory managers, sales representatives and customer service representatives. See also: Marketing, Direct Mktng.
Scientific includes scientists, chemists, research associates, anthropologists, physicists, ecologists, regulatory affairs associates, laboratory managers and any position requiring a BSc, MSc or PhD in science. See also: Biotech/Biology, Pharmaceutical, Health/Medical.
Telecom includes network managers, telecommunications engineers, telephony analysts, switch technicians, network engineers, WAP engineers, SONET software engineers, fibre optic engineers and technicians, network support analysts, TCP/IP engineers and ATM/Frame Relay engineers. See also: Engineering, Computing, Trades/Technicians.
Trade Shows includes trade show managers, exhibit sales representatives, exhibit designers, convention organizers, exposition staff and conference producers. See also: Marketing, Sales, Hospitality.
Trades/Technicians includes millwrights, stationary engineers, mechanics, tool and die makers, electricians, welders, machinists and other skilled trades requiring an apprentice, journeyman or master tradesman designation. Also includes technologists, technicians and technical staff with associates and community college diplomas. Does not include university-trained engineers, which are listed under "Engineering". See also: Operations, Engineering.
Transport includes transportation managers, transit planners, highway planners and designers, transport analysts, traffic study engineers, marine engineers, terminal managers, fleet managers, rail traffic coordinators, dispatchers, tractor-trailer drivers, coach drivers, ship's pilots and AZ drivers. See also: Logistics, Operations, Aerospace, Automotive.