3111 Specialist Physicians

3111 Specialist Physicians

This unit group includes specialist physicians in clinical medicine, in laboratory medicine and in surgery. Specialists in clinical medicine diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders and act as consultants to other physicians. Specialists in laboratory medicine study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans. Specialists in surgery perform and supervise surgical procedures. Specialists in clinical medicine usually work in private practice or in a hospital while those in laboratory medicine and in surgery usually work in hospitals. Residents in training to become specialist physicians are included in this unit group.

Example Titles

acute care specialist

allergist

allergologist

anatomical pathologist

anatomopathologist

anesthesiologist

anesthetist

anesthetist-resuscitator

autopsy pathologist

cardiac surgeon

cardiologist

cardiology specialist

cardiothoracic surgeon

cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon

cardiovascular and thoracic surgery specialist

cardiovascular surgeon

child specialist

clinical immunologist

clinical immunologist-allergist

clinical immunology and allergy specialist

clinical pathologist

clinical pharmacologist

community health physician

community medicine physician

community medicine specialist

cosmetic surgeon

critical care medicine physician

critical care medicine specialist

dermatologist

diagnostic radiologist

diagnostic radiology specialist

ear specialist

ear, nose and throat specialist

emergency medicine physician

emergency medicine specialist

emergency physician

emergentologist

endocrinologist

environmental medicine specialist

esthetic surgeon

eye specialist

forensic pathologist

gastroenterologist

general pathologist

general surgeon

geneticist – medical specialist

geriatric medicine specialist

geriatrician

geriatrics specialist

geriatrist

gynecologist

heart specialist

hematological-pathologist

hematologist

hematopathologist

hematopathology specialist

histopathologist – medical specialist

hyperbaric physician

immunologist and allergologist

infectious disease physician

infectious disease specialist

infertility specialist

internal medicine specialist

internist

laryngologist

lung specialist

medical bacteriologist

medical examiner

medical geneticist

medical genetics specialist

medical microbiologist

medical officer (specialist) – military

medical oncologist

medical oncology specialist

medical parasitologist

medical pathologist

medical physiologist

medical specialist

neonatologist

nephrologist

nerve specialist

neurological surgeon

neurologist

neuropathologist

neuropsychiatrist

neurosurgeon

nose specialist

nuclear medicine physician

nuclear medicine specialist

nuclear physician

obstetrician

obstetrician-gynecologist

occupational health physician (OHP)

occupational medicine specialist

occupational physician

oculist

OHP (occupational health physician)

