NOC 2021 · 51110 · TEER 1
Editors
Unit group 51110 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Editors review, evaluate and edit manuscripts, articles, news reports and other material for publication, broadcast or interactive media and coordinate the activities of writers, journalists and other staff. They are employed by publishing firms, magazines, journals, newspapers, radio and television networks and stations, and by companies and government departments that produce publications such as newsletters, handbooks, manuals and Web sites. Editors may also work on a freelance basis.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- advertising editor
- art editor
- assistant editor
- associate editor
- bilingual editor
- book editor
- business editor
- caption editor
- city editor
- contributing editor
- control room editor - broadcasting
- copy chief
- copy editor
- copy preparer
- dictionary editor
- editor
- editorial consultant
- editorial page editor
- English editor
- feature editor
- financial editor
- financial news editor
- foreign news broadcasting editor
- foreign news service editor
- French editor
- information editor
- journal editor
- line editor
- line-up editor
- literary editor
- local news editor
- magazine editor
- manuscript editor
- medical editor
- news desk editor
- news editor
- news editor - broadcasting
- news service editor
- newspaper editor
- picture editor
- production editor
- publications editor
- scientific editor
- script editor
- senior editor
- society editor
- special features editor
- sport desk editor
- sports editor
- sub-editor
- technical editor
- telecommunications editor
- Web site editor
- writer-editor
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.