NOC 2021 · 51112 · TEER 1
Technical writers
Unit group 51112 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Technical writers write manuals and specifications for publication or presentation. They are employed by governments, large corporations, private consulting firms, publishing firms, and other establishments, or they may be self-employed.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- content writer (technical)
- handbook writer
- help file developer
- instructional designer
- manual writer
- medical writer
- on-line reference developer
- programmed-instruction writer
- proposal writer
- scientific writer
- self-instruction manual writer
- specifications writer (except construction)
- standards writer
- support materials writer
- technical writer
- technical writer - aeronautics
- technical writer - chemical processing
- technical writer - electronics equipment
- technical writer - pharmaceutical industry
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.