Welcome to the Career Handbook – Second Edition Web site. The Career Handbook is the counselling component of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system. The Second Edition reflects the revisions made to the classification system in 2001.

The Career Handbook provides global ratings assigned to occupations to further define skills, worker characteristics and other indicators related to occupations that are important for career exploration and informed career decision-making. This counselling resource is used by a wide range of professionals for many applications, and by individuals engaged in self-directed career planning.

The updated Career Handbook provides 923 occupational profiles for counselling based on NOC 2001 occupations and maintains the original descriptor scales, factors and presentation format. It includes information on aptitudes, interests, involvement with data/people/things, physical activities, environmental conditions, education/training indicators, career progression and work settings.

It is important to note that the second edition of the Career Handbook should be used in conjunction with the 2001 version of the NOC.

We hope you find the Career Handbook Web site an informative and helpful resource.