NOC 2021 · 53120 · TEER 3
Dancers
Unit group 53120 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Dancers are employed by ballet and dance companies, television and film productions and nightclubs and similar establishments. This unit group also includes dance teachers who are usually employed by dance academies and dance schools.
Example job titles
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- ballerina
- ballet dancer
- ballet master
- ballet teacher
- ballroom dancing teacher
- baton twirling instructor
- belly dancer
- chorus dancer
- classical dance instructor
- classical dancer
- dance instructor
- dance notator
- dance teacher
- dancer
- dancing instructor
- folk dance teacher
- folk dancer
- folkloric dance teacher
- folkloric dancer
- group dance teacher
- group dancer
- interpretative dancer
- interpretive dancer
- line dance teacher
- line dancer
- performance movement teacher
- tap dance teacher
- tap dancer
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.