To learn about 50 local positions that were deemed essential during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, click the career profiles below to read about job duties, potential career pathways, local education/training programs, and more.

Management Occupations

Senior government managers and officials

Senior government managers and officials National occupation classification code: 0012 Senior government…

Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations

Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations…

Telecommunication carriers managers

Telecommunication carriers managers National occupation classification code: 0131 Telecommunication carriers managers plan,…

Computer and information systems managers

Computer and information systems managers National occupation classification code: 0213 Computer and…

Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration

Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration National…

Financial managers

Financial managers National occupation classification code: 0111 Financial managers plan, organize, direct,…

Banking, credit and other investment managers

Banking, credit and other investment managers National occupation classification code: 0122 Banking,…

Managers in Health Care

Managers in health care National occupation classification code: 0311 Managers plan, organize,…

 

Business, Finance & Administration Occupations

Health information management occupations

Health information management occupations National occupation classification code: 1252 Health information management…

Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors

Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors National occupation classification code: 1513 Couriers, messengers…

Medical administrative assistants

Medical administrative assistants National occupation classification code: 1243 Medical administrative assistants perform…

Financial and investment analysts

Financial and investment analysts National occupation classification code: 1112 Financial and investment…

Dispatchers

Dispatchers: National occupation classification code: 1525 Dispatchers operate radios and other telecommunication…

Letter carriers

Letter carriers National occupation classification code: 1512 Letter carriers sort and deliver…

Mail, Postal, and Related Workers

Mail, postal, and related workers National occupation classification code: 1511 Mail, postal…

Employment Insurance, Immigration, Border Services, and Revenue Officers

Employment Insurance, Immigration, Border Services, and Revenue Officers National occupation classification code:…

 

Natural & Applied Sciences & Related Occupation

Information systems testing technicians

Information systems testing technicians National occupation classification code: 2283 Information systems testing…

Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety, Local Board

Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety National…

Web designers and developers

Web designers and developers National occupation classification code: 2175 Web designers and…

Database analysts and data administrators

Database analysts and data administrators National occupation classification code: 2172 Database analysts…

Chemists

Chemists National occupation classification code: 2112 Chemists conduct research and analysis in…

Information Systems Analysts and Consultants

Information Systems Analysts and Consultants: National occupation classification code: 2171 Information Systems…

User Support Technicians

User Support Technicians: National occupation classification code: 2282 User Support Technicians provide…

Biologists and related Scientists

Biologists and Related Scientists National occupation classification code: 2121 Biologists and related…

Software engineers and designers

Software engineers and designers National occupation classification code: 2173 Software engineers and…

Biological technologists and technicians

Biological technologists and technicians National occupation classification code: 2221 Biological technologists and…

Computer network technicians

Computer network technicians National occupation classification code: 2281 Computer network technicians establish,…

 

Health occupations

Paramedical occupations

Paramedical occupations National occupation classification code: 3234 Workers in paramedical occupations administer…

Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses

Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses: National occupation classification code: 3012 This…

Other assisting occupations in support of health services

Other assisting occupations in support of health services National occupation classification code:…

Medical laboratory technologists

Medical laboratory technologists National occupation classification code: 3211 Medical laboratory technologists conduct…

Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates

Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates National occupation classification code: 3413…

Specialist physicians

Specialist physicians National occupation classification code: 3111 Specialists in clinical medicine diagnose…

Medical laboratory technicians

Medical laboratory technologists, technicians, and pathologists’ assistants National occupation classification code: 3212…

 

Occupations in Education, Law & Social, Community & Government Services

Home Support Workers, Housekeepers, and Related Occupations

Home Support Workers, Housekeepers, and Related Occupations: National occupation classification code: 4412…

Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts

Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts National occupation classification code: 4162…

Social Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers

Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers National occupation classification code: 4164…

Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers

Health policy researchers, consultants, and program officers National occupation classification code: 4165…

 

Sales and Service Occupations

Cashiers

Cashiers National occupation classification code: 6611 Cashiers operate cash registers, optical price…

Retail sales supervisors

Retail sales supervisors National occupation classification code: 6211 Retail sales supervisors supervise…

Cleaning supervisors

Cleaning supervisors National occupation classification code: 6315 Cleaning supervisors supervise and co-ordinate…

Light duty cleaners

Light duty cleaners National occupation classification code: 6731 Light duty cleaners clean…

Store shelf stockers, clerks, and order fillers

Specialized Cleaners National occupation classification code: 6622 Specialized Cleaners clean and refurbish…

Specialized Cleaners

Specialized Cleaners National occupation classification code: 6732 Specialized Cleaners clean and refurbish…

 

Trade, Transport and Equipment Operators & Related Occupations

Transport Truck Driver

Transport Truck Driver: National occupation classification code: 7511 Transport Truck Drivers operate…

Delivery and courier service drivers

Delivery and courier service drivers National occupation classification code: 7514 Delivery and…

Telecommunications installation and repair workers

Telecommunications installation and repair workers National occupation classification code: 7246 Telecommunications installation…

 

Natural Resources, Agriculture & Related Production Occupations

Harvesting labourers

Harvesting labourers National occupation classification code: 8611 Harvesting labourers assist other farm…

General Farm Workers

General Farm Workers National occupation classification code: 8431 General Farm Workers plant,…

 

Occupations in Manufacturing and Utilities

Supervisors in food and beverage processing

Supervisors, food and beverage processing National occupation classification code: 9213 Supervisors in…

Labourers in Food and Beverage Processing

Labourers in Food and Beverage Processing National occupation classification code: 9617 Labourers…