Occupational Descriptions

• Canadian and American sources
• Database sources
• Overseas sources

Some of the following links described in this section are to services in the United States. While there will be some differences in terms of salary, job titles, training, and future trends, enough similarities exist between Canadian and American occupations to make checking out these materials worthwhile. (United States sources are indicated with U.S.A at the end of each item.)

• Accounting:
  • The Institute of Chartered Accountants site includes a section for High School Students where users can access The CA Qualification Process
  • The CA Qualification Process for high school and university students from Chartered Accountants of Ontario
  • Education: Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
  • Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario
  • Becoming a CMA: Certified Management Accountants of Ontario
  • A Career as a CGA
  
  
  
• A Career as an Actuary, from the Canadian Institute of Actuaries will outline the scope of a career as an actuary and describe various specialities within the field
  
  
• Careers in aerospace:
  • Canadian Astronaut Office
  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Kidspace
  
  
  
• Careers in Aerospace and Defence from Industry Canada's Strategis website
  
  
• Canada's aerospace industry has been growing fast for the last decade. Career information can be found on the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council site.
  
  
• From the American Anthropological Association, Careers in Anthropology (U.S.A)
  
  
• Apprenticeship can lead to many careers:
  • Apprenticeship in the auto service sector
  • Apprenticeship in the construction sector
  • Apprenticeship in the manufacturing sector
  • Apprenticeship in the service sector
  
  
  
• Building a dream ... choosing a career as an architect from the Ontario Association of Architects.
  
  
• Architecture Careers an interactive guide to careers in architecture designed to assist you in becoming an architect!
  
  
• Ontario Art Therapy Association
  
  
• Careers in Astronomy in Canada
  
  
• A New Universe to Explore: Careers in Astronomy from the American Astronomical Society (U.S.A.)

• Articles on Choosing a Career in Atmospheric Sciences and Choosing a Career in Marine Sciences, by the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
  
  
• Canadian Athletic Therapists Association with a section on Careers in Athletic Therapy.
  
  
• Careers in Aviation from the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association
  
  

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• About Biotech: The Career Center, containing detailed information on biotechnology careers and interviews with specialists in the field (U.S.A.)
  
  
• Biotechnology Research Institute from the National Research Council of Canada.
  
  
• Planning a Career in Biomedical Engineering from the Biomedical Engineering Society (U.S.A.)
  
  
• Looking for a career that fits? You may have just found it. Boilermaker.ca is here to provide you with the who, what, where, when and why of a challenging, exciting work life in a key part of the heavy industrial construction industry.
  
  

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• Career opportunities with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA).
  
  
• The Canadian Forces has detailed descriptions of various military careers, along with qualifications required, and training information.
  
  
• Canadian Chiropractic InfoSite
  
  
• College of Chiropodists of Ontario
  
  
• Careers in Construction, from the Ontario Construction Secretariat
  
  

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• Careers in Daily Newspapers from the Canadian Newspaper Association: descriptions of the many career possibilities that exist at a daily newspaper as well as information on journalism schools in Canada
  
  
• Career Information regarding Practising Dentristry from the Canadian Dental Association.
  
  

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• So, You Want to Be an Editor from the Editors' Association of Canada
  
  
• The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario's site includes a useful section on Licensing and Registration
  
  
• Generation-e, A New Brand of Engineer. The Generation-e was developed by a consortium of partners led by the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada with funding from Human Resources Development Canada.
  
  
• Students section from the Junior Engineering Technical Society (U.S.A.)
  
  
• Looking for careers in the environment industry? Let EnviroCareers help you with your search. Presented by the Canadian Council for Human Resources in the Environment Industry.
  
  
• The Canadian Council for Human Resources in the Environment Industry: 10 occupational profiles in the environment industry ranging from air quality protection to fishery and wildlife careers. This site also provides great opportunities for post-secondary graduates to start careers in this field, see details in Environmental Youth Corp.
  
  
• Careers in the Canadian Equipment Industry
  
  

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• Becoming a Firefighter in Ontario from the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office
  
  
• The Forensic Laboratory Services Directorate provides information on the work of forensic scientists with the RCMP
  
  

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• Careers in the Genetics Field includes occupational descriptions and profiles of current genetic scientists. (U.S.A.)
  
  
• A career in Geophysics from the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
  
  
• The Careers in Geoscience page, prepared for the Canadian Geoscience Council and offered by the University of Waterloo
  
  

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• Make a difference: Careers in Insurance from the Insurance Institute of Canada.
  
  
• WITT National Network, with funding from HRDC, has launched the Women in Information Technology (Win IT) project to support girls and women who want to explore careers in Information Technology (IT).
  
  

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• Careers in Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University includes occupational descriptions and profiles of recent graduates.
  
  
• Ontario Kinesiology Association
  
  

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• The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
  
  
• The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects has details of the work, the code of ethics, and professional practice of a landscape architect. Also available on this site: an Education and Training information center.
  
  
• Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
  
  
• What is Landscape Architecture? from the American Society of Landscape Architects, providing both a history of the profession and future prospects (U.S.A.)
  
  
• A Legal Career with Justice: opportunities in the practice of law with Canada's Department of Justice
  
  

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• The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario regulates and ensures the competency and qualification of massage therapy practice in Ontario
  
  
• Career as a Marine Biologist or Whale Biologist from the Vancouver Aquarium explains the postsecondary education and work experience you need in order to become a marine biologist.
  
  
• Careers in Oceanography, Marine Science & Marine Biology from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego (U.S.A.)
  
  
• Marinecareers.net has detailed information on careers in marine biology, oceanography, ocean engineering and related career fields. (U.S.A.)
  
  
• Medical Laboratory Technologist is a fascinating career that combines science and technology with the opportunity to help people.
  
  
• The Medical Radiation Technologist site provides information on Radiological Technologists, Radiation Therapists, Nuclear Medicine Technologists and Magnetic Resonance Technologists
  
  
• The Canadian Association for Music Therapy
  
  

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• The Canadian Nurses Association ,offering current information on practical nursing, registered nursing, psychiatric nursing, and midwifery
  
  
• A Career in Nutrition, from the Dietitians of Canada
  
  

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• Optometry as a Career from the B.C. Association of Optometrists
  
  

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• Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology as a Career from the University of Western Ontario
  
  
• Careers in Pharmacy from the Canadian Pharmacists Association
  
  
• Physiotherapy:
  • Canadian Physiotherapy Association
  • OPA NET, website of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association. In the Employment section, there is information on becoming a physiotherapist.
  
  
  
• Planning as a Career, from the Canadian Institute of Planners
  
  
• Canadian Plastics Sector Council. The Canadian plastics processing industry employs over 100,000 people across the country in different types of plastics manufacturing plants and is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy.
  
  
• Police work:
  • Ontario Provincial Police: Recruitment Info
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Recruiting
  
  
  
• The Canadian Psychological Association's site includes a section for students, which contains an article called Psychology Quick Facts
  
  
• Detailed information on a career in purchasing, logistics and supply management from the Get Paid for Spending Money at the Purchasing Management Association of Canada.
  
  

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• Career in Real Estate from the Ontario Real Estate Association
  
  
• The Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario site.
  
  
• Careers in Retailing from The Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre du commerce de détail
  
  

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• Science's Next Wave: an electronic network for the next generation of scientists, with features on alternative science careers, key science careers, and science career advice (U.S.A.)
  
  
• The Ontario Association of Sign Language Interpreters, it includes all about Interpreters and Interpreter Training Programs
  
  
• Careers in Special Education and Related Services, providing an overview of a number of related professions (U.S.A.)
  
  
• Canadian Space Agency web site includes a section on Careers and Studies in Space which provides information on becoming an astronaut including postsecondary programs available in Canada.
  
  
• Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists
  
  
• The Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists' Students section provides occupational description, working conditions as well as location of Canadian universities offering courses in these disciplines
  
  
• At the Software Human Resources Council site, you'll find the DiscoverIT.org Web site
  
  

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• Want to explore careers in technology? Shaping your technology future form the Canadian Technology Human Resources Board has a broad range of occupational profiles in these highly demanded fields.
  
  
• Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario provides information on the language professions: Conference Interpreter, Translator, Terminologist and Court Interpreter.
  
  
• Teaching:
  • Teaching in Canada from the Canadian Teachers' Federation, a thorough examination of the profession from suitability to salary, including requirements for teaching in the various provinces
  • Are you Become A Teacher. The Ontario College of Teachers website tells you what qualifications and postsecondary education you need to become an elementary or secondary school teacher. They also provide a list of Ontario teacher's colleges.
  
  
  

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• Careers in Wood from Wood LINKS, an Industry-Education partnership in British Columbia
  
  

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• Ontario Job Futures, containing detailed descriptions of over 163 occupations, including future growth, training, and salaries. (Similar information is also available from Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.)
  
  
• Job Futures, provides employment facts and information about trends in today's labour market, including predictions on how labour market conditions and job prospects will change over the next five years
  
  
• Alberta Occupational Profiles OCCINFO© is designed to provide up-to-date information on many different occupations in a format called occupational profiles. Occupational profiles provide specific information regarding a particular occupation or group of occupations in Alberta.
  
  
• CareerMATTERS specific information on a wide range of occupations including many that don't require college or university education from TVOntario.
  
  
• Career Directions, providing detailed information on 186 occupations that don't require university training
  
  
• The Occupational Outlook Handbook, produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, providing current, detailed career descriptions (U.S.A.)
  
  
• National Occupational Classification from Human Resources Development Canada, providing detailed job descriptions, labour market outlook, and other useful information for many occupations
  
  
• Career Studio, a project of the Open Learning Agency with support from HRDC and the British Columbia Ministry of Education, provides career planning resources to support the province's Career and Personal Planning Curriculum.
  
  
• WorkScene, a new version of British Columbia's Job Futures specifically for youth, has profiles including detailed information on 200 different occupational fields.
  
  
• Careers in Life Sciences from Queen's University
  
  
• From the University of Texas Career Center, Career Exploration Center, exploring major and career options outlines job titles and job descriptions of entry-level positions for which graduates with degrees in particular areas might be hired. (U.S.A.)
  
  
• College Board Online's Major and Career Profiles pages provide detailed information on hundreds of careers and how to work toward the job you want (U.S.A.)
  
  
• The U.S. News Work and Career, containing information on job duties, salary levels, educational requirements, and employment outlooks (U.S.A.)
  
  

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• International Job Links offers you 600 International job sites where to post/search resumes-CV and job vacancies or seek opportunities and information on telecommuting, temporary, internships, seasonal, au pair, volunteering, government jobs.
  
  
• Australia's Careers OnLine, an extensive job seeker's workshop with suggestions on résumé writing and applications, interview preparation, and career searching.
  
  
• Prospects Web, from the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Service in the U.K., providing descriptions of graduate occupations and information about recuitment in Britain.
  
  
• The Information on Careers page from the careers service of the University of North London, England

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