Would you like to learn more about Essential Skills requirements for occupations? Have you thought about becoming a Bank Teller, Process Control Operator, Retail Sales Clerk or Boilermaker? There are tasks typical of over 90 occupations for you to try.

In this section you can find out what Essential Skills are required by each occupation and you will have a chance to try some activities related to each occupation.

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2. Choose an Occupation to Explore from the List Below:
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631 - Restaurant and Food Service Managers

1121 - Specialists in Human Resources

1241 - Secretaries

1411 - General Office Clerks

1431 - Accounting Clerks

1433 - Bank Tellers

1441 - Administrative Clerks

1442 - Personnel Clerks

1453 - Customer Service, Information and Related Clerks

1471 - Shippers and Receivers

1472 - Storekeepers and Parts Clerks

1474 - Purchasing and Inventory Clerks

2154 - Land Surveyors

2225 - Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists (Red Seal Trade)

2234 - Construction Estimators

3411 - Dental Assistants

3413 - Nurse Aides and Orderlies

4163 - Business Development Officers, Marketing Researchers, Consultants (Visitor Service Coordinator)

4166 - Education Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers

4167 - Recreation, Sports and Fitness Program Supervisors and Consultants

4214 - Early Childhood Educators and Assistants

6242 - Cooks (Red Seal Trade) (Workbook Available)

6262 - Firefighters

6271 - Hairstylists and Barbers

6421 - Retail Sales Associates

6435 - Hotel Front Desk Clerks

6452 - Bartenders

6453 - Food and Beverage Servers (Workbook Available)

6463 - By-Law Enforcement and Other Regulatory Officers, n.e.c.

6472 - Elementary & Secondary School Teacher Assistants

6474 - Babysitters, Nannies, Parent Helpers

6482 - Estheticians, Electrologists and Related Occupations

6483 - Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers

6651 - Security Guards and Related Occupations

6661 - Light Duty Cleaners (Workbook Available)

6663 - Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents

6671 - Operators and Attendants in Amusement, Recreation and Sport

6681 - Dry Cleaning and Laundry Occupations

7241 - Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)

7244 - Electrical Power Line and Cable Workers

7251 - Plumbers (Red Seal Trade)

7252 - Steamfitter, Pipefitter (Red Seal Trade)

7253 - Gas Fitters

7261 - Sheet Metal Workers (Red Seal Trade)

7262 - Boilermaker (Red Seal Trade)

7264 - Ironworkers (Red Seal Trade)

7265 - Welders and Related Machine Operators (Red Seal Trade)

7271 - Carpenter (Red Seal Trade)

7272 - Cabinet Maker (Red Seal Trade)

7281 - Bricklayers (Red Seal Trade)

7282 - Concrete Finishers (Red Seal Trade)

7283 - Tilesetters (Red Seal Trade)

7284 - Plasterers, Drywall Installers, Finishers, Lathers

7291 - Roofers and Shinglers (Red Seal Trade)

7292 - Glazier (Red Seal Trade)

7293 - Insulators (Heat and Frost) (Red Seal Trade)

7294 - Painter and Decorator (Red Seal Trade)

7295 - Floorlayers (Red Seal Trade)

7311 - Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (Except Textile) (Red Seal Trade)

7312 - Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics

7313 - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics (Red Seal Trade)

7318 - Elevator Constructors and Mechanics

7321 - Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers (Red Seal Trade)

7334 - Motorcycle and Other Related Mechanics (Red Seal Trade)

7371 - Mobile Crane Operators

7372 - Drillers and Blasters

7411 - Truck Drivers (Workbook Available)

7412 - Bus Drivers and Subway and Other Transit Drivers

7421 - Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane)

7441 - Residential and Commercial Installers and Servicers

7452 - Material Handlers

7611 - Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers

7612 - Other Trades Helpers and Labourers

7621 - Public Works and Maintenance Labourers

8411 - Underground Mine Service and Support Workers

8421 - Chainsaw and Skidder Operators

8432 - Nursery and Greenhouse Workers

9411 - Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing

9412 - Foundry Workers

9424 - Water and Waste Plant Operators

9431 - Sawmill Machine Operators

9461 - Process Control and Machine Operators

9465 - Testers and Graders, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing

9471 - Printing Machine Operators

9481 - Aircraft Assemblers and Aircraft Assembly Inspectors

9483 - Electronics Assemblers, Fabricators, Inspectors and Testers

9492 - Furniture and Fixture Assemblers and Inspectors

9497 - Plating, Metal Spraying and Related Operators

9498 - Other Assemblers and Inspectors

9511 - Machining Tool Operators

9613 - Labourers in Chemical Products Processing and Utilities

9617 - Labourers, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing

9619 - Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities