Chart 1
Rates of frequent exposure to different physical risk factors by occupation, 2024-2025
Note(s):
Employed population aged 15 to 69 living in the provinces. Based on variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 with aggregates for analysis of labour force. This variant groups all occupations with management responsibilities together into a single category. All other categories exclude middle management occupations. Frequent exposure is defined as having been exposed to the physical risk factor half of the time or more during the previous 12 months.
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Working Conditions (5411), 2024-2025.
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| Ambient risk factors | Biological and chemical risk factors | Ergonomic risk factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 14.4 | 6.6 | 35.9 |
| Education, law and social, community and government services | 19.4 | 11.2 | 37.5 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 10.1 | 5.5 | 40.1 |
| Art, culture, recreation and sport | 25.6 | 4.5 | 43.9 |
| Business, finance and administration | 8.7 | 4.4 | 44.2 |
| Sales and service | 28.1 | 15.2 | 60.7 |
| Health occupations | 21.4 | 46.6 | 72.1 |
| Manufacturing and utilities | 65.0 | 36.0 | 73.2 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 64.7 | 36.3 | 74.5 |
| Natural resources, agriculture and related production | 64.9 | 33.6 | 74.9 |
Note(s):
Employed population aged 15 to 69 living in the provinces. Based on variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 with aggregates for analysis of labour force. This variant groups all occupations with management responsibilities together into a single category. All other categories exclude middle management occupations. Frequent exposure is defined as having been exposed to the physical risk factor half of the time or more during the previous 12 months.
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Working Conditions (5411), 2024-2025.
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