NOC 2021 · minor groupOne industry3 industries tagged

Assisting occupations in support of health services

449,895 people in Canada, 85.9% of them in Health care and social assistance. Seventy per cent or more in a single sector. This job effectively belongs to one industry.

EmployedA
449,895
Canada, 2021 Census
Sectors employing itA
3
of 20, at 1% or more
Largest sectorA
85.9%
Health care and social assistance
Median pay
$49,920
across 5 job titles
01

Where this work is done

The measured share of everyone in this occupation, by sector. One sector holds most of it: this job belongs to an industry.

Health care and social assistance 85.9%
Retail trade 6.4%
Other services (except public administration) 3%
02

The jobs inside it

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

Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants 33100Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations 33101Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 33102Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants 33103Other assisting occupations in support of health services 33109
03

The industries that employ it

Which NAICS industries these people work in. The sector above is measured; naming the industry group inside it is judgmentUNVERIFIED, made because the measured data shows this job is concentrated.

Dental and laboratory assistants follow the practices they support.

IndustryCodeEstablishments · CA
Offices of dentists621216,652
Medical and diagnostic laboratories62152,470
Offices of physicians621151,358

Market records in those industries

Dental Practice Acquisition (621210)One thing must be trueDental Practice Management Software (621210)Enter — narrowMedical & Diagnostic Laboratories (621510)One thing must be trueMedical Imaging & PACS (621510)Structure decidesEHR+ — Patient Engagement & Portal Platforms (6211)One thing must be trueElectronic Health Records & Practice Management (6211)Structure decidesHIPAA Compliance SaaS — selling the Security Rule (6211)One thing must be truePatient Booking & Doctor Marketplaces (6211)Execution decides

Sources for this page

The sector split is a count; the industry tag is a reading of it. Statistics Canada publishes this cross-tabulation against the twenty NAICS sectors and no finer, so everything above the industry table is measured and the table itself is judgment — offered because "which industry employs a veterinarian" has a useful answer that the published data stops just short of.