oncologist

oncologist, pediatric

oncologist, radiation

ophthalmologist

orthopedic surgeon

orthopedics specialist

orthopedist

otolaryngologist

otologist

otorhinolaryngologist

pathologist – medical

pathologist, autopsy

pathologist-hematologist

pediatric oncologist

pediatric surgeon

pediatrician

phoniatrician

phoniatrist

physiatrist

physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist

physician, community health

physician, community medicine

physician, critical care medicine

physician, emergency

physician, infectious diseases

physician, nuclear medicine

physician, occupational health

physician, preventive medicine

physician, pulmonary medicine

physician, sports medicine

physician, tropical medicine

physiologist, medical

plastic surgeon

plastic surgery specialist

pneumologist

police surgeon

preventive medicine physician

preventive medicine specialist

proctologist

psychiatrist

psychoanalyst

psychopharmacologist

pulmonary disease specialist

pulmonary medicine physician

pulmonary medicine specialist

pulmonologist

radiation oncologist

radiologist

radiologist, diagnostic

radio-oncologist

radio-oncology specialist

rehabilitation specialist

respiratory disease specialist

respirologist

rheumatologist

rhinologist

skin disease specialist

skin specialist

specialist doctor

specialist in cardiology

specialist in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

specialist in clinical immunology and allergy

specialist in community medicine

specialist in critical care medicine

specialist in emergency medicine

specialist in environmental medicine

specialist in epidemiology and community medicine

specialist in geriatric medicine

specialist in hematopathology

specialist in infectious diseases

specialist in infertility

specialist in internal medicine

specialist in medical oncology

specialist in nuclear medicine

specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

specialist in plastic surgery

specialist in preventive medicine

specialist in pulmonary disease

specialist in spinal injuries

specialist in sports medicine

specialist in vascular surgery

specialist physician

specialist, children

specialist, ear, nose and throat

specialist, ears

specialist, eyes

specialist, heart

specialist, lungs

specialist, nerves

specialist, nose

specialist, occupational medicine

specialist, rehabilitation

specialist, skin

specialist, throat

spinal injury specialist

sports medicine physician

sports medicine specialist

surgeon

surgical pathologist

surgical physician

surgical resident

thoracic surgeon

throat specialist

tropical medicine physician

urologist

vascular surgeon

Main duties

Specialists in clinical medicine perform some or all of the following duties:

• Diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders
• Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
• Prescribe medication and treatment and refer patients for surgery
• Act as consultants to other physicians
• May conduct medical research.

Specialists in laboratory medicine perform some or all of the following duties:

• Study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases
• Conduct microscopic and chemical analyses of laboratory samples and specimens
• Supervise laboratory activities
• Act as consultants to other physicians.

Specialists in surgery perform some or all of the following duties:

• Assess patients' diseases or disorders to determine appropriate surgical procedures
• Perform and supervise surgical procedures to correct physical abnormalities and deficiencies and repair injuries
• Act as consultants to other physicians.

Employment requirements

Specialist physicians

• A bachelor of science degree
  or
  In Quebec, completion of a college program and one year of pre-medicine university studies is usually required.

• Graduation from an approved medical school and specific specialty training are required.

• Completion of the certifying examinations of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  and
  Licensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required.

Specialists in clinical medicine

• Four to five years of specialty residency training are required.

• Two years of subspecialty training may also be required.

Specialists in laboratory medicine

• Four to five years of specialty residency training are required.

Specialists in surgery

• Five to six years of specialty residency training are required.

• Two years of subspecialty training may also be required.

2121 Biologists and Related Scientists

2121 Biologists and Related Scientists

Biologists and related scientists conduct basic and applied research to extend knowledge of living organisms, to manage natural resources, and to develop new practices and products related to medicine and agriculture. They are employed in both laboratory and field settings by governments, environmental consulting companies, resource and utilities companies, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnical companies and health and educational institutions.

Example Titles

• agricultural scientist
• agriculture research officer – military
• agrogeologist
• algologist
• anatomist
• animal ecologist
• animal geneticist
• animal nutritionist
• animal taxonomist
• aquatic biologist
• bacteriologist
• bacteriologist – animal health
• bioinformatician
• biological scientist
• biologist
• biologist, enzymology
• biologist, medical parasitology
• biologist, parasitology
• biologist, protozoology
• biologist, veterinary parasitology
• botanist
• bryologist
• cell biologist
• cellular physiologist
• crop scientist
• crop-research scientist
• cytochemist
• cytogeneticist
• cytologist
• cytologist-microbiologist
• dairy bacteriologist
• dairy scientist
• descriptive toxicologist
• developmental biologist
• developmental geneticist
• domestic animal scientist
• ecobiologist
• ecologist
• economic botanist
• embryologist
• entomologist
• entomologist, apiculture
• environmental and occupational toxicologist
• environmental biologist
• environmental toxicologist
• enzymologist
• enzymology biologist
• etiologist
• fishery bacteriologist
• fishery products bacteriologist
• food bacteriologist
• food products bacteriologist
• food products scientist
• food research scientist
• food scientist
• forest ecologist
• forest pathologist
• geneticist
• helminthologist
• herpetologist
• histologist
• histopathologist
• human physiologist
• hydrobiologist
• ichthyologist
• immunologist
• industrial bacteriologist
• insect physiologist
• interpretative naturalist
• invertebrate zoologist
• laboratory immunologist
• limnologist
• malariologist
• mammalogist
• marine biologist
• marine hydrobiologist
• marine mammal trainer
• mechanistic toxicologist
• medical parasitology biologist
• microbiologist
• molecular biologist
• molecular geneticist
• molecular physiologist
• mycologist
• naturalist
• nematologist
• ornithologist
• osteologist
• parasitologist
• parasitology biologist
• park naturalist
• pathologist, forests
• pathologist, plants
• pharmaceutical bacteriologist
• pharmacologist
• physiological biophysicist
• physiologist
• physiologist-biochemist – nuclear medicine
• phytobiologist
• phytopathologist
• plant anatomist
• plant breeder
• plant ecologist
• plant nematologist
• plant pathologist
• plant physiologist
• plant population biologist
• plant scientist
• plant taxonomist
• population geneticist
• poultry scientist
• protozoologist
• protozoology biologist
• public health bacteriologist
• regulatory toxicologist
• research biologist
• research officer, agriculture – military
• rural ecologist
• serologist
• soil bacteriologist
• staff toxicologist
• systematist, biology
• systems biologist
• taxonomist, biology
• toxicologist
• veterinary parasitology biologist
• virologist
• wildlife biologist
• wildlife helminthologist
• wildlife naturalist
• zoologist

Main duties

Biologists perform some or all of the following duties:

• Plan and conduct studies of the environment, and of the population, distribution, structure and functional characteristics and behaviour of plants and animals
• Conduct ecological and environmental impact studies and prepare reports
• Study, identify and classify plant and animal specimens
• Conduct experiments in plant or animal growth, heredity and breeding
• Prepare reports and plans for management of renewable resources
• May supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists.

Microbiologists and cell and molecular biologists perform some or all of the following duties:

• Conduct research into the structure, function, ecology, biotechnology and genetics of micro-organisms, including bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and algae
• Conduct research into the structure and functioning of human, animal and plant tissues and cells
• Conduct studies into the identification, effects and control of human, plant and animal pathogens and toxins
• Conduct clinical or laboratory studies to test, evaluate and screen drugs and pharmaceuticals
• Conduct molecular or biochemical studies and experiments into genetic expression, gene manipulation and recombinant DNA technology
• Conduct research to discover, develop and refine, and evaluate new products
• May participate in the commercialization of new products
• May supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists
• May conduct biostatistical data analysis using computer modelling techniques.
• Biologists and related scientists may specialize at the macroscopic level, in fields such as botany, zoology, ecology and marine biology or, at the cellular and molecular level, in fields such as genetics, immunology, pharmacology, toxicology, physiology, pathology, bacteriology and virology.

Employment requirements

• A bachelor's degree in biology or in a related discipline is required for biologists.

• A master's or doctoral degree in biology or a related discipline is required for employment as a research scientist in biology.

• Post-doctoral research experience is usually required before employment in academic departments or research institutions.

1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners

1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners

 

Insurance adjusters investigate insurance claims and determine the amount of loss or damages covered by insurance policies. They are employed in claims departments of insurance companies or as independent adjusters. Insurance claims examiners examine claims investigated by insurance adjusters and authorize payments. They are employed at head offices or branches of insurance companies.

Example Titles

• adjuster – insurance
• adjuster trainee – insurance
• automobile claims technical adjuster
• casualty insurance adjuster
• claims adjuster – insurance
• claims approver – insurance
• claims consultant
• claims examiner – insurance
• claims investigator
• claims investigator – insurance
• claims representative
• claims representative – insurance
• disability claims examiner – insurance
• disaster relief claims adjuster – insurance
• field adjuster – insurance
• fire insurance adjuster
• freight adjuster – insurance
• group life claims examiner – insurance
• health and dental claims examiner – insurance
• insurance adjuster
• insurance inspector
• liability adjuster – insurance
• loss examiner – insurance
• marine claims adjuster – insurance
• marine insurance adjuster
• medical claims assessor – insurance
• motor vehicle claims adjuster – insurance
• production examiner
• property adjuster – insurance
• public adjuster – insurance
• railroad claims adjuster – insurance
• settlement management associate
• settlement specialist
• staff adjuster – insurance
• telephone adjuster – insurance
• trainee adjuster – insurance
• workers' compensation adjuster – insurance

Main duties

Insurance adjusters perform some or all of the following duties:

• Investigate circumstances surrounding insurance claims to determine validity of claim
• Inspect automobile, home or other property damage
• Take statements and consult with claimants, accident witnesses, doctors and other relevant individuals and examine records or reports
• Determine amount of loss or damages covered by insurance policies
• Negotiate settlement of claims
• Prepare adjustment reports.

Insurance claims examiners perform some or all of the following duties:

• Review, examine, calculate and authorize insurance claims investigated by insurance adjusters
• Examine adjusters' reports and similar insurance claims or precedents to determine extent of insurance coverage
• Ensure claims are valid and settlements are made according to company practices and procedures
• Consult lawyers, doctors or other relevant individuals to discuss insurance claims
• Approve automobile, fire, life, disability, dental or other insurance claims.

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.

• A bachelor's degree, college diploma or some post-secondary education
  or
  Several years of experience as a clerk in the claims department or other general insurance experience are required.

• Several years of on-the-job training and completion of insurance industry courses and training programs are required.

• Independent adjusters require a provincial licence issued by the Superintendent of Insurance in the province or territory of employment.

Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management

 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management

This unit group includes those who provide services to management such as analyzing the operations, managerial methods or functions of an organization in order to propose, plan and implement improvements, or analyzing advertising needs and developing appropriate advertising plans. They are employed by management consulting firms, advertising agencies and throughout the public and private sectors or are self-employed.

Example Titles

• account executive, advertising
• advertising account executive
• advertising campaign organizer
• advertising consultant
• advertising specialist
• adviser, corporate development planning
• analyst, business management
• analyst, business methods
• analyst, filing systems
• analyst, industrial and commercial methods
• analyst, methods and cost
• analyst, methods and procedures
• analyst, occupational – services to management firms
• analyst, records management systems
• analyst, time study
• analyst, work study
• business consultant
• business management analyst
• business management consultant
• business methods analyst
• certified management consultant
• client group supervisor
• conference facilitator
• consultant, advertising
• consultant, business
• consultant, management
• consultant, organizational analysis
• co-ordinator, standards
• corporate development planning adviser
• corporate planner
• direct mail specialist
• expert trade consultant
• facilitator, conference
• file manager
• filing systems analyst
• forms management analysts supervisor
• industrial and commercial methods analyst
• ISO consultant
• management analyst
• management consultant
• marketing specialist – advertising
• methods and cost analyst
• methods and procedures analyst
• occupational analyst – services to management firms
• officer, organization and methods
• operations management senior consultant
• organization and methods officer
• organization and methods researcher
• organizational analysis consultant
• organizational analyst
• organizer, advertising campaign
• point of sale system manager
• price management analyst
• product manager – marketing
• promotion representative
• promotion specialist
• promotion strategies consultant
• quality auditor, industrial standards
• records filing systems analysts supervisor
• records management specialist
• records management systems analyst
• records manager – business services
• researcher, organization and methods
• senior consultant, operations management
• senior marketing consultant
• service manager – marketing support
• specialist, advertising
• specialist, records management
• specialist, standards
• standards co-ordinator
• standards specialist
• supervisor, forms management analysts
• supervisor, records filing systems analysts
• supervisor, work study analysts
• team training specialist
• time study analyst – services to management firms
• work reorganization consultant
• work study analyst
• work study analysts supervisor

Main duties

Management consultants perform some or all of the following duties:

• Analyze and provide advice on the managerial methods and organization of a public or private sector establishment
• Conduct research to determine efficiency and effectiveness of managerial policies and programs
• Conduct assessments and propose improvements to methods, systems and procedures in areas such as operations, human resources, records management and communications
• Conduct quality audits and develop quality management and quality assurance standards for ISO (International Organization for Standardization) registration
• Plan the reorganization of the operations of an establishment
• May supervise contracted researchers or clerical staff.

Advertising and promotion consultants perform some or all of the following duties:

• Assess characteristics of products or services to be promoted and advise on the advertising needs of an establishment
• Advise clients on advertising or sales promotion strategies
• Develop and implement advertising campaigns appropriate for print or electronic media.

Employment requirements

• A bachelor's degree or college diploma in business administration, commerce or a related discipline is usually required.

• A graduate degree in business administration may be required.

• Some establishments may require management consultants to be certified by a provincial management consulting association.

• Certification as a quality auditor may be required for some occupations in this unit group.

• Occupations in health information management may require certification by the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA).

• In Quebec, occupations in health information management may require certification by the Association québécoise des archivistes médicales.

Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)

Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)

This unit group includes managers who plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of establishments in the following primary industries: forestry and logging, mining and quarrying, oil and gas drilling, production and servicing operations, and commercial fishing.

Example Titles

·         director of mining

·         director of mining operations

·         drilling operations manager

·         fishing operations manager

·         forestry and logging manager

·         forestry operations manager

·         gas field operations manager

·         logging production manager

·         manager of mining operations

·         manager, drilling operations

·         manager, fishing operations

·         manager, forestry and logging

·         manager, forestry operations

·         manager, gas field operations

·         manager, logging production

·         manager, mine

·         manager, oil well drilling

·         manager, oil well servicing

·         manager, peat bog

·         manager, production – coal mining

·         manager, quarry

·         manager, raw materials production

·         manager, woodlands

·         mine manager

·         mine superintendent

·         mining operations director

·         mining operations manager

·         oil and gas drilling superintendent

·         oil and gas fields production manager

·         oil well drilling manager

·         oil well servicing manager

·         peat bog manager

·         production manager – coal mining

·         production manager, oil and gas fields

·         quarry manager

·         quarrying manager

·         quarrying operations manager

·         raw materials production manager

·         shore captain – fishing

·         superintendent, mine

·         superintendent, oil and gas drilling

·         superintendent, underground mine

·         superintendent, woods

·         underground mine superintendent

·         underground mining superintendent

·         woodlands manager

·         woods superintendent

Main duties

Primary production managers in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

• Oversee and analyze operations in forestry, logging, mining, quarrying, or oil and gas operations or in services to logging, mining and oil and gas industries, or in commercial fishing
• Recommend operational changes to senior management when necessary to ensure that production quotas and procedures are met
• Prepare production reports for review by senior management
• Confer with other managers to set production quotas, to plan extraction sites and to develop policies for the removal of raw materials
• Evaluate efficiency of production sites to determine adequacy of personnel, equipment and technologies used, and make changes to work schedule or equipment when necessary
• Ensure adherence to safety regulations
• Hire personnel and oversee training needs of staff
• May direct peripheral activities such as the construction of access roads or temporary living quarters.

Employment requirements

• Forestry managers usually require a bachelor's degree in forestry science or forest engineering.

• Mining and quarrying managers usually require a bachelor's degree in mining engineering or earth sciences.

• Oil and gas managers usually require a bachelor's degree in geology, earth sciences or petroleum engineering.

• Several years of experience in a supervisory occupation in the particular industry are usually required and may substitute for formal education requirements.

Restaurant and Food Service Managers

0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers

Restaurant and food service managers  plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.

Example Titles

• assistant manager – bar
• assistant manager, restaurant
• banquet manager
• bar manager
• beverage service manager
• café manager
• cafeteria manager
• canteen manager
• canteen service district manager
• canteen services manager
• catering service manager
• cybercafé manager
• dining establishment managing supervisor
• dining room manager
• district manager, canteen service
• fast food restaurant manager
• food and beverage service manager
• food services manager
• food services officer, base – military
• food services steward – military
• hotel food and beverage service manager
• Internet café manager
• logistics officer (food services) – military
• manager trainee, restaurant
• manager, café
• manager, catering service
• manager, cybercafé
• manager, food and beverage service
• manager, food services
• manager, hotel food and beverage service
• manager, Internet café
• manager, restaurant
• managing supervisor, dining establishment
• restaurant assistant manager
• restaurant manager
• restaurateur – food services
• steward, food services – military
• tea room manager
• aurateur – food services

Main duties

Restaurant and food service managers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a restaurant, bar, cafeteria or other food or beverage service
• Determine type of services to be offered and implement operational procedures
• Recruit staff and oversee staff training
• Set staff work schedules and monitor staff performance
• Control inventory, monitor revenues and modify procedures and prices
• Resolve customer complaints and ensure health and safety regulations are followed
• Negotiate arrangements with suppliers for food and other supplies
• Negotiate arrangements with clients for catering or use of facilities for banquets or receptions.

Employment requirements

• Completion of a college or other program related to hospitality or food and beverage service management is usually required.

• Several years of experience in the food service sector, including supervisory experience, are required.