NOC 2021 · minor groupMost sectors

Human resources and business service professionals

333,310 people in Canada, 31.1% of them in Professional, scientific and technical services. Spread across the economy but leaning somewhere. Common enough that an industry which does NOT employ it is the notable case.

EmployedA: 333,310
Sectors employing itA: 17
Largest sectorA: 31.1%
Median pay: $85,010

Where this work is done

The measured share of everyone in this occupation, by sector. It is spread across the economy — a job almost any employer might have.

Professional, scientific and technical services 31.1%

Public administration 13.5%

Finance and insurance 8.1%

Other services (except public administration) 6.3%

Manufacturing 5%

Educational services 4.9%

Retail trade 4.6%

Health care and social assistance 4.5%

Information and cultural industries 4%

Wholesale trade 3.6%

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2.7%

Arts, entertainment and recreation 2.1%

Transportation and warehousing 2%

Construction 1.7%

Utilities 1.3%

Management of companies and enterprises 1.3%

Real estate and rental and leasing 1.2%

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1%

The jobs inside it

Statistics Canada counts these together as one minor group. These are the job titles underneath.

Human resources professionals 11200Professional occupations in business management consulting 11201Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations 11202