Table A.2
The 10 most common occupations held by college graduates, by field of study, men aged 25 to 34
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| Field of study and occupation | Share |
|---|---|
| percent | |
| Education | |
| Instructors of persons with disabilities | 27.2 |
| Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants | 12.9 |
| Social and community service workers | 11.1 |
| Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | 5.1 |
| Secondary school teachers | 4.5 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 2.5 |
| Construction trades helpers and labourers | 2.5 |
| Banking, insurance and other financial clerks | 2.0 |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | 1.8 |
| College and other vocational instructors | 1.4 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | |
| Graphic designers and illustrators | 13.5 |
| Retail salespersons | 3.8 |
| Audio and video recording technicians | 3.5 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 2.9 |
| Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations | 2.6 |
| Computer programmers and interactive media developers | 2.5 |
| Graphic arts technicians | 1.9 |
| Web designers and developers | 1.7 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 1.7 |
| Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) | 1.3 |
| Humanities | |
| Retail salespersons | 7.2 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 4.1 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 2.6 |
| Material handlers | 2.3 |
| Professional occupations in religion | 2.3 |
| Corporate sales managers | 2.1 |
| Cooks | 2.0 |
| Shippers and receivers | 2.0 |
| Transport truck drivers | 1.8 |
| Construction trades helpers and labourers | 1.7 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | |
| Police officers (except commissioned) | 4.8 |
| Retail salespersons | 3.9 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 3.2 |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | 2.5 |
| Journalists | 2.5 |
| Security guards and related security service occupations | 2.4 |
| Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology | 2.1 |
| Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | 2.0 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 2.0 |
| Social and community service workers | 2.0 |
| Business, management and public administration | |
| Retail salespersons | 6.1 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 5.3 |
| Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) | 2.6 |
| Financial auditors and accountants | 2.6 |
| Other financial officers | 2.5 |
| Insurance agents and brokers | 2.4 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 2.4 |
| Corporate sales managers | 2.1 |
| Restaurant and food service managers | 2.0 |
| Financial sales representatives | 1.9 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | |
| Chemical technologists and technicians | 10.7 |
| Geological and mineral technologists and technicians | 3.3 |
| Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | 2.4 |
| Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators | 2.4 |
| Chemical plant machine operators | 2.3 |
| Biological technologists and technicians | 2.2 |
| Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants | 2.1 |
| Retail salespersons | 1.9 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 1.7 |
| Chemists | 1.6 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | |
| Computer network technicians | 13.5 |
| Computer programmers and interactive media developers | 13.1 |
| Information systems analysts and consultants | 10.5 |
| User support technicians | 9.8 |
| Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | 3.8 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 2.6 |
| Web designers and developers | 2.3 |
| Retail salespersons | 2.2 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 1.7 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 1.4 |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies | |
| Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | 5.9 |
| Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | 3.9 |
| Electricians (except industrial and power system) | 3.6 |
| Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | 2.6 |
| Drafting technologists and technicians | 2.5 |
| Welders and related machine operators | 2.4 |
| Carpenters | 2.1 |
| Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | 1.9 |
| Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | 1.8 |
| Computer network technicians | 1.7 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | |
| Managers in agriculture | 8.4 |
| Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists | 4.9 |
| Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | 4.1 |
| Forestry technologists and technicians | 4.1 |
| General farm workers | 3.4 |
| Retail salespersons | 2.4 |
| Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services | 2.1 |
| Conservation and fishery officers | 2.0 |
| Biological technologists and technicians | 1.8 |
| Transport truck drivers | 1.8 |
| Health and related fields | |
| Paramedical occupations | 17.6 |
| Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 6.5 |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 4.3 |
| Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness | 4.1 |
| Retail salespersons | 2.5 |
| Firefighters | 2.5 |
| Medical radiation technologists | 2.1 |
| Social and community service workers | 2.0 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.0 |
| Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) | 1.6 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | |
| Police officers (except commissioned) | 18.5 |
| Security guards and related security service occupations | 7.4 |
| Firefighters | 6.8 |
| Chefs | 5.7 |
| Cooks | 4.0 |
| Correctional service officers | 3.1 |
| Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | 2.8 |
| Transport truck drivers | 2.2 |
| Retail salespersons | 1.7 |
| Heavy equipment operators (except crane) | 1.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey. | |
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