NOC 2021 · 51113 · TEER 1
Journalists
Unit group 51113 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Journalists research, investigate, interpret and communicate news and public affairs through newspapers, television, radio and other media. They are employed by radio and television networks and stations, newspapers and magazines. Journalists may also work on a freelance basis.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- anchorman/woman
- art critic
- book critic
- book reviewer
- broadcast journalist
- chronicler
- columnist
- commentator
- correspondent
- critic
- culinary journalist
- cyberjournalist
- cyberreporter
- drama critic
- entertainment columnist
- fashion columnist
- feature reporter
- field reporter
- film critic
- financial reporter
- foreign affairs reporter
- foreign correspondent
- foreign news correspondent
- game critic
- headline writer
- investigative reporter
- journalist
- law reporter
- literary critic
- movie critic
- multimedia information trader
- music critic
- music reviewer
- network reporter
- news analyst
- news analyst - broadcasting
- news anchor
- news commentator
- news commentator - broadcasting
- news correspondent
- news reporter
- news writer - international broadcasting
- newscast correspondent
- newspaper correspondent
- newspaper critic
- newspaper editorial writer
- newspaper reporter
- newspaper writer
- on-line chronicler
- on-line columnist
- political analyst - radio or television
- political columnist
- political reporter
- press reporter
- program researcher - radio or television
- radio commentator
- radio researcher
- reporter
- society columnist
- society journalist
- society reporter
- sports columnist
- sports reporter
- sports writer - journalism
- staff writer - newspaper
- stock market reporter
- television news anchorperson
- television researcher
- theatre critic
- video journalist
- videojournalist
- Web critic
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.