NOC 2021 · 53123 · TEER 3
Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
Unit group 53123 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers conceptualize and produce designs for film, television, theatre and video productions, garments and textiles, displays and exhibits, and for other creative items such as jewellery and trophies. Theatre designers are employed by performing arts and broadcasting companies and by festivals; fashion designers are employed by clothing and textile companies or may be self-employed; and exhibit designers are employed by museums. Other creative designers in this unit group are employed by manufacturing establishments or may be self-employed.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- assistant costume designer
- clothing designer
- costume designer
- couturier - haute couture
- crest designer
- designer - theatre
- display designer - museums and art galleries
- embroidery designer
- exhibit designer
- exhibit designers supervisor
- exhibition designer - museums and art galleries
- fabric designer
- facilities designer
- fashion coordinator
- fashion designer
- fashion goods exhibit coordinator
- fashion stylist
- fashion wear designer
- fishing lure designer
- food stylist
- fur designer
- garment designer
- glove designer
- handbag designer
- hat designer
- heraldist
- jacket designer
- jewellery designer
- lighting designer
- luggage designer
- luggage stylist
- memorial designer
- museum designer
- museum exhibit designer
- novelties stylist
- pottery designer
- rug designer
- scene designer assistant
- scene designer
- set decorator - theatre and motion pictures
- set designer - theatre
- shoe designer
- show and demonstration designer
- sound designer
- stage scenery designer
- swimming pool designer
- textile designer
- theatre designer
- tile designer
- toy designer - arts and crafts
- trophy designer
- women's fashion designer
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.