Table A.3
The 10 most common occupations held by college graduates, by field of study, women aged 25 to 34
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| Field of study and occupation | Share |
|---|---|
| percent | |
| Education | |
| Instructors of persons with disabilities | 22.5 |
| Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants | 17.5 |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | 12.6 |
| Social and community service workers | 9.7 |
| Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | 3.9 |
| Retail salespersons | 1.6 |
| Secondary school teachers | 1.6 |
| Administrative assistants | 1.6 |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 1.3 |
| College and other vocational instructors | 1.3 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | |
| Graphic designers and illustrators | 11.7 |
| Retail salespersons | 5.5 |
| Interior designers and interior decorators | 5.0 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 4.7 |
| Administrative assistants | 3.4 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 3.0 |
| Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers | 2.4 |
| Receptionists | 2.1 |
| Food and beverage servers | 1.8 |
| Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) | 1.7 |
| Humanities | |
| Administrative assistants | 6.3 |
| Retail salespersons | 5.6 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 4.3 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 4.1 |
| General office support workers | 4.1 |
| Administrative officers | 3.5 |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | 3.0 |
| Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | 2.7 |
| Food and beverage servers | 2.6 |
| Social and community service workers | 2.2 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | 27.8 |
| Legal administrative assistants | 6.7 |
| Paralegal and related occupations | 5.4 |
| Social and community service workers | 4.0 |
| Administrative assistants | 3.2 |
| Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants | 2.5 |
| Administrative officers | 2.0 |
| General office support workers | 2.0 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 2.0 |
| Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | 1.9 |
| Business, management and public administration | |
| Administrative assistants | 8.1 |
| Administrative officers | 5.7 |
| Accounting and related clerks | 4.6 |
| General office support workers | 4.2 |
| Social and community service workers | 3.7 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 3.4 |
| Financial auditors and accountants | 3.0 |
| Accounting technicians and bookkeepers | 2.8 |
| Retail salespersons | 2.6 |
| Receptionists | 2.4 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | |
| Chemical technologists and technicians | 16.0 |
| Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants | 9.9 |
| Medical laboratory technologists | 5.1 |
| Biological technologists and technicians | 4.8 |
| Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants | 4.0 |
| Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) | 2.5 |
| Retail salespersons | 2.3 |
| Biologists and related scientists | 2.0 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 1.7 |
| Post-secondary teaching and research assistants | 1.6 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | |
| Information systems analysts and consultants | 6.8 |
| Computer programmers and interactive media developers | 5.3 |
| Administrative assistants | 4.7 |
| Computer network technicians | 4.3 |
| User support technicians | 3.8 |
| Library and public archive technicians | 3.4 |
| Accounting and related clerks | 3.3 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 3.2 |
| Records management technicians | 2.9 |
| Administrative officers | 2.8 |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies | |
| Drafting technologists and technicians | 7.5 |
| Architectural technologists and technicians | 4.7 |
| Civil engineering technologists and technicians | 3.0 |
| Chemical technologists and technicians | 2.4 |
| Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | 2.4 |
| Retail salespersons | 2.2 |
| Construction managers | 2.1 |
| Construction inspectors | 2.0 |
| Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety | 1.8 |
| Other customer and information services representatives | 1.6 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | |
| Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | 5.8 |
| Retail salespersons | 4.2 |
| Managers in agriculture | 4.0 |
| Purchasing agents and officers | 3.5 |
| Forestry technologists and technicians | 3.2 |
| General farm workers | 3.1 |
| Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists | 3.0 |
| Chemical technologists and technicians | 2.8 |
| Administrative officers | 2.7 |
| Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | 2.6 |
| Health and related fields | |
| Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 14.5 |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 6.8 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 6.3 |
| Dental assistants | 4.7 |
| Dental hygienists and dental therapists | 4.3 |
| Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) | 3.9 |
| Receptionists | 3.8 |
| Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | 3.0 |
| Administrative assistants | 2.5 |
| General office support workers | 2.5 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | |
| Police officers (except commissioned) | 9.8 |
| Hairstylists and barbers | 7.8 |
| Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations | 5.6 |
| Cooks | 3.8 |
| Security guards and related security service occupations | 3.5 |
| Social and community service workers | 2.8 |
| Chefs | 2.7 |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | 2.7 |
| Correctional service officers | 2.7 |
| Administrative assistants | 2.6 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey. | |
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