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Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991
Classification
| A0 | Senior Management Occupations | |
| Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with establishing government policy and carrying out the functions of management through middle managers, in all levels of government and in industrial, commercial, or institutional organizations. Managing functions include: planning, organizing, co-ordinating, directing, controlling, staffing, and formulating, implementing or enforcing policy. Supervising is not considered to be a management function. | ||
| A01 | Legislators and Senior Management | |
| Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with establishing government policy and carrying out the functions of management through middle managers, in all levels of government and in industrial, commercial, or institutional organizations. Managing functions include: planning, organizing, co-ordinating, directing, controlling, staffing, and formulating, implementing or enforcing policy. Supervising is not considered to be a management function. | ||
| A011 | Legislators | |
| Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with participating in the activities of a federal, provincial, territorial or local government legislative body or executive council, band council or school board which have elected or appointed members. | ||
| Exclusions | ||
| ▪ | Other occupations requiring election such as those concerned with associations, voluntary organizations and hospital boards are classified in an appropriate unit group of minor group A32 - Managers in Health, Education, Social and Community Services. | |
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| A012 | Senior Government Managers and Officials | |
| Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with formulating policies at a senior level which establish the direction of federal, provincial, territorial, regional or local government organizations and directing the administrative operations associated with implementing established government policies. | ||
| Exclusions | ||
| ▪ | Judges and magistrates are classified in unit group E011 - Judges. | |
| ▪ | Occupations which are primarily concerned with management below the senior level are classified in an appropriate unit group of major group A1 - Specialist Managers, or an appropriate unit group of minor group A33 - Managers in Public Administration. | |
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| A013 | Senior Managers - Financial, Communications Carriers and Other Business Services | |
| Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with planning, organizing, directing and controlling, through middle managers, finance, communications carriers and other business services organizations. Senior managers of financial, communications carriers and other business services formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these organizations, either alone or in conjunction with a board of directors. | ||
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| A014 | Senior Managers - Health, Education, Social and Community Services and Membership Organizations | |
| Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with planning, organizing, directing and controlling, through middle managers, membership and other organizations or institutions that deliver health, education, social or community services. Senior managers of health, education, social and community services and membership organizations formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these organizations, either alone or in conjunction with a board of directors. | ||
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| A015 | Senior Managers - Trade, Broadcasting and Other Services, n.e.c. | |
| Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with planning, organizing, directing and controlling, through middle managers, trade, broadcasting and other service companies not elsewhere classified. Senior managers of trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c. formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these companies, either alone or in conjunction with a board of directors. | ||
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| A016 | Senior Managers - Goods Production, Utilities, Transportation and Construction | |
| Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with planning, organizing, directing and controlling, through middle managers, goods production, utility, transportation and construction companies. Senior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation and construction formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these companies, either alone or in conjuction with a board of directors. | ||
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