NOC 2021 · 41302 · TEER 1
Religious leaders
Unit group 41302 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Religious leaders conduct religious services, administer the rites of a religious faith or denomination, provide spiritual and moral guidance and perform other functions associated with the practice of a religion. They perform these duties in churches, synagogues, temples or other places of worship. They may also work in other institutions such as schools, hospitals and correctional facilities.
Example job titles
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- archbishop
- archdeacon
- assistant minister - religion
- bishop
- cardinal
- chancellor - religion
- chaplain
- chaplain - Canadian Armed Forces
- clergyman/woman
- curate
- evangelist
- granthi
- imam
- minister
- minister - religion
- moderator - religion
- officiating clergyman/woman
- parish priest
- pastor
- preacher
- presbyter
- priest
- rabbi
- reverend
- Salvation Army commissioned officer
- television evangelist
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